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The Caldecott Award-winning and New York Times bestselling fable of compassion and kindness

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The Caldecott Award-winning and New York Times bestselling fable of compassion and kindness

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Fearful- The mouse is fearful of the lion as he disturbed him from his rest and woke up with the intent to hurt him.

Timid- The mouse shows a side of being scared of the lion because he is greatly smaller in size compared to the lion and is aware that he can very easily hurt him or eat him.

Mature- The mouse shows a great level of maturity when he helps the lion from the poacher's trap. He could've watched the lion suffer as the lion contemplated his life at the beginning of the story when he woke him from his sleep. The mouse displays that he is a bigger person compared to the lion even when he tried to cause him harm.

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Angry- The lion is awoken from a deep nap under the tree in the forest and is startled by the mouse running up and down his body. His body filled with anger and doesn't plan on letting the mouse getaway.

Intimidating- The lion posses a strong determiner as he is large compared to the mouse and can harm him very easily. The lion does this so he can show dominance and that he is much stronger than the mouse.

Appreciative- After the mouse frustrated the lion, the lion decided that freeing him was a better option rather than eating him. this later became beneficial to the lion because when he was trapped in the poachers trap the mouse was able to save him.

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A ferocious lion sleeping in a forest is woken by the action of a timid mouse running up and down him. In search of food the Lion decides because the mouse angrily disrupts him from his nap, he intended to eat him.  The lion then released him from his paw sparing the mouse. The mouse later comes to his rescue and is grateful for letting him go.

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This book takes place in the forest, therefore is an excellent way to teach the students about the things that may be unfamiliar to them. It is important to demonstrate that there are other lives in the world with a valve and we must be responsible for taking care of these animals. Another important thought to keep in mind is to inform the students that not all things in the world are good and sometimes they can cause harm to each other.

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During the story, students will be able to determine cause-and-effect relationships between Mouse and Lion. The students then will realize although these animals are completely different, they can still serve each other a great deal of purpose and benefits.

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Ask Questions: Determining Authors Purpose

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Ask Questions: Determining Authors Purpose

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This book has a strong and powerful message to teach the students. The moral of the story is that mercy brings its reward and that there is no being so small that it cannot help a greater.

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"I want kids to understand that making pictures is similar to making music; there are so many instruments and so many tunes that the possibilities for how you play are truly limitless."
-Jerry Pinkney