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LIBRARY LIONWritten by: Michelle KnudsenIllustrated by: Kevin HawkesWatch online video of actorMindy Sterlingreading this story atstorylineonline.netPAGE 1 ACTIVITY GUIDE LIBRARY LION 2014 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION

BOOK SUMMARYA heartwarming story about friendship and acceptance and why it is sometimes okayto break the rules.Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about library rules. No running,and you must be quiet. One day a lion walks into the library, and at first, nobody knowswhat to do because there are no rules about lions in the library. But before long,the lion learns to follow the established rules. He becomes a regular visitor, helpingthe children and assisting Miss Merriweather with her daily tasks . . . until one day,something terrible happens, and the lion helps in the only way he knows how.DISCUSSION POINTSBEFORE READING Elicit prior knowledge. Ask children what they know about libraries, lions, etc. Look at the cover together. Read the title. Ask children to predict what they thinkthe story might be about. Does the title give them a clue? Does the picture?AFTER READING Draw attention to the illustrations, how they can help the children understand theflow, moods, and feelings in the story. Pay close attention to facial expressions,movement, color, perspective of characters, and size of print. Look closely at the last page illustration and ask the children what they notice aboutthe lion statue on the left. And look in the window . . . Point out use of language by the author to create mood and indicate feelings ofcharacters.QUESTIONS TO ASK Where do you think the lion came from? Where do you think he goes every night? Why did you think he chose to visit a library? How did the people react to the lion when he first came in? Why? How can you tell? Did the people change their minds about the lion over time? How do you know? Why do you think he chose to visit a library?PAGE 2 ACTIVITY GUIDE LIBRARY LION 2014 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION

Who is Mr. McBee? What is his job? How did Mr. McBee feel about the lion at first? Did he change his mind over time?Why? Who is Miss Merriweather? What is her job? What does a librarian do? How did Miss Merriweather feel about the lion? How do you know? Why did the lion roar at the end of story hour that first day? What was he trying tosay? Who understood him? How do you know? Why did Miss Merriweather let the lion return the next day? What did the lion do when he came back? Why do you think he came back early,before story hour? Why was the lion “well suited” for the library? How did he contribute to the librarycommunity? How do you think the lion felt about Miss Merriweather? The children? Mr. McBee?The library? What was the relationship between Mr. McBee and Miss Merriweather?Did it change? If so, how? When? How did the children feel about the lion?EXTENDING DISCUSSION BEYOND THE STORY What is the purpose of a rule? What does it mean to follow the rules?Is it important to have rules? Why/why not? How do you make rules? Who makes the rules?Do you have rules in your classroom? At home? How do you know if a rule works or is fair? Have you ever broken a rule? Why? What happened?What were the consequences? How did you feel about it? When should rules be broken? Would you break a rule to help someone? If so, for whom?PAGE 3 ACTIVITY GUIDE LIBRARY LION 2014 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION

ACTIVITIESREADING/WRITING/LISTENING/SPEAKINGThe lion enjoys story hour at the library. What kinds of stories do you think he likes? Look in yourclassroom library and make a list of 5 books you think he might like to hear.Retell the story to a friend, using the book’s illustrations to help you.Retell the story to a friend from the lion’s point of view, starting with “One day I walked into thelibrary.” What might the lion say next?Create a class story from the first line: “One day a lion came to our classroom.” Teacher charts.DRAMATICSPick a partner(s). 1. Take turns pretending to be the library lion and Mr. McBee. Act out the partof the story when the lion roars, trying to get Mr. McBee’s attention to help Miss Merriweather.2. Take turns being the lion, Miss Merriweather, and the little girl. Act out the part of the storywhen the lion roars after story time is over. 3. Pretend you are the library lion entering the librarythe first day. Everyone take turns walking on all fours, imagining how he felt and walked.ARTRecall how helpful the lion was in the library, all the tasks he performed. Ask the children toimagine all the ways the library lion could be helpful if he visited their classroom/school. Entertainand encourage all fantastical ideas. Chart. Then ask each child to choose one idea and illustrateit on a single piece of paper. Provide art supplies of your choice. Pastels and watercolors lendthemselves nicely to Kevin Hawkes’s artwork. Create a class book entitled If Library Lion Came toor When Library Lion Came to .Create a lion statue from clay/Play-Doh like the one in the illustration of the front steps of thelibrary.Create simple lion puppets by gluing brown/yellow yarn, representing a lion’s mane, to old socksdonated by parents. Use the puppets for retelling.Look at the title page illustration in the book. Try to build the library entrance in the block area.When done, place clay/Play-Doh statues on it.PAGE 4 ACTIVITY GUIDE LIBRARY LION 2014 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION

