Summary: This books is somewhat relate to Cinderella. The story is about a young girl names Ella, who is granted the gift of obediance by her fairy god mother. After he mother dies, Her father remarries a woman Ella Despises thus giving her two step sisters. Eventually her sisters find out about her gift and begin torturing her. After her secret is out, she goes on a search for her fairy god mother. She wanted her gift returned and she wants a normal life. Along the way she meets some interesting friends and even falls in love with a prince, but with the kings evil intentions, its even more important that she get rid of her gift.
Personal reaction: I love this book. Its my favorite Cinderalla alteration to date. The love story between her and the prince is much more believable and the details of the story are more pronounced.
Classroom eextention:
1) I think one of the greatest lessons from this book would be the importance of free will, and this book would be great for teaching that to a classroom.
2) To help teach free will, the teacher could have an classroom game of simon says.
Personal reaction: I love this book. Its my favorite Cinderalla alteration to date. The love story between her and the prince is much more believable and the details of the story are more pronounced.
Classroom eextention:
1) I think one of the greatest lessons from this book would be the importance of free will, and this book would be great for teaching that to a classroom.
2) To help teach free will, the teacher could have an classroom game of simon says.
Summary: This book is about a young boy, Marty who comes across a lost dog that he finds and keeps. Not knowing that the dog belongs to someone else he names him Shiloh. He soon finds out that Shiloh actually belongs to a man named Judd. Judd however is not a man that just lost his dog, he actually abuses Shiloh! Marty fights to keep Shiloh away from Judd, while trying to avoid the danger that comes with the responsablity of protecting Shiloh from a very violent man.
Personal reaction: I love this book, it was always a favorite of mine when I was a kid. Its such a sad book, yet it has such a wonderful storyline!
Classroom extension:
1) This book would be great for a literature circle, its such and indepth book, it would be interesting to see the childrens reaction.
2) This book would also be a good introductory book when discussing animal cruelty and animal behavior.
Personal reaction: I love this book, it was always a favorite of mine when I was a kid. Its such a sad book, yet it has such a wonderful storyline!
Classroom extension:
1) This book would be great for a literature circle, its such and indepth book, it would be interesting to see the childrens reaction.
2) This book would also be a good introductory book when discussing animal cruelty and animal behavior.
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jacdson and the Olympians) by Rick Riordan
Summary: This book is a variation of Percy Jackson and the Olympian, only it’s in graphic novel form. The story is about a young teenage demigod, son of a Greek god and a mortal woman. He’s accused of stealing his uncles lightening rod, and throughout the book, he’s targeted because the gods are angry with him for supposedly taking the rod. This book is about him training and getting ready for battle for whatever comes after him while he tries to clear his name and save his mom at the same time.
Personal reaction: I loved the original book. The graphic novel was even better! It was nice to read the story and visualized the story as well. I do think some important details were left out, but you get the jest of the story.
Classroom extension:
1) This version of the book would be perfect for a compare and contrast exercise/assignment between the graphic novel and the original.
2) This book would also be good for struggling readers that may not follow the original book very well.
Personal reaction: I loved the original book. The graphic novel was even better! It was nice to read the story and visualized the story as well. I do think some important details were left out, but you get the jest of the story.
Classroom extension:
1) This version of the book would be perfect for a compare and contrast exercise/assignment between the graphic novel and the original.
2) This book would also be good for struggling readers that may not follow the original book very well.
Summary: This book is a variation of The Princess and the Pea fairytale, only in graphic novel form. The story is about a prince that’s looking for a wife, despite all the princesses’ he meets, he still hasn’t found his dream bride, until a worn down, and wet woman shows up at the doorstep claiming to be a princess. The queen makes her take a test to determine whether or not she’s a real princess.
Personal Reaction: I loved this story! I never read the original, but after reading this version, I was excited to read the original as well.
Classroom extension:
1)This version of the book would be perfect for a compare and contrast exercise/assignment between the graphic novel and the original.
2)This book would also be good for struggling readers that may not follow the original book very well.
Personal Reaction: I loved this story! I never read the original, but after reading this version, I was excited to read the original as well.
Classroom extension:
1)This version of the book would be perfect for a compare and contrast exercise/assignment between the graphic novel and the original.
2)This book would also be good for struggling readers that may not follow the original book very well.
