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Wolf! Wolf! by John Rocco

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture Book for PreK-3rd (although kids of any age will enjoy this book!) Delightful old wolf as the main character Rating: One of the best retellings of a fable I’ve ever read. Short, short summary: If you’ve read Aesop’s fable about the little boy who cried wolf, you will [...]

September 12, 2008 in Picture Book, Rocco, John
Tags: Aesop's fables, compare and contrast, illustrations, John Rocco, morals, The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf, Venn Diagram, Wolf! Wolf!, writing activities | 2 Comments »

Trouble Don’t Last by Shelley Pearsall

Review by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Middle-grade historical fiction 11-year-old boy, Samuel, main character Rating: A page turner with great hooks Short, short summary: Samuel is a slave in Kentucky in 1859. He runs away with another older slave, Harrison, and they travel on the Underground Railroad to freedom. Samuel uncovers secrets and meets many [...]

August 22, 2008 in Middle Grade Novel, Pearsall, Shelley
Tags: historical fiction, middle-grade fiction, the Underground Railroad, Trouble Don't Last, United States Civil War, Venn Diagram, writing activity | No Comments »