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Title: What's The Matter With Henry? The True Tale of a Three-Legged Cat
Author and Illustrator: Cathy Conheim and BJ Gallagher
Publication Year: 2006
Title: What's The Matter With Henry? The True Tale of a Three-Legged Cat
Author and Illustrator: Cathy Conheim and BJ Gallagher
Publication Year: 2006
Prompts: Plot Summary: While this is the story of Henry the three legged cat, it is more specifically the story of how he effected his new owners lives. Donna and Cathy were best friends and strictly dog lovers. They had a dog named Dolly and hated cats. One day a cat with in injured paw/leg wandered into their home. They took him to the vet because even though they disliked cats they had to help. The vet said he couldn't fix the cat's leg and that he would either give the cat a shot to put him to sleep or save him by amputating his leg. At first they are going to let the doctor put the cat to sleep, but then they realized he has made his way into their hearts. So, they tell the doctor to amputate his leg and once he is healed they will find him a home. Cathy and Donna name the cat Henry and bring him home to meet Dollydog. Dolly and Henry get along really well and he continues to make his way into Cathy and Donna's hearts. In the end they end up keeping their new three legged feline friend. Artistic Medium: This book is done in all real pictures so there is no drawings. The pictures are all of the cat, Henry, and the dog, Dolly. They cut out the backgrounds so all you see is the brown and black of the animals and the white background. Style: The style of this book is like a photo album. On one page there is the text telling the story and then on the other page is the image. | Strong Vocabulary: When Cathy and Donna take Henry to the vet there is some vocabulary that kids may have a hard time understanding. For example "amputation" but with context Figurative Langauge: There is really no figurative language in this book because most of the text is conversation between Cathy and Donna. Relationship of Pictures to Words: The pictures and words have a direct relationship because the words tell most of the story. The pictures help tell the story but if you just had the pictures the story wouldn't make sense because the people are never photographed, just animals. Themes/Central Concepts: In the back of the book the author lists themes that this book can teach children. Some included are; hate is learned, hard things happen, and be true to who you are. Uses for this book: This book not only has "Kibble For Thought" in the back of the book (themes) but also "Henry's Homework For Humans". Using both of those resources the teacher could easily work this into a kindergarten or first grade class. |
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