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**Ferdinand The Bull** By: Munro Leaf Illustrations by: Robert Lawson



__Bibliographical Data: __ **Title**:Ferdinand the Bull **Authors and contributors**: By (author) [|Munro Leaf] **Physical properties** //Format: Book // //Width: 133 mm // //Height: 279 mm // //Thickness: 76 mm // //Weight: 136 g // **Audience**: Ages 3-7 **Language**: English //ISBN 13: 9781579820183 // //ISBN 10: 1579820182 // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Publisher**: [|Bookmart Ltd] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Publication date**: 31 December 1997 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Publication City/Country**: Leicester/GB
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Summary__: Ferdinand was a bull that lived in spain where the bull fights were held. However, Ferdinand was very a very calm bull and didn't enjoy butting heads with the other bulls. He just liked to sit under the tree and sniff the flowers. His mother tried to get him to fight with the other bulls to practice for the bull fights, but he just sat and sniffed the flowers. One day, five men who were looking for a strong vicious bull to fight, came to the fields where Ferdinand and the other bulls stayed. All the other bulls showed off for the men so they could see how fierce they were. Then all of a sudden, Ferdinand sat on a bumble bee and darted around the fields acting like a wild animal. The men loved him and took him to the fight. But when the fight started, Ferdinand "the fierce" just sat and sniffed the flowers. People where furious that he didn't want to fight so they brought him back to his field and he just sat there happily sniffing the flowers.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Book Review __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: I chose this book because it was a favorite of mine when I was growing up. The lesson taught in this book that being different is not always a bad thing. Ferdinand did not care about what everyone else was doing because all he cared about was doing what he wanted to do. He didn't pay attention to the social norm of butting heads like the other bulls did. He just wanted to sit calmly and sniff the flowers. My favorite part of the book was when the five men came to look at the bulls strength and fierceness. It was obvious that the other bulls were trying hard to win over the mens affection, however Ferdinand seemed to be the strongest and most fierce when stung by a tiny bee. This shows that although Ferdinand was sensitive and gentle, he seemed to be the toughest bull in the field. Many saw this as a waste of talent, but Ferdinand enjoyed his lifestyle and never caved in to the pressure of what everyone else wanted him to be. This shows great character in Ferdinand and I think that is why this book is so important to introduce to young children.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Literary Element Analysis__: To integrate the idea of this book into my classroom, I would develop a lesson around the perks of being different. I will read the book to my class and go over how Ferdinand was different than all the other bulls. I will then have the class draw a picture of what makes them different from everyone else in the class. I will encourage students to draw something that makes them proud to be different than others. This will help them to see that being different is a good thing when it is something you love to do.

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