Author: -Fred Marcellino
Title: -I, Crocodile
Illustrator: -Fred Marcellino
Publisher: -HarperCollins
Year: -2002
Format: -EBook
Genre: -Comedic Fiction
Reading Level: -Emergent Reader
Interest Level: -Elementary
Topics: -Crocodile, funny, France, Egypt.
Summary: -This story is about a crocodile living in Egypt. He as an amazingly peaceful life until one day a stranger comes to town, and all breaks loose. Napoleon wants to take the crocodile home to France, and suddenly the crocodile is nervous for his own life and being eaten for dinner. Marcellino does a great job of making this book humorous and full of life.
Illustrator: -Fred Marcellino
Publisher: -HarperCollins
Year: -2002
Format: -EBook
Genre: -Comedic Fiction
Reading Level: -Emergent Reader
Interest Level: -Elementary
Topics: -Crocodile, funny, France, Egypt.
Summary: -This story is about a crocodile living in Egypt. He as an amazingly peaceful life until one day a stranger comes to town, and all breaks loose. Napoleon wants to take the crocodile home to France, and suddenly the crocodile is nervous for his own life and being eaten for dinner. Marcellino does a great job of making this book humorous and full of life.
Extension Activities:
-Before reading the book, ask the children what a crocodile is and what they know about them.
-After reading the book, ask the students to recall details from the story: such as, where it took place, when it took place, how the people dressed, how they traveled, how they moved themselves, and etc.
-Ask children to recall ways in which the crocodile acted like a real crocodile and which way she acted like a person.
