Wolf of Gubbio, The
Publication Information
Author:  Bedard, Michael	Illustrator:  Kimber, Murray
Title:  Wolf of Gubbio, The	Date:  2000
Publisher:  Stoddart	City:  Toronto, Canada
ISBN, paperback:  0-7737-3250-0	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    legends, tales, and myths
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
A legend tells the story of a wolf who terriorizes a community until the boy who became St.Francis of Assisi, negotates an agreement.
Teaching Ideas:
Learners can learn more about the life of St. Francis on these web sites: . They can discuss or write about how they could use the legend as a model of conflict resolution. Many legends grew out of real events and were exaggerated over time like Paul Bunyon. The afterword mentions a wolf's skull buried in the Gubbio church. How do students think the story began. What does the narrator add to the telling? The book lends itself to an enjoyable lesson on point-of-view in which readers could tell the story from the pov of the wolf, the townspeople, and St. Francis. The legend can be compared with others in the legend matrix (hyperlink).
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