Summary: This book is about the ship that sank in 1912, the Titanic. It recounts what happened, and what caused the ship to sink, which was hitting an iceberg that had punched holes in the side of the ship. It also shows several pictures to help with the imagery of the event. The main message from this book was that the titanic was thought to be unsinkable, but that was very untrue.
Personal reaction: I enjoyed this book. This was one of the first chapter books I read when I was younger and I remember being fascinated by the history of the ship and it's sinking. This book would definitely be a good book to get children interested in historical events.
Classroom extension:
1: This book would be perfect when teaching about the sinking of the titanic, because it recounts the events without being too factional for children to understand.
2: This book would also be wonderful in literature circles. Since the material is more factual than fictional, It would help the children understand the book and the event much more than just reading it on their own.
Personal reaction: I enjoyed this book. This was one of the first chapter books I read when I was younger and I remember being fascinated by the history of the ship and it's sinking. This book would definitely be a good book to get children interested in historical events.
Classroom extension:
1: This book would be perfect when teaching about the sinking of the titanic, because it recounts the events without being too factional for children to understand.
2: This book would also be wonderful in literature circles. Since the material is more factual than fictional, It would help the children understand the book and the event much more than just reading it on their own.
Summary: This book is kind of like a guide book to being a girl. It highlights all the exciting moments of being a girl. For instance, sleep overs, boys, shopping, and other things young girls are interested in. It also mentions some things that girls may face, such as periods and other changes they may face as well. It also has activities to keep the reader interested.
Personal reaction: I liked this book, and as a young girl I probably would have loved it even more. It brings up a lot of things that young girls deal with, and it makes it really fun to learn about. Though, I enjoyed the book, I can see where it can cause problems for being stereotypical.
Classroom extension: There is also a boy’s version of this book.
1. There are many activities that would be fun for the whole class to do, or you could split them down the middle and do a girls activity, and then a boy’s activity. It would also be fun to have the kids come to school in their PJs and have a mock sleep over with some of the games and activities from the book.
2. I think these books would also be great for showing that just because you’re a boy or girl doesn’t mean you have to follow that stereotypical form that’s pushed on them; I think these books could help teach a valuable lesson.
Personal reaction: I liked this book, and as a young girl I probably would have loved it even more. It brings up a lot of things that young girls deal with, and it makes it really fun to learn about. Though, I enjoyed the book, I can see where it can cause problems for being stereotypical.
Classroom extension: There is also a boy’s version of this book.
1. There are many activities that would be fun for the whole class to do, or you could split them down the middle and do a girls activity, and then a boy’s activity. It would also be fun to have the kids come to school in their PJs and have a mock sleep over with some of the games and activities from the book.
2. I think these books would also be great for showing that just because you’re a boy or girl doesn’t mean you have to follow that stereotypical form that’s pushed on them; I think these books could help teach a valuable lesson.
Summary: This book is based on the Nick Jr show, Little Bill. In this book, a young boy, Bill comes home from school with a flower that he made in honor of Dr. King. His grandmother then goes on to explain what all DR. King did and what he wanted for our country. Little Bill decides that he would like to do something similar and help people that he knew.
Personal Reaction: I enjoyed this book. I used to watch Little Bill on TV, so I was already familiar with the characters. But I felt like this book was a great way to teach children about Dr. King.
Classroom Extension:
1) The class could do the same thing that Bill's classroom did; make a flower in honor of someone that’s known for promoting peace and equality.
2) This book would also be used when teaching about Dr. Kings dream, since the book helps explain it a little bit more simply than most text books.
Personal Reaction: I enjoyed this book. I used to watch Little Bill on TV, so I was already familiar with the characters. But I felt like this book was a great way to teach children about Dr. King.
Classroom Extension:
1) The class could do the same thing that Bill's classroom did; make a flower in honor of someone that’s known for promoting peace and equality.
2) This book would also be used when teaching about Dr. Kings dream, since the book helps explain it a little bit more simply than most text books.
Summary: This book recounts several aspects of the trail west. Included are several struggles that emigrants faced on the trail. This book highlights some of the hardships that were faced by everyone involved including death, illness, physical strain, hunger, thirst and diminishing hope. This book seemed to recap the worst from the trail, but also gave some other interesting details as well.
Personal Reaction: I loved this book. I’ve never really been interested in the trail west, but this book was very interesting. There were several things that I learned that I didn’t know before. It made reading the book much more enjoyable.
