BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SOME
Life in the small village revolved around a pond. The animals used it for water and the children used it for fishing and play. Each year, men would run a race around the pond and every year Spencer Chamberlain, the tallest man in town, won the race. One spring, the rain fell for many days without stopping. As the flood waters neared homes, the dam broke. The villagers were frightened for those who lived downstream. Can Mr. Chamberlain run fast enough to warn them?
Ibatoulline's illustrations are beautiful and the story is based on a true event. The pictures tell enough of the story to make it enjoyable. While the prose clearly and distinctly tells the story, the author took license to write the story a bit different than it actually happened which seemed unnecessary.
MOMMAC
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