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Mouse & Lion (2011)

by Rand Burkert(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0545101476 (ISBN13: 9780545101479)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Michael di Capua Books

review 1: This book teaches a very good lesson to readers about bravery, gratitude and giving people a second chance. A mouse comes across a lion and disturbs him. The lion almost eats the mouse, but ends up letting him go free because the mouse says that he may be very helpful to the lion one day. It turns out, he is right. "Mouse and Lion" is very well illustrated, with each picture being very realistic and lifelike. My favorite picture is of the sunset and a big tree right in the middle of it. This picture uses both sides of the page and is therefore huge and vibrant. It makes you feel as though you are actually there. This book not only has wonderful illustrations but has a wonderful lesson intermingled in the great story. I have always loved animals, and I really enjoy books wh... moreere the animals are the main characters. I feel like it adds a whole other dimension to the story.I chose this book as my read aloud because I love the story so much and because the pictures are so wonderful. If you are going to read a book aloud to your class, it needs to have large, vibrant pictures and a great story. Also, since the main characters are animals, I think it will make children like it more. All children like to hear about animals!
review 2: Mouse and Lion is Rand Burkert’s retelling of Aesop’s famous fable. While hurrying home, small Mouse walks over what he believes to be a mountain. Instead it is a sleeping Lion who awakens angrily. Lion contemplates eating Mouse, but after Mouse shows his skills of jumping and a promise of loyalty, Lion lets Mouse go. A long while passes without any interaction between our two characters. One day Lion is caught in a human trap. Mouse finds him sad and defeated and, remembering his promise, Mouse helps Lion free. The audience of this story can be most elementary grades because of its universal message of unlikely friendships and the skills of the perceived weak. I would use this in a fifth grade classroom because of the detailed, realistic illustrations. Older students would be drawn to how the story does not look like a typical children’s story. Also, with the history and details of the location of the story, more can be taken from it. The way I would use this story in my classroom would be in a unit about the genre “fables.” After reading the story, we would have a discussion about the message of the story. Fifth grade students would write notes on each story in their notebooks to remind them later. Students would, in groups of 3-4, pick one of the fables I presented over a week and would write a modern adaptation to the story with their group. When completed, we would share the stories with the class. less

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