Thursday, March 15, 2012

Chapter book # 6


Title: Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-haired apes of the Ikkansti Jungle

Author: David Elliott

Illustrator: Andrea Wesson
Genre: Children's Literature
Subgenre: Chapter Book
Theme: Dedication
Primary and Secondary charactesrs: Evangeline, Parents, Animals
Awards, date of publication: 2007
Publishing company: Candlewick

Summary and how it can be used in the classroom: In this first book of the series, the main character, Evangeline, has a pair of primatologist parents. When her parents are called away on research trip to Ikkansti Jungle and mysteriously fail to return, it is up to Evangeline to find them. It is a wild, fast paced adventure and the illustrations were awesome. It is a great heroine story. The children will enjoy the book because of the great adventure. You could read this book to the children when teaching about adventure and bravery

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