The book I will be introducing is Dr. Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting. I feel like this book would be appropriate for students in grades 3 or 4, as it as an easy to read text and occasional illustrations to support the text. Although fictional, it does offer some insight to reasons for resentment of white explorers in Africa, as the king explains how he was mistreated by past explorers. I would also like to read in as a setting up tool for a compare and contrast essay between this and the movie. The differences in the two are drastically different and serve as a great lead off point as students new to comparing and contrasting will be able to see clear differences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.7 Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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