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Diane Ganzer
- Reading
- Consider pausing after the warnings, during the storm, and after the danger passes. Invite the reader to predict what Ricky might do and whether returning home will change his understanding.
- Themes
- Adventure and responsibility: Ricky leaves the farm to explore despite warnings, then faces danger and is described as learning that responsibility matters more than being an adventurer. Responsibility is presented as the lesson Ricky needs to learn, while adventure is treated as potentially harmful when separated from responsibility.
- Home, friendship and danger: Ricky travels with animal friends, becomes lost on a river, and faces uncertainty about whether the farm will remain a home after the tornado. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The storm, tornado and river predicament are described as dangerous, while the possible destruction of Ricky's home may make the return-home question emotionally significant.