A Squirm of Worms

By Dr. Sherry L. Meinberg

All you wanted to learn about wormsand much, much more!
The worm incident actually happened in an elementary school. The whole school population (K5) had an exciting and scary experience with worms! How did the third graders in Room 21 act? What did they do? What would you do? What did they learn about worms?

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524644086

Dr. Sherry L. Meinberg

Dr. Meinberg spent 50 years as an educator, half in inner-city schools. Many of her experiences would curl your hair, and many aren’t even believed! She has written 18 books, so far, and has been honored with over 100 awards. Oddly, adult fans like to talk about her children’s books—The Cockroach Invasion and A Squirm of Worms—saying how fun they were, and how much they learned. Then they would end up asking, “Did the incidents really happen?” The answer for all three of these books, is an emphatic, “YES!”

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Published by AuthorHouse 10/28/2016

ISBN: 978-1-5246-4409-3 (sc)

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CONTENTS

1: READY FOR THE CONCERT

2: THE CONCERT FINALLY BEGINS

3: THE CONCERT QUICKLY ENDS

4: DOOMED

5: QUESTIONS

6: WORM STORIES

7: THE WORM BOOK HUNT

8: JUST LIKE REAL SCIENTISTS

9: A WORM’S BODY

10: PROJECTS

11: MOVING ALONG

12: FEEDING

13: TUNNELING

14: ENEMIES

15: WORM LIFE CYCLE

16: ALL SORTS OF WORMS

17: NOT ALL ANSWERS ARE FOUND IN A CLASSROOM

18: AN UNUSUAL REVIEW

EPILOGUE

WORM WORDS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DEDICATION

To all of my students across the years,

that I have been lucky enough to know:

I hope that worms,

and all other living creatures,

are still your friends.

Hugs and kisses.

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1: READY FOR THE CONCERT

It’s almost time! It’s almost time!" chanted Jade and Lyric, as they danced around in a circle together.

I can’t wait! shouted Mateo.

We can’t either! agreed Zak and Carson, as they ran to join the group.

INVITATION

Everyone is invited!

Come and listen to the

CONCERT ON THE KNOLL,

presented by the

Long Beach City College band.

Please join us on the

school playground at 2:00 P.M.

on Wednesday, November 12th

Excitement spread through the group of children. The third graders in Room 21 had been looking forward to this day. So had everyone else in the school. Every six weeks, the school had a special event. It was called the CONCERT ON THE KNOLL. Bands and orchestras came from nearby high schools and colleges to play for the elementary school. Everyone enjoyed the music.

All day long, the children watched the workers. Before school began, during recesses, and lunchtime, they watched the stage being put together. They watched the workers stretch many electrical cords and fix them in place. Later, they watched as the amplifiers and loud speakers and microphones were being set in just the right spots. Everything fit together like a giant puzzle. It was so exciting!

Today, the Long Beach City College band was coming to give a special concert. The students and teachers were not the only ones who looked forward to this special day. It was really a neighborhood event.

Everyone liked to come to the CONCERT ON THE KNOLL. Parents came. Big brothers and sisters came. Little brothers and sisters came. Many small toddlers were pushed around in strollers. Lots of tiny babies were held, so they could enjoy the music together. Grandparents, aunts and uncles showed up. Neighbors who didn’t even have kids came too. Sometimes, people in cars that were just driving past, would park alongside the school to listen. Everyone liked to hear the music. It made them feel good. The concert was held during the last hour of school, so the students could leave directly afterward with their families.

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It was almost time for the concert to begin. One by one, each class walked out to the concert area. This was a large space next to the primary playground. It was called the knolls, because it was made of many big mounds of grass. These grassy hills were fun for the children to run over, roll down, and play around