Sunday, February 24, 2013

# 17 The Boy Who Cried Wolf


Title: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Author: Eric Blair
Illustrator: Dianne Silverman
Publishing Company: Picture Window Books
Copyright Date: 2004
# of Pages: 23
 

Genre/Category: Traditional Literature
 

 

 

 

            I chose this book because it was one of my favorite books as a child. After a boy gets tired of watching his sheep, he decides to play a trick on the farmers. He screams that a wolf is attacking his sheep. The farmers then stop what they are doing to go chase the wolf away. After doing this several times and finding out there is no wolf, when a wolf really does attack the farmers do not believe him.


            The illustrations in this book were created digitally using a computer. They are very colorful and vivid. They tell exactly what events are happening in the story. The illustrations in the book are whole page illustrations with the words only at the top of the page.

 
            This book would be great to use with first, second, or third graders. This book can be used in the classroom in many ways. One way I would use it is to teach children how important it is to always be honest. I would also show them what can happen if you do not tell the truth. Another way I would use this book is to allow children to make connections with the book. If they had been in a similar situation, I would ask them to write or tell what happened. This book has not won any awards.

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