Classroom extension:
1) This book includes a trail treat recipe...Gingerbread! This would definitely be a must for any classroom.
2) This book would also be great for teaching the trail west in much deeper detail.
Personal Reaction: I loved this book. I’ve never really been interested in the trail west, but this book was very interesting. There were several things that I learned that I didn’t know before. It made reading the book much more enjoyable.
Classroom extension:
1) This book includes a trail treat recipe...Gingerbread! This would definitely be a must for any classroom.
2) This book would also be great for teaching the trail west in much deeper detail.
Summary: This book briefly recounts the events of the Boston Tea Party. It highlights several key aspects of the event. Such as reasons it happened, when it happened, and how it happened. It also highlights several key players to the event. This book summarized the event simply and quickly.
Personal reaction: This book was great. There were a lot of details about that Tea party included in this book that I had never heard before. It was unlike reading a text book, which I enjoyed; I think children would enjoy it too.
Classroom extension:
1) This book would be great for introducing the concept of taxes and why and how their enforced.
2) This book could also be used to help explain the Boston Tea Party a lot more simply than most text books.
Personal reaction: This book was great. There were a lot of details about that Tea party included in this book that I had never heard before. It was unlike reading a text book, which I enjoyed; I think children would enjoy it too.
Classroom extension:
1) This book would be great for introducing the concept of taxes and why and how their enforced.
2) This book could also be used to help explain the Boston Tea Party a lot more simply than most text books.
Summary: This book is about the author’s Mexican cultural childhood and what she remembers about some of the traditions from her Mexican American Family. She mentions several key memories from her culture, including fiestas, holidays, food, family traditions, legends, and even medical cures.
Personal Reaction: I enjoyed this book, it was very interesting. It’s always interesting to see what other cultures do for certain occasions, or what part of other cultures have been adapted to out, For instance, the Easter eggs. They hollow them out and fill them with confetti, while Americans boil them and dip them in dye.
Classroom Extension:
1) The Easter egg activity would be a really fun must to do in the classroom. The children would love it!
2) Another fun thing to do for Cinco De Mayo would be to have a little fiesta; It would be a great activity to help the class become familiar with the Mexican culture.
Personal Reaction: I enjoyed this book, it was very interesting. It’s always interesting to see what other cultures do for certain occasions, or what part of other cultures have been adapted to out, For instance, the Easter eggs. They hollow them out and fill them with confetti, while Americans boil them and dip them in dye.
Classroom Extension:
1) The Easter egg activity would be a really fun must to do in the classroom. The children would love it!
2) Another fun thing to do for Cinco De Mayo would be to have a little fiesta; It would be a great activity to help the class become familiar with the Mexican culture.
Summary: This book is about a young girl, Piper, who is part of a military family. Since she’s a apart of a military family, she moves around quite a bit. So Piper creates a club to make new friends. She calls it the Gypsy Club. In this book, she finds out that her dad yet again has orders to move to a different location. She's excited to know that two club members had to move to that same location previously, but she's sad to be leaving two members behind. Once she gets to her new home, she’s disappointed to learn that things don’t go as planned. The two remaining members have found more interesting things to focus on. So piper decides to make new friends. After she bonds with her new friends, they decide to reinstate the Gypsy Club.
Personal Reaction: I enjoyed this book. I think it’s wonderful for children who are also part of military families; this book would help them feel like they weren’t alone because it’s so relatable. Even for non-military family children, I still think it’s a great book, with several moments, that even I myself find fun.
Classroom Extension:
1) This book would be great to read to the class at the beginning of the year. Especially for classrooms that have a lot of students with military families.
2) This book could also help when teaching the importance of friendship, and what it takes to be a good friend.
Personal Reaction: I enjoyed this book. I think it’s wonderful for children who are also part of military families; this book would help them feel like they weren’t alone because it’s so relatable. Even for non-military family children, I still think it’s a great book, with several moments, that even I myself find fun.
Classroom Extension:
1) This book would be great to read to the class at the beginning of the year. Especially for classrooms that have a lot of students with military families.
2) This book could also help when teaching the importance of friendship, and what it takes to be a good friend.
Summary: This books a about Dora the explorer and her relationship with her grandmother, her Abuela! She talks about all the things she loves to do with her grandmother, the book even shows them doing things together. This book highlights Dora’s cultural family background, yet still connects many cultures. Though this is about her and her Abuela, it’s not much different than any other culture spending time with their family as well.
