The children in our library's literacy program have successfully finished their first goal of 2015: completing a paper chain stretching from floor to ceiling, representing all the books they have read as a group. One of those books was the Jungle Book. To celebrate their accomplishment, we reserved the library conference room, where community stakeholders, VIPs, and government officials hold their workshops (a space that is off limits to children). We filled it with beanbags, popped popcorn, and made our own movie theatre.
It took me a minute, but I finally recognized the scene from Disney's The Jungle Book. I'd be interested to hear what the kids thought about the difference between Kipling's Mowgli, who can take down and skin a tiger with some help from his wolf friends, and the relatively helpless Disney version. You guys are doing great work!
ReplyDeleteHa! The kids seemed to have zero fear of the tiger. It was the snake that caused squeals of terror! Farm kids and city slickers.
DeleteAwesome! You guys are doing me proud.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rachel! This part is pretty fun!
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