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Product Reviews:
The Tiger Rising |
Rating: 2 (out of 5)
Summary: The Tiger Rising...disappointed
Comments: My 8 year old son purchased this book out because he read "Because of Winn-Dixie" and loved it. He and I both thought Tiger Rising fell short of our expectations. Another thing that really annoyed me is that DiCamillo uses profanity in her telling of this story. Her use of the word "Damn" is inappropriate considering this book is being read by children. "Darn" would have worked equally well. He stopped when he got to that word and question me about it...he did not want to read it out loud. My husband & I are disappointed that any profanity, no matter how infrequent, would be in a children's book. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: The wonderfull book
Comments: This book is about this boy robert has like a sickness on his leg. Then a new girl comes to school her name is sinstine.then1day the princaple
said that you can not come to school the moms say that the sickness is contageous.He is so happy he takes the note then howevers it in his back pocket.Then1day he told Sinstine about the tiger he had found in a cage.Sinstine told robert to let him go because the owner told him to feed the tiger.Then1day he let the tiger go. Thats all I want to tell you.
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Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Quality Literature
Comments: I started off by reading this little jewel to my second grade daughter. Before long, I found myself reading this by myself until the end. I simply could not put it down!! The next day I purchased book group copies for my eighth grade classroom. Di Camillo's writing is eloquent and engaging and her characters leap off the page as you find yourself pulled into their struggles. The Tiger Rising was simply magical. I strongly endorse it for parents, teachers and students who are invested in reading quality literature. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: A Classroom Review
Comments: As an elementary school teacher, my students and I have honestly enjoyed this book. The plot, characters, and setting are all so deep and interesting. My female students liked this book the best. I have used it in read alouds, small groups, and also for individual instruction times. My 4th graders and I give it 2 thumbs up!! |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Straight up without the fluff
Comments: I have to hand it to Kate DiCamillo for this one. After reading Because of Winn-Dixie I was expecting much of the same "fluff" that I found DiCamillo using to make Winn-Dixie the so called "perfect kids book." Nothing bad ever seems to happen, and if it does - fear not - it gets resolved and wrapped up with a neat little bow a few pages later . . . Welcome to the land of Make Believe (or California, whatever).
Much to my pleasant surprise, Tiger Rising is nothing like it's predecessor. Instead of "feel-great fluff," DiCamillo develops realistic emotions and experiences of2young distraught children who slowly (and intensely at times) find themselves reaching out to1another.
The characters have flaws, baggage (enough for a 777), and pure raw emotion that seems to reach out of the page and smack you in the face. DiCamillo isn't afraid to show the reader how this affects the characters, often quite painfully.
This isn't a fairytale, it's real life. There is a beautifully orchestrated climax and a conclusion of sorts - one, I found, that left me with a deepened sense of caring for the characters as many loose ends are still left untied and I was left to seriously contemplate how these experiences would impact their lives. |
