BY JOHN VIGOR, AUDIOBOOK NARRATED BY THERESA MEIS (PRODUCED BY GOOD OLD BOAT, 2006; 2 HOURS; $15.00/DOWNLOAD, $19.95/MP3 CD/$24.00/AUDIO CD)
REVIEWED BY MORGAN DOYLE, AGE 12.
Be sure to fully charge your portable CD player before you start listening to So Long, Foxtrot Charlie. I wanted to keep listening to this audio CD, but my iPod battery ran out. I had to wait for my dad to charge it before I could get back to this story!
So Long, Foxtrot Charlie was written by John Vigor and narrated by Theresa Meis. This audio CD has an introduction spoken by John Vigor himself! So Long, Foxtrot Charlie is one of the stories John Vigor wrote for children. Sally Steals an Elephant and Danger, Dolphins, and Ginger Beer are two other stories for kids by this talented author.
In So Long, Foxtrot Charlie, Foxtrot Charlie faces many dangers and gets into a lot of trouble with his constant question, “How does it work?” This is an adventurous tale of three very normal kids who face starvation and come out on top. Foxtrot Charlie gets stuck in a dishwasher, makes a cannon, and shreds the sports section of the newspaper. He also finally makes friends with Sara, who had disliked him from the start, when they get stranded on an island with Owl and Sara’s dad, who has a broken leg that needs medical attention.
This audio CD is perfect for most elementary and middle school students. Since there are both boy and girl characters, this is great for boys and girls. If any of your kids read Swallows and Amazons, this CD is in the same genre. I can’t wait for my dad to charge the iPod so I can listen to Sally Steals an Elephant.
