Last spring,
I had the opportunity to read aloud Stefan Bolz’s book The Three Feathers prior to its official publication, thanks to the
suggestion of one of my students.
Although it is not the type of book and genre that I typically choose
for my own personal reading, I make it a point to read a variety of text types
aloud in class, and we hadn't yet read and discussed a fable. Throughout the reading of the story, I found
it to be very well-written and engaging, and so did my class of fourth
graders. We all enjoyed getting to know
the characters and reading about the friendship that develops between them, as
well as making predictions about what the characters were going to encounter
and how they were going to get out of dangerous and difficult situations.
In a class
of students with mixed reading abilities, I found that all were able to enjoy
hearing the story at their own level of understanding. Some students were able to interpret and
discuss the book’s message and theme, and others just enjoyed the humorous and
suspenseful moments that occur throughout the text. As an adult reader, I found that the book
reminded me a lot of The Lord of the
Rings stories, and I would whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone
who enjoys that series.
Sincerely,
Maggie Kievit
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