Wolf!-Picture Book # 8

 

Author: Becky Bloom

Title: Wolf!

Illustrator: Pascal Biet
Readability score: 3.5
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: Fantasy
Theme: struggling readers can improve if they practice and work at their reading
Primary and secondary characters: The wolf is the primary character and the secondary characters are the cow, duck, and pig.
Awards: N/A
Publishing company: Orchard Books
Date of publication: 1999
ISBN number: 0-531-30155-9
Summary: This book was about a wolf who ventured onto a farm one day. He came across a duck, pig, and a cow who were reading. They were not at all scared away by the fact that he was a scary wolf, they just kept reading their books. The wolf wanted to become educated like them, so he started going to school. He kept going back to the farm to read to the animals, but they told him to keep working hard at his reading. The wolf started to check out books from the public library and he even bought his first book. He started learning more and reading more. The animals were soon impressed with his reading that they invited him to read with them across the country to everyone. The wolf was proud of himself for working so hard at reading and he even made new friends.

I think this book is good to use in the classroom to show that reading is a learning process and even if there are students that struggle they can practice to become better. Those who may have difficulties with reading can know that they aren't alone and that it takes practice to become a better reader. Even encouraging help from your friends can make the process easier in the reading. The book showed that friendship can go a long way when friends are by your side and help you when you are struggling with something.