This book is probably more appropriate for us to read to the students instead of have them read it on their own (unless they are a tad bit older). It is about an alligator who was born in a birds nest because a little boy misplaced his egg up there. When he is hatched, the birds try to raise him like one of their own—teaching him to eat worms and other bird food, how to fly, etc. They have always realized that the alligator is different from them, but finally, by the end, they are able to accept it and the alligator finds who he really is and learns to live like the other alligators. Now, he is much more happy, so he and the birds are ok with it! This book teaches the children to accept all differences, because no one is the same—just because they are different from you, it does not make them any better or worse. ( )