Personal Reaction: This book was pretty good. It wasn’t one that I really enjoyed all that much, but I think it still taught a nice cultural lesson. Just because someone has a different culture than you, doesn’t mean they themselves are really that different.
Classroom Extension:
1) This book would be a good book to use when intruding different cultures in the classroom. It really pin points that cultures don’t differentiate people as much as we might think.
2) This book would also be good when discussing families in the classroom, Kids could even take turns listing the things they do with their grandmother, or Abuela!
Personal Reaction: This book was pretty good. It wasn’t one that I really enjoyed all that much, but I think it still taught a nice cultural lesson. Just because someone has a different culture than you, doesn’t mean they themselves are really that different.
Classroom Extension:
1) This book would be a good book to use when intruding different cultures in the classroom. It really pin points that cultures don’t differentiate people as much as we might think.
2) This book would also be good when discussing families in the classroom, Kids could even take turns listing the things they do with their grandmother, or Abuela!
Summary: This book uses poems to describe what a verb is. Throughout the book there are endless poems. The words that are used for rhyming are highlighted as verbs. The verse lines that associated the verb helps explain its action.
Personal Reaction: I really liked this book. It was such a cute way to explain verbs. It would definitely come in handy for any children learning verbs. This book should be a must for any teacher who will have to teach both poetry and language arts.
Classroom extension:
1) This was created for the specific reason of helping students identify verbs, that being said, I think this would be a great way to introduce verbs in the classroom.
2) This book would also still be great for introducing poetry as well, many students who learn about poetry think the words have to look the same, but this book could teach them that that’s not always the case
Personal Reaction: I really liked this book. It was such a cute way to explain verbs. It would definitely come in handy for any children learning verbs. This book should be a must for any teacher who will have to teach both poetry and language arts.
Classroom extension:
1) This was created for the specific reason of helping students identify verbs, that being said, I think this would be a great way to introduce verbs in the classroom.
2) This book would also still be great for introducing poetry as well, many students who learn about poetry think the words have to look the same, but this book could teach them that that’s not always the case
Sumamry: This book is about a boy, Matti, that finds an old cookbook. He finds a recipe for gingerbread cookies and decides to make some. Hes warned to wait 8 minutes and not to open the oven and peak, but he cannot help it. He opens the oven to peak and out pops the gingerbread baby. The gingerbread baby jumps out and runs away, the boys family tries to catch him, but hes too fast.They chase him out into the woods, while Matti stays home and works on his own plan to catch him. He builds a gingerbread house and uses the house to trap the baby.
Personal Reaction: I loved this book. There were several deeper meanings to the story that could be highlighted, for instance, patience. Overall this book was just very cute, especially when the weather gets colder, this would be a great book to snuggle up with and read to your children.
Clasrrom extension:
1) Gingread cookies and gingerbread houses would be a great activity to go along with this books!
2) This book would also be great for teaching about the importance of following directions and being patient, which would definately coincide with making the cookies and houses.
Personal Reaction: I loved this book. There were several deeper meanings to the story that could be highlighted, for instance, patience. Overall this book was just very cute, especially when the weather gets colder, this would be a great book to snuggle up with and read to your children.
Clasrrom extension:
1) Gingread cookies and gingerbread houses would be a great activity to go along with this books!
2) This book would also be great for teaching about the importance of following directions and being patient, which would definately coincide with making the cookies and houses.
Summary: This story is about two adventurous children that spot a house behind their apartment building. They become very curious about the building and after some investigating, they find out the house belongs to an elderly lady, Mrs. NoodleKugel. They are told to stay away from her and not to bother her. They assume that it’s because she’s mean, but they sneak off to her house anyways. Once they are they find out that they were wrong about Mrs.Noodlekugel. Soon though they find do find the sweet older lady to be a bit odd, when they find out her cat talks and she feeds mice cookies and tea. At the end of the book, they find out that Mrs. NoodleKugel is there soon to be nanny. They are very excited about the news.
Personal reaction: This book was very cute. It was even funny and entertaining at times. Something negative that stuck out to me was that the children disobeyed their parents quite a bit, and they were never got in trouble for it. I think children would pick up on that and maybe leave the story with that negative idea.
Classroom extension:
1) This story would be great for teaching children not to make assumptions, as they children did to Mrs. NoodleKugel in the book.
