Getting Ready

About the Book

Halloween is over. The crisp air smells like fall. Marshall is full of happy anticipation. He just arrived for a weekend visit with his grandparents Grandma Lee and Pap. They live on a farm in the country. The next morning is spent doing chores before breakfast. While Pap and Marshall eat Grandma‛s yummy pancakes, they decide to go fi shing. Find out how their day goes and who is “Getting Ready”.

About the Author

Mary Rocini has worked in early childhood and kindergarten classrooms for almost 30 years. Mary and her husband live in West Virginia and their son now lives and works in Pennsylvania. She has always used children‛s literature in her classroom including some of her own stories. Getting Ready is a story she wrote for teaching science. Mary collaborated with the art teacher at her school, Gina Thomas to bring the story to life. The illustrations are perfect for the story and the message. Gina Thomas was raised in Indiana on a farm and now resides in West Virginia. She is an elementary art teacher, artist and avid trail runner. Her experiences growing up on a farm and daily on the trail are where she is inspired with many of the ideas for her artwork.