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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
Sarah wanders into the jungle and runs across a lion who plans to eat her because she cannot move or sing like the other creatures in the jungle. When Sarah shows the lion she can draw, the other animals convince the lion she should stay. Vibrant illustrations and clever word choices hold up through many rereads.
This story highlights the value of being able to draw (or have any special skill) and tries to teach kids that it's better to be nice than grumpy and mean. Unfortunately, it's poorly written and way too message-y to be enjoyable.
Whoo! The number of vocabulary words in here is staggering. Lion wants to eat Sarah for lunch as she doesn't move or talk the way the other animals do. But Sarah wins her freedom by proving she can do something none of the animals can do: draw. When she draws lion, though, she draws him looking angry and mean, and he doesn't see himself that way. He invites Sarah to come back and draw him another day, and resolves to change.
This a great book for writer's workshop offering synonym ideas for those "boring" overused words.