When accidents happen to Murdley Gurdson, they are usually his own fault, but when a bird lays an egg on Murdley's head one day, he tries hard to f...
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Jul 09, 2009
Shanna
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Murdley Gurdson is a clumsy, absentminded boy whose frequent misfortunes are usually his own fault. One day he is walking along in one shoe (having lost the other) when a bird above him lays an egg which breaks on his head. He confronts the bird, who shifts responsibility for the accident to an aardvark, which had screamed, scaring her into laying the egg. The aardvark blames a pygmy hippo who stepped on his tail provoking the scream; and the hippo gives another reason which points to Murdley
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Sep 25, 2011
Spencer
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It Wasn't MY Fault was a great story about a little boy who is very clumsy and lacks self-esteem. The book took me on a walk through one of his day and the little things that go wrong for him. They show his encounters with animals who come across as the only things he can talk to. This was a great story to read about what it is like for a boy who lacks that self-esteem and the sadness he endures.
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Apr 11, 2011
Alana
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This is a silly story about a boy who always messes things up. This would be great to use in order to get students thinking about self-esteem.
Sep 13, 2008
Lynn
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"Things did not always go well for Murdley Gurdson." A fun book sequencing the cause and effect of events!
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