2) This would also be great for introducing fantasy to children. There have many aspects in the story that are both real and fantasy, I think it would be fun to have the children guess which some of the aspects fall under.
Personal reaction: This book was very cute. It was even funny and entertaining at times. Something negative that stuck out to me was that the children disobeyed their parents quite a bit, and they were never got in trouble for it. I think children would pick up on that and maybe leave the story with that negative idea.
Classroom extension:
1) This story would be great for teaching children not to make assumptions, as they children did to Mrs. NoodleKugel in the book.
2) This would also be great for introducing fantasy to children. There have many aspects in the story that are both real and fantasy, I think it would be fun to have the children guess which some of the aspects fall under.
Summary: This book was about fairytales written in poem form. Fairytales such as Rapunzel, Little red riding hood, and other stories that children will be quick to recognize. The poems were written in two separate forms. The first poem reads top to bottom, in order. Then the poem is flipped and is read bottom to top. These two poems are the same, yet they make the meaning slightly different.
Personal Reaction: I really liked this book. Though at times, the book becomes very repetitious. This poem book was very an interesting way to address standard poems. For some of the poems, reversing them made them much easier to understand.
Classroom extension:
1) This book would be great in a classroom for introducing poems, though the poems are slightly harder to understand, they are focused on stories children already know, and this book would help them understand that sometimes there are different ways to read poems.
2) To help children identify beats and rhythms in poems, this book could also be used for a fun game of musical chairs.
Personal Reaction: I really liked this book. Though at times, the book becomes very repetitious. This poem book was very an interesting way to address standard poems. For some of the poems, reversing them made them much easier to understand.
Classroom extension:
1) This book would be great in a classroom for introducing poems, though the poems are slightly harder to understand, they are focused on stories children already know, and this book would help them understand that sometimes there are different ways to read poems.
2) To help children identify beats and rhythms in poems, this book could also be used for a fun game of musical chairs.
Summary: This book tells the story of a little pink house out in the middle of the country. The house gets to see everything, seasons change, and children grow up. Eventually everyone leaves the lonely pink house. After a while, the house begins to yearn for the city. She wishes she could see it someday, her wish comes true. The city comes to her and starts putting up high rise buildings all around her, leaving her buried in between them and hidden behind railways. One day the granddaughter of the man who build the house walks by and remembers the house. She then moves the house back into the country and moves in. The house is happy again.
Personal Reaction: I loved this book, for so many reasons. The illustrations are amazing and they bring the house to life and also give the house a personality.
Classroom Extension:
1) This would be a great book for teaching the four seasons of the year, as this books shows them all. This could also lead to some fun outside activities as well.
2) This would also be a good book when teaching about emotions and facial expressions, because through out the story, you can see the house's emotions, and facial expression.
Personal Reaction: I loved this book, for so many reasons. The illustrations are amazing and they bring the house to life and also give the house a personality.
Classroom Extension:
1) This would be a great book for teaching the four seasons of the year, as this books shows them all. This could also lead to some fun outside activities as well.
2) This would also be a good book when teaching about emotions and facial expressions, because through out the story, you can see the house's emotions, and facial expression.
Summary: The story is about a man, AL and his dog, Eddie. They have a pretty mundane life and a house that’s much too small. One day a parrot comes to tell them he knows of a much better place for them. He picks them up the next day and carries them to an island in the sky. Al and Eddie love it there, but soon they start to also become birds. They don’t want to be birds, so they fly themselves home and go back to their old lives.
Personal Reaction: This book was cute. The story was a bit out there, but it was entertaining and colorful. The meaning of the story was also nice.
Classroom Extension:
1) This book would be good in the classroom when comparing real life to what’s fake or fantasy.
2) This book would also be good for Thanksgiving, when discussing what you’re thankful and grateful for. The students could all discuss what It means to be thankful and what they are thankful for.
Personal Reaction: This book was cute. The story was a bit out there, but it was entertaining and colorful. The meaning of the story was also nice.
Classroom Extension:
1) This book would be good in the classroom when comparing real life to what’s fake or fantasy.
2) This book would also be good for Thanksgiving, when discussing what you’re thankful and grateful for. The students could all discuss what It means to be thankful and what they are thankful for.
Summary: This book tells the traditional story of Noah and the ark through pictures. It starts off with Noah building the ark, and then it shows several different animals getting onto it two by two as it starts to flood. After the flood is over, the animals get off of the ark and on to dry land and the sun comes out.
