Shelter
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771389273
- ISBN: 1771389273
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Physical Description:
print
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm - Edition: English edition.
- Publisher: Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2017.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Translated from French. |
Target Audience Note: | Elementary Grade. 530 Lexile. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Animals Fiction Foxes Fiction |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | E CLAIR C (Text) | 33126022108157 | Easy | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2017 October
PreS-Gr 2â Woodland animals ready themselves for an approaching winter storm, but a little fox is concerned: "What if others are still outside?" he asks. He is right to worry. Soon two bear brothers come into sight with a bag of tea leaves and an entreaty to share food, shelter, warmth. They are turned away by animals who clearly have enough of whatever is requested, until the little fox rushes out to give them a lantern. Grateful and hopeful, the bears move on. The tables are turned when the fox family's shelter collapses and they are forced into the cold to seek shelter. The bears do not hesitate to share their cozy snow berm and the light of the lantern. (In a bit of literary license, the bears have got hot water and mugs for tea.) Claire writes in spare prose elegantly translated from French and Leng's loose pen-and-ink drawings capture the mood of the story while offering lovely little woodland details. The messages of compassion, acceptance, and forgiveness are interwoven, if a little muddled. Young readers will have an opportunity to see all the sides of the experienceâthe stranger in search of shelter, the animals protecting themselves against danger, the compassionate little fox, and the closed circle of the ending.
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal.VERDICT An excellent conversation starter about the vagaries of life and our responsibilities to one another. Recommended as a strong purchase.â Lisa Lehmuller, Paul Cuffee Maritime Charter School, Providence