Author: Cynthia Rylant
Why Selected: Author won Newbery for Missing May 1993
Literary Merit: Story told by animals living among humans, but having the typical human struggles of food, shelter, child rearing. It pulls you in and you start to love the characters as if they were people in your family.
Share: A little long for a read aloud, but makes a good class read.
Appeal: Grades 3-4, kids who like animals or nature.
Awards: None
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