TITLE: The Underneath
AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: This book was written by Kathi Appelt.
GENRE: Fiction Chapter Book
THEME: forming a friendship regardless of societies expectations
AWARDS: Newbery Honor Book, National Award Book Finalist, ALA notable Children's Book
CHARACTERS: Mother Calico Cat, Ranger, Gar-Face, Grandmother Moccasin
AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: This book was written by Kathi Appelt.
GENRE: Fiction Chapter Book
THEME: forming a friendship regardless of societies expectations
AWARDS: Newbery Honor Book, National Award Book Finalist, ALA notable Children's Book
CHARACTERS: Mother Calico Cat, Ranger, Gar-Face, Grandmother Moccasin
PUBLISHING DATE AND COMPANY: Antheum Young Readers, 2008.
SUMMARY: An abandoned Mother Cat is about to have kittens. Mother cat and Ranger, a hound dog form an unlikely friendship that will help keep one another alive. The animals struggle to survive against the mean ruling of Gar-Face, the man who lives int he house. The kittens, and the friend pair live underneath the house (hence the title). With the help of each other and Grandmother Moccasin, the group will survive regardless of the abusive owner. This story is a great way to display the idea of "being friends with someone no matter what others think" to younger children. They will appreciate the animal version an understand it better. This would also be a great way to introduce higher level thinking skills when dealing with segregation in history and other topics that are similar.
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