Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose

Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose

By: Dr. Seuss

Published by: Random House in 1976

Genre: Animal Stories/Comedy and Humor/General Fiction

Readability Lexile: ?

Summary:

Thidwick is a kindhearted moose who is on a journey. Along the way he lets other animals live in his horns. They take advantage of him and start to hurt and ruin his horns. A whole bunch of animals start to live in his horns and it becomes a lot of weight for him to carry. He gets really sad, but then his horns fall off and he is able to live in peace.

Evaluation:

This is a good book. It has rhyming in it, and it teaches reader a lesson. It teaches them to be nice and respectful to others. It also teaches reader not to take advantage of others. The rhyming makes it fun and if you are having trouble reading the words it helps the reader figure out words because they rhyme. It also teaches reader about rhyming and where they fit in to work with rhyming. Dr. Seuss always writes fun book for children to read. The character grows throughout the book and has strength and weaknesses. When reading the book aloud it sounds like the characters were talking and the language seems somewhat natural.

Literary Elements:

-          Theme- The theme of this book is that you should treat other with respect like Thidwick did and not to take advantage of others like the animals that live on his horns do.

-          Characterization- You are really able to get to know the main character and get to know their emotions and personality and life. He is a very kind animal that cannot say no to the other animals even though they are not very nice to him.

Mini Lesson:

I would teach mini lesson on the theme of how you should treat your neighbors. It would teach them about being a friend and not hurting feelings.

Illustrations:

The illustrations help describe what the text is saying. It also is fun and really get the reader to understand more what is going on in the text.

Target Audience:

Early Elementary