![]() ![]() ![]() If you have young kids at home, you’ve probably been keeping them occupied by reading them lots of stories over the past few weeks. But when winter arrives, it’s Frederick who has a special surprise in store that helps them survive until spring dawns again. The other mice think he is lazy and daydreaming his days away. However, one field mouse, Frederick, doesn’t seem to be helping at all. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for several advertising agencies, and then for Fortunemagazine. You can work on important comprehension skills as you read as well as rich vocabulary. Leo Lionni( October 11, 1999) was an Italian-American writer and illustrator of children's books. ![]() ![]() It’s difficult to work, but as long as they all pull their weight they should be ready. Frederick by Leo Lionni is a sweet book for second graders, and if you are needing materials to use with the text, this is the set to get. It’s the simple tale of a family of field mice who work together all through summer and autumn getting ready for the long, cold winter. Generations of children have loved the picture book, Frederick since it was first published in 1967. The Caldecott Award-winning picture book by Leo Lionni comes to brand new life as a clever and colorful virtual puppet show gently narrated by Michael Shannon, a founder of Chicago’s A Red Orchid Theatre and star of films like Shape of Water, Revolutionary Road, and Boardwalk Empire. Frederick marks our first, but not last, venture into releasing fresh online content for children and families via CCTv. ![]()
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