Wolf!

Puts reading in a good light. Teaches students that reading is "cool". Could be discouraging to those students who are struggling with reading. The wolf shows different levels of reading.

A story about how a wolf wants to read so he can fit in with the educated farm animals

A story that follows a wolf who is constantly trying to impress the other farm animals of his reading skills. When they are not impressed, it simply motivates him to keep pushing harder to become a more skilled reader. I think this story is definitely a great way to show it is fun to read and you

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can read with friends, however, I am conflicted on my thoughts because it somewhat also implies the message that the wolf is reading to please others and not because he wants to for his own enjoyment.

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A wolf was tired and hungry with ached feet. He went to a quiet town to find something to eat. Then he remembered that had a village as a farm. He came and saw animals read. It was amazing to wolf. Animals ignored the wolf including the duck, the pig, and the cow. But the wolf didn't like to be

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ignored, so he wondered. But then the pig told him “This is a farm for educated animals. Be a good wolf and go away". The wolf read book and went back to the farm when he became educated. This book teaches children the power of knowledge.

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This is the tale of a wolf and his enlightenment toward reading and literacy. Wolf is prowling around looking for animals to devour. He finds a farm full of "educated animals." Wolf decides he wants to learn to read, but struggles somewhat. The animals encourage him and give him tips to become a

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better reader. Wolf eventually succeeds and revels in his perseverance and reward of becoming a good reader. The illustrations are delightful with the animals portrayed with glasses and books in an attempt to look scholarly.

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I would highly recommend this book for a teacher to read for the class at the beginning of the year to get their children exciting about learning and reading. It could also be helpful if the teacher sees a lack in enthusiasm during the school year as well. It is about a hungry wolf who is just

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looking for some food. But, he comes across a duck, pig, and cow who are not afraid of him at all. They are just angry that they have disturbed their reading. They tell him that they are educated animals. This is when Wolf decides to start educating himself. He goes to school and works very hard to become best in his class. The animals are not impressed however. So, the wolf keeps learning and learning until finally the animals are impressed and ask him to read with them on their picnic. This is a great book to teach children the value of learning and being educated. The illustrations are kid-friendly yet mature enough to read to an older group of students. Not every page is covered but each page has a picture. In each picture where the wolf is somewhere he does not belong all the people in the picture are staring scared and in awe. I believe this is a great touch to the illustrations and would be entertaining to students.

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Very good story of a Wolf who becomes educated and learns to read so that he could get attention from his friends.

This story is about a wolf who learns to read, good book to introduce to early readers, as a teacher I would like to use this story to identify the main idea because even though reading may be difficult at first it is enjoyable to all.

Students like this story because is that involves animals acting

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as talking characters.

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I had mixed feelings about this book after reading it. I liked the book for it’s lighthearted humor and interesting characters. I did not like the book because I think it sent an odd message about learning to read. The message of the story is that it takes determination to learn how to read, but

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it is well worth the effort. What I don’t like is how Wolf is chastised by the other animals when he first starts learning how to read and isn’t yet a fluent reader. Other than that aspect, the book is very well written and the illustrations are engaging and colorful. Bloom writes very clearly and her writing paired with the pictures is very engaging. The plot is organized chronologically, so it makes sense while reading, and is full of tension and conflict. Some of that tension is felt when the Wolf tries to read and isn’t good enough for the other animals. The characters are well developed, especially the Wolf. She makes him relatable, and the reader gets to know him to the point where they want him to succeed. Overall, the book was good, but could have sent a better message to readers about how to encourage others to learn to read.

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Great little story about friendship and books. Great to read aloud to an elementary school age audience.