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The Lion King: Six New Adventures #5
Follow the Leader
When word comes that the baboons in Rafiki's homeland, Grass Walls, are in trouble, it seems at first that Simba is too busy to help, and Rafiki sets off alone.
61 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
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Page McBrier
35 books18 followersPage McBrier is a writing consultant, teaching artist, and the author of 46 books for young readers, including the award-winning New York Times bestseller, BEATRICE’S GOAT. She grew up in Indianapolis and later, St. Louis, where she majored in theater and education.
Page's career as a children’s book author began serendipitously when she was asked to develop a “book series for boys” by a book packaging company, which became the Oliver and Company series for Troll Publishing.
Recent projects include ONE COW AND COUNTING, another title in her series of picture books for Heifer International, an organization that helps poor families end hunger and care for the earth, and ABRACADABRA TUT, a time travel adventure for ages 9-12, and recent winner of the IRDA Best Children's Book.
Page's career as a children’s book author began serendipitously when she was asked to develop a “book series for boys” by a book packaging company, which became the Oliver and Company series for Troll Publishing.
Recent projects include ONE COW AND COUNTING, another title in her series of picture books for Heifer International, an organization that helps poor families end hunger and care for the earth, and ABRACADABRA TUT, a time travel adventure for ages 9-12, and recent winner of the IRDA Best Children's Book.
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June 29, 2017
Although I have grown out of Disney movies since the release of both Frozen and Moana I have been one of those who like to listen to Disney theories that have been thrown around without a lot of rhyme and reason. And so far the best theories or background building has to go to the TLK universe to explain and populate a whole savanna focused around Pride Rock with stories of tragedy, love and of course how-to stories.
In the unofficial Disney canon of the The Disney Lion King 6 New Adventures, which was released just before TLK 2 the reader is introduced to the cub that is seen at the end of the movie and what his adventures may have been. As a result true TLK fanfic fans have embraced this particular cub even more so then his more famous sister who replaced him in the sequel while leading to even more theories of intrigue and tragedy.
In this series young readers are actually given two stories within one. First of all there is the actually story involving Kopa more or less although there are one or two where he seems like he is just a secondary character giving the reader with a timeline of when the telling of the story occurs. In those books where he is one of the main characters something occurs with one of the Pride Rock lions that leads to the telling of the second story to prove a point such as true friends might dislike each other for a while but true friends stay together in the end, don't judge others on their appearance, etc. As a result these second stories are normally either based on the younger lives of previous characters such as Mufasa, Scar, Nala and Simba as well as Timon & Pumbaa.
Just in case you have lived under a movie rock as I normally do they give a few paragraphs to catch the reader up on what the movie was about (after this is done in every book the reader is left wanting to strangle the authors) before getting into the actual story. This is one of those other books in which Kopa is most definitely not even a primary or secondary character but mostly makes brief appearances just as a timeline marker in TLK universe.
What the reader actually gets in this story is also not a secondary telling like the majority of the other series but a lesson based on the modern events that see Rafiki having to return to his family to help them in their time of need. Basically this story can be seen as a retelling of the original film although with variations such as the changing of the species (although not correctly illustrated as the males and females are made to look similar when this particular of baboon is sexually differentiated from each other in the true wilds) involved and the chance to allow a villain redeem their wicked ways.
In the end they are decent fable-based books that help young readers to transition to chapter books when they are ready with their bright illustrations following along the simple writing format. Although the writing will be considered dull and lackluster to most adults they may just catch the attention of TLK fans of all ages or at least give young readers a change of pace from their normal reading ventures.
In the unofficial Disney canon of the The Disney Lion King 6 New Adventures, which was released just before TLK 2 the reader is introduced to the cub that is seen at the end of the movie and what his adventures may have been. As a result true TLK fanfic fans have embraced this particular cub even more so then his more famous sister who replaced him in the sequel while leading to even more theories of intrigue and tragedy.
In this series young readers are actually given two stories within one. First of all there is the actually story involving Kopa more or less although there are one or two where he seems like he is just a secondary character giving the reader with a timeline of when the telling of the story occurs. In those books where he is one of the main characters something occurs with one of the Pride Rock lions that leads to the telling of the second story to prove a point such as true friends might dislike each other for a while but true friends stay together in the end, don't judge others on their appearance, etc. As a result these second stories are normally either based on the younger lives of previous characters such as Mufasa, Scar, Nala and Simba as well as Timon & Pumbaa.
Just in case you have lived under a movie rock as I normally do they give a few paragraphs to catch the reader up on what the movie was about (after this is done in every book the reader is left wanting to strangle the authors) before getting into the actual story. This is one of those other books in which Kopa is most definitely not even a primary or secondary character but mostly makes brief appearances just as a timeline marker in TLK universe.
What the reader actually gets in this story is also not a secondary telling like the majority of the other series but a lesson based on the modern events that see Rafiki having to return to his family to help them in their time of need. Basically this story can be seen as a retelling of the original film although with variations such as the changing of the species (although not correctly illustrated as the males and females are made to look similar when this particular of baboon is sexually differentiated from each other in the true wilds) involved and the chance to allow a villain redeem their wicked ways.
In the end they are decent fable-based books that help young readers to transition to chapter books when they are ready with their bright illustrations following along the simple writing format. Although the writing will be considered dull and lackluster to most adults they may just catch the attention of TLK fans of all ages or at least give young readers a change of pace from their normal reading ventures.
April 22, 2020
Досега имах само хубави думи за книжките от тази серия, но тази сериозно ме подразни. Нейното послание е просто и типично американско, макар и наложило се у нас – без значение колко си преуморен и прегорен, трябва да работиш, много да работиш и ако не го направиш си зъл. Контрастът е екстремен между търчащия навсякъде Симба и мързеливия лидер на бабуините, средно положение няма. Резултатът от тази философия, наложила се по света през последните десетилетия са видими в огромния бум на неврози, депресии и хипертонични кризи сред все по-млади хора. Труд, труд, труд, никаква почивка и резултатът е рано да си отидеш, за да не си “паразит” с мизерната си пенсийка и да има само млади и активни мравки работнички.
Съжалявам за ранта, но съм против такива послания да се прокарват в детски книжки, затова единственият плюс, който ще посоча, са илюстрациите. Заради тях и звездите са две.
Цялото ревю е на линка, в който може да прочетете и сюжета:
https://citadelata.com/follow-the-lea...
Съжалявам за ранта, но съм против такива послания да се прокарват в детски книжки, затова единственият плюс, който ще посоча, са илюстрациите. Заради тях и звездите са две.
Цялото ревю е на линка, в който може да прочетете и сюжета:
https://citadelata.com/follow-the-lea...
May 7, 2019
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