The Story of Ferdinand
Written By: Munro Leaf
Illustrated By: Robert Lawson
Summary:
There was a bull named Ferdinand who lived in a pasture. He liked to sit quietly away from the other bulls and smell the flowers as a young bull. As he and the other bulls got older and larger, he still liked to sit and smell the flowers. One day some men came to pick a bull to bull fight in Madrid, and when they saw Ferdinand he had just sat down on a bee and began to buck and make a crazy scene. Because of this the men picked Ferdinand over the other bulls. When he got to Madrid, he just sat in the middle of the ring...and smelled the flowers. :) They took him back to his pasture.
Application:
This book shows the culture of Spain while also telling the story of a bull who is nothing but himself, all the time. This would be a nice introduction to Spain in that it discusses bull fighting, matadors, parades, etc. that go along with Spanish culture.
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