![]() ![]() Using all his senses, he takes in the wonders of nature great and small. He gets the chance to marvel at the view of a river valley from atop a mountain and to behold the tiniest ants in their anthill. The park turns out to be greater than he could have imagined. His mom warns him not to go to that park.Īs the bus takes the class “farther and longer than Rodney had ever been,” Rodney sees big trucks and people working on a farm. ![]() When his class takes a field trip to a park, Rodney is hardly excited he only knows of one tiny, barren park by his bus stop that has dry grass and a couple of adults who sit on the bench all the time. ![]() His constant longing to be outdoors leads to inattention and class clown antics, which lead to regular reprimands from his teacher. Far from engaged in the curriculum, he’s distracted by the birds outside the window and the bug in the classroom. Rodney is an elementary school student who just can’t stay in his seat. ![]()
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