Fox And His Friends (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
In three separate episodes Fox wants to play with his friends, but duty, in one form or another, always interferes.
Lexile Measure: 200L (What's this?)
Series: Penguin Young Readers, Level 3
Paperback: 56 pages
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers; Reprint edition (September 1, 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140370072
ISBN-13: 978-0140370072
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #73,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #30 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Alligators & Crocodiles #81 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Foxes & Wolves #1303 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Beginner Readers
Age Range: 6 - 8 years
Grade Level: 1 - 3
The fastest and fairest way I can review this book is to compare the literature you give your kids to the food you feed them. Using that analogy, this book is like feeding your kids donuts from a local bakery. Donuts from a local bakery are usually prepared with fresh, quality ingredients and taste good. But donuts are NOT healthy food. My main issue with the book (and this whole series) is the moral example given. Fox is selfish, rude, deceitful and irresponsible. His comment to his mother when she tells him that he needs to watch his little sister that day is "You're joking." Then later in the story he is really worried that his sister in going to tell on him because he lost her at the park. (He then bought her a big ice cream cone hoping that would convince her not to tell on him.) When they get home his sister decides not to tell her mom that he lost her, and Fox then tells her "You're okay Louise." In other stories Fox's little sister is portrayed as a pain in the neck that should be ignored. Okay, I realize that all little kids are going to be naughty, and I don't object to stories that deal with that naughtiness appropriately with parents who have common sense and other characters who help shine the light. In some cases, naughty kids in stories can actually help our own very human kids to process how they feel when they are naughty. However, this book doesn't address the poor behavior appropriately. My husband and I care about everything we expose our kids to and we carefully avoid the snotty, rude, irreverent attitude that our culture unfortunately seems to tolerate and even think is cute in children. This review is for those parents who want to know!!
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