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K-Gr 5—This wordless iconographic rendering of Jerry Pinkney's Caldecott winner (Little, Brown, 2009) is filled with action, suspense, and song. Filmed in South Africa, the film features the animal sounds of the Serengeti and riveting Zulu music. The popular fable of a lion's merciful decision to release a defenseless mother mouse, only to later be saved by her, offers several messages for youngsters. Pinkney's lush, expressive watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations are even more effective in thi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More