Androcles and the Lion
Publication Information
Author:  Nolan, Dennis	Illustrator:  Nolan, Dennis
Title:  Androcles and the Lion	Date:  1997
Publisher:  Harcourt Brace	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-15-203355-6	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    legends, tales, and myths
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
This book retells the fable of Androcles, a runaway Roman slave, who befriends a wounded lion.
Teaching Ideas:
The descriptive language invites vocabulary study. Readers can note down descriptive verbs, adjectives and adverbs as they read, and teachers could use shared words in a writing exercise. Learners could search the Internet for more historical information about Ancient Rome and the mass entertainment of the lion pits. The author's note on the history of this legend might stimulate a discussion on storytelling. The book could be used in text sets on friendship, animals, and Ancient Rome.
Teaching Strategies:
Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
Reader's Theater    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
Word Sorts    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/word_sorts.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > friendships Literature and Language > literature > classics Literature and Language > mythology Literature and Language > storytelling Literature and Language > world literature Heroes and Heroines > mythological characters Social Studies > anthropology > cultures > cultural customs

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