Personal Reaction: This variation was a little boring, nothing that I think would hold the children’s attention well, the pictures and the colors were muted. The overall illustrations told the story well though.
Classroom Extension:
1) This would be a good story to use for introducing multiplications of two's.
2) It would also be a good book to use when going over the different types on animals.
Personal Reaction: This variation was a little boring, nothing that I think would hold the children’s attention well, the pictures and the colors were muted. The overall illustrations told the story well though.
Classroom Extension:
1) This would be a good story to use for introducing multiplications of two's.
2) It would also be a good book to use when going over the different types on animals.
Summary: This book is another variation of Jack and the Beanstalk. It starts off with Jacks mother telling him to sell their cow for money, but instead of selling him, he trades the cow for beans, magical beans. The mother gets angry and throws the seeds out the window, the next morning jack wakes up ad there is a beanstalk outside the window. He climbs up it and finds that 2 wealthy giants live there, and begins stealing from them. They finally catch him, and before they can eat him, he and his mother cut down the beanstalk. The giants are never seen again and jack and his mother share the fortune that they stole with the rest of the town.
Personal Reaction: I love this version of the story. I’ve heard many versions, but this version was so much more interactive, for instance throughout the story, jack hides from the giants; the author is always asking the reader to find jack among the picture. Any child would love to read this book.
Classroom extension:
1) This book would be a good starter book to read before introducing the lessons of not taking what isn’t yours and sharing.
2) This book would also be a good way to introduce following instructions.
Personal Reaction: I love this version of the story. I’ve heard many versions, but this version was so much more interactive, for instance throughout the story, jack hides from the giants; the author is always asking the reader to find jack among the picture. Any child would love to read this book.
Classroom extension:
1) This book would be a good starter book to read before introducing the lessons of not taking what isn’t yours and sharing.
2) This book would also be a good way to introduce following instructions.
Summary: This book was great. It told an alternate story about Santa Claus and how he came to be. It starts about with a woodsman just building toys in his free time for all the children in town, because the children in town each get a new toy from him every year. Soon the work becomes too much for him, so his wife hires some elves to help.Then they were making too many toys so Santa moved to a bigger location, the North Pole. There they made even more toys, so he decided to deliver them to the all the children.
Personal Reaction: This story overall was wonderful, and it made me miss Christmas time even more. However, I didn’t really like the illustrations; they were a bit muddy and at time made the text of the story difficult to read.
Classroom Extension:
1) This book would be wonderful to read at a classroom Christmas party.
2) This book could also be used when reading about processes or orders in which something has to be done, building toys being the example.
Personal Reaction: This story overall was wonderful, and it made me miss Christmas time even more. However, I didn’t really like the illustrations; they were a bit muddy and at time made the text of the story difficult to read.
Classroom Extension:
1) This book would be wonderful to read at a classroom Christmas party.
2) This book could also be used when reading about processes or orders in which something has to be done, building toys being the example.
Summary:
This books starts off with a little mouse trying to escape the everyday dangers of the wild. He ends up being caught by a lion and the reader is led to believe that the lion will eat the mouse, but at the last minute the lion lets the little mouse go. Later the situations are reversed. The lion is being held captive in a net by a hunter. The mouse comes to his rescue and chews through the net and saves him.
Personal Reaction:
I really enjoyed this book. The story and illustrations were so clear that even with out words, the story was still easy to follow. Not only was the story clear, It also had an amazing lesson, to treat others the way you want to be treated.
Clasroom Extension.
1.This books would be a great guideline to use when teaching the golden rule, treat others the way you would want to be treated.
2. This book would be a great introduction book for teaching about the animal kingdom and the natural food chain.
This books starts off with a little mouse trying to escape the everyday dangers of the wild. He ends up being caught by a lion and the reader is led to believe that the lion will eat the mouse, but at the last minute the lion lets the little mouse go. Later the situations are reversed. The lion is being held captive in a net by a hunter. The mouse comes to his rescue and chews through the net and saves him.
Personal Reaction:
I really enjoyed this book. The story and illustrations were so clear that even with out words, the story was still easy to follow. Not only was the story clear, It also had an amazing lesson, to treat others the way you want to be treated.
Clasroom Extension.
1.This books would be a great guideline to use when teaching the golden rule, treat others the way you would want to be treated.
2. This book would be a great introduction book for teaching about the animal kingdom and the natural food chain.