Little Brother Moose
by James Kasperson and Illustrations by Karlyn Holman
Publisher: DAWN Publications Nevada City, CA (1995)
This story follows a young moose how wonders his way out of the forest and into a northern city. He is very confused and distraught. He struggles to hear the voice of nature to direct him back to where he came from because of the loud noise of the city. He is lost and confused until one day he sees a flock of geese and he gets a sense of home. He follows the geese all the way back to his home.
I thought this was a really great story. This plot is very believable because often times animals up north wander into towns for many reasons. I thought the character (Moss the moose) was great, and you could really see him grow from being a confused young moose into a more adult like moose who trusts his senses. This setting was great, and it really reminded me of being up north in Ely, Minnesota, and it really fit the book well. There is a lot of personification used in this book, like when he references the river laughing or talking to him. There was some alliteration like, "Spoke through the seasons, shouted". I think this is a good book to talk about new experiences and how they can be fun and exciting, but they can also be dangerous. The senses are brought up a few times, and how he uses them in the wilderness. This would be a good book to use to talk about listening to your instincts because he has to use them to get back, and that sometimes we as humans need to listen to our instincts to stay safe. Amazon says this book is for younger elementary, and I would agree with middle elementary because there is some difficult verbs and vocabulary. The pictures were really well done in this book, and added a lot to the story because it made me feel like I was in the town/city with the moose.
I would use this book to teach about adjectives and the senses. Both are shown in this book, and often times they are shown together. You could focus on a sense each day, and describe adjectives that go along with those senses.
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