THEMES AND CONCEPTS IN THIS BOOK Acceptance Friendship Library/Books Rules/CitizenshipBOOKS LIKE THIS ONEFICTIONBeatrice Doesn’t Want To by Laura NumeroffBats at the Library by Brian LiesBook! Book! Book! by Deborah BrussCan You Guess Where We’re Going? By Elvira WoodruffCarlo and the Really Nice Librarian by Jessica SpanyolThe Happy Lion by Louise FatioHenry & the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn CrimiIf I Were a Lion by Sarah WeeksA Library Book for Bear by Bonny BeckerLibrary Lil by Suzanne WilliamsLibrary Mouse by Daniel Kirk (series)The Midnight Library by Kazuno KoharaNanta’s Lion by Suse MacDonaldReturn of the Library Dragon by Carmen Agra DeedyWaiting for the Biblioburro by Monica BrownNON-FICTIONEye on the Wild: Lion by Suzi EszterhasGuess Who Roars by Sharon GordonThe Life Cycle of a Lion by Bobbie KalmanLion by Suzi EszterhasPAGE 5 ACTIVITY GUIDE LIBRARY LION 2014 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION

INTERNET RESOURCESEverything you want to know about libraries (excellent site to share with parents)www.atyourlibrary.orgRead-alouds about rule-creationVarious lion activitieswww.activityvillage.co.uk/lionsInfo about the library lion sculptures at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, en the Lions TV showhttp://pbskids.org/lionsExcellent activity/idea kit for Library Lionwww.candlewick.com/book files/0763622621.kit.1.pdfOff the Shelf - Library /02/library-lion.htmlVIDEO LINKSwww.iptv.org/kids/story.cfm/video/arur 20110524 arthur loves er-leo/video-00.htmlwww.panthera.org/node/2949PAGE 6 ACTIVITY GUIDE LIBRARY LION 2014 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION

ABOUT THE AUTHORMichelle Knudsenwww.michelleknudsen.com/ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORKevin Hawkeswww.kevinhawkes.com/ABOUT THE READERMindy Sterlingwww.imdb.com/name/nm0827565/ABOUT STORYLINE ONLINEThe SAG Foundation’s children’s literacy website Storyline Online streams imaginativelyproduced videos featuring celebrated actors to help inspire a love of reading.Storyline Online receives millions of views every month in hundreds of countries.Visit Storyline Online at storylineonline.net.ABOUT THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATIONThe Screen Actors Guild Foundation provides vital assistance and educational programmingto the professionals of SAG-AFTRA while serving the public at large through its signaturechildren’s literacy programs. Founded in 1985, the SAG Foundation is a national non-profitorganization, independent from SAG-AFTRA, and relies solely on support from grants,corporate sponsorships, and individual contributions to maintain our programs and createnew ones. For more information, visit sagfoundation.org.STORYLINE ONLINE BROUGHT TO YOU BYPAGE 7 ACTIVITY GUIDE LIBRARY LION 2014 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION

classroom library and make a list of 5 books you think he might like to hear. Retell the story to a friend, using the book’s illustrations to help you. Retell the story to a friend from the lion’s point of view, starting with “One day I walked into the

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