Eli
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Youth level.
A proud but decrepit lion learns a lesson about friendship fromthe vultures he despises.
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Eli submitted by leighsprauer on August 10, 2013, 10:02pm I've loved all the Bill Peet books since I was little, and now I enjoy reading them to my kids. The illustrations are good and the stories are fun and lively. Eli is a different take on "The Lion and the Mouse" - different enough to keep kids interested, but with the same moral.
A lion's pride submitted by FordAlpha on August 24, 2017, 9:04pm One of Bill Peet's many morality tales featuring believably sentient animals, "Eli" tells the story of an old lion who, reduced to feeding on leftovers with vultures, learns that even carrion birds can be noble and kind. The depiction of a band of tribal hunters -- the "Zoobangas" -- may be a bit problematic for some readers, but I think that Peet handles their role and depiction well; they are portrayed with the same easygoing fairness as all his other characters, human and animal, and are in no way (other than their silly name) made ridiculous or vilified. Bill Peet is much better in this respect than, for example, Dr. Seuss, whose exaggerated depictions of stereotