Fantastic Mr. Fox is another of Roald Dahl's classics. The clever and handsome Mr. Fox goes out every evening to fetch chickens, or ducks, or turkeys for dinner for him, his wife Mrs. Fox, and there children. He gets their dinner from the farms of three mean, rich farmers. But those farmers have had enough of Fox stealing their animals, and they get together to catch and kill Mr. Fox. Unfortunately for those mean farmers Fox is too clever for them. After days and days of being trapped under ground, Fox comes up with a plan to find food for his starving wife and children. His plan is more successful than anyone could of predicted. Not only did he save his family, but also the badgers family, the rabbit family, and the weasel family. All the animals celebrate with a great feast and decide they never have to come out from under ground again. The mean farmers are still sitting outside the hole waiting for Mr. Fox to come out looking for food.
This is a great chapter book for third and fourth graders. It is also a good resource for teaching, questioning the author. At the end there is an interview with Rohld Dahl that asks questions such as, "what is like to write a book?", "How do you get the ideas for your stories?", in which Dahl talks about seed ideas, and "how did you get the idea for James and the Giant Peach?". Readers can read other Roald Dahl books to explore similarities in the author's writing.
No comments:
Post a Comment