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  Module 2 – Book Review 4   Review of Paul O. Zelinsky ’s RAPUNZEL   *This review was written for a course through Sam Houston State University.     1. BIBLIOGRAPHY   Zelinsky, Paul O. ( 1997 ) . Rapunzel . Puffin Books . ISBN: 9780525456070     2. SUMMARY   Zelinsky’s retelling and illustration of the classic fairy tale of “Rapunzel” is about a young girl named Rapunzel, born to a man and woman living next to a powerful witch with a magical garden. The garden grows a vegetable the mother craves and drives the husband to steal. Once the witch catches them, she takes their daughter as payment. She hides Rapunzel away in a tower only accessible by her hair. She eventually falls in love with a prince who hears her singing and gains access by her hair. They marry in secret, and when the witch finds out, she punishes the couple by sending Rapunzel away and ultimately blinding the prince. Sometime later, as the prince wanders the wilderness, h...

  Module 2 – Book Review 3   Review of J erry Pinkney ’s THE LION AND THE MOUSE   *This review was written for a course through Sam Houston State University.     1. BIBLIOGRAPHY   Pinkney , J erry . ( 2009 ). T he Lion and the Mouse . Little Brown and Company . ISBN: 978 0316013567     2 . SUMMARY   Pinkney’s illustrated retelling of Aesop’s fable “The Lion and the Mouse” does an incredible job of telling the story of a mighty lion and his unlikely friendship with a mouse. The tale happens when the mouse accidentally wakes the lion, who is quite angry and is captured. However, the lion lets the mouse go, who is grateful and promises to help the lion when he needs it in the future. The lion eventually needs help when he finds himself trapped in a poacher’s net. The mouse comes to help by gnawing through the ropes of the net to free the lion. The lion sees that even the smallest of animals can help and recognizes the importance of kindness ...