The Story Goes On

The Story Goes On

By Mique Fisher

Roaring Book Press, 2002

The Story Goes On is an interesting take on the life cycle. Told in rhyming poems, the story starts with a seed that turns into a plant, which is eaten by a bug. The bug then gets eaten by a frog, and so on and so forth. At the end, we are taken back to a seed that is growing into a plant. I like the idea of telling a story through a poem, as well as being able to make cross-curricular connections, in this case to science. Being able to overlap so many areas into one book can often be so beneficial (and a time saver, which teachers need!) The illustrations were very colorful. You could have students make a similar project to this book. They could each be given a different animal or plant and asked to create its life cycle through illustrations and poems. By reading this book as an introduction, the students would have an example as well as something to enjoy.