The Strongest Animal (1996)

This book is good because it has about one line of text per page as well as very descriptive pictures to help our young readers. This book talks about the different animals you find at the zoo and describes them, even describing an ant.

A first-person report of what a boy saw during a visit to the zoo.
■ Realistic fiction report
■ First person (“I” unseen until page 9)
■ Past tense
■ Inferential reading of text and illustrations
■ Illustration shows only one animal, but text implies plural
■ Superlatives (through comparatives not shown)
■ Varied sentence structures
■ Adjectives, attributes

This book is a fair example of a realistic fiction because the events in the story are realistic and can actually happen. In the story the boy goes to the Zoo and sees animals, monkeys, lions, elephants, and how he experiences the zoo. Age appropriate: primary. Media: watercolors. ( )

Genre: Realistic Fiction Age Appropriateness: Primary Review: This book is a good example of realistic fiction because the plot is believable and readers can relate to the experiences present in the story. A young boy visits the zoo, that turns into a revelation. He meets the strongest lion, funniest monkey, and most of all the strongest ant. He drops a potato chip and is shocked when an ant picks it up and carries it to his home. Media: This is a good example of ink and wash media because the pictures are outlined with ink and filled in with bright and vivid watercolors. The illustrator captures the reader's attention with the animals and color choice. ( )