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The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks: A Masai Tale

Verna Aardema

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May 21, 2010 Ronyell rated it it was amazing

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"The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks" is an African folktale from the brilliant mind of Verna Aardema along with illustrations by Yumi Heo and it is about how a lonely lioness steals Mother Ostrich's chicks and how Mother Ostrich must find a way to help save her chicks from the lioness. "The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks" is a truly amazing story about a mother's love for her children that many children will enjoy for many years to come!

Verna Aardema's story about how Mother Ostric "The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks" is an African folktale from the brilliant mind of Verna Aardema along with illustrations by Yumi Heo and it is about how a lonely lioness steals Mother Ostrich's chicks and how Mother Ostrich must find a way to help save her chicks from the lioness. "The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks" is a truly amazing story about a mother's love for her children that many children will enjoy for many years to come!

Verna Aardema's story about how Mother Ostrich tries to save her chicks can easily relate to many children and parents who fear separating from each other and parents will feel very comforted about how Mother Ostrich cares so much about her chicks that she was willing to put herself in danger in order to get her chicks back from the lioness. Yumi Heo's illustrations are highly creative as the background has an assortment of all different kinds of trees and animals you would find in Africa such as giraffes and various leaves cluttering the page which gives the images a sort of chaotic look. Also, Yumi Heo makes the animals look exaggerated, especially of the images of the lioness, the hyena and the jackal all having long bodies.

Parents should know that small children might be worried for the ostrich chicks as they are kidnapped by the lioness and the idea of a stranger coming up and snatching up children is rather unsettling. Also, the other animals do not bother to help Mother Ostrich in her time of need and many parents and children might be upset at how cruel the other animals may seem to Mother Ostrich. Parents should discuss to their children about the dangers of going off with strangers and how they must always be alert whenever they are by themselves.

"The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks" is a great book about the dangers of being near strangers and how it is important to be cautious at all times. I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since smaller children might be scared about the kidnapping of the ostrich chicks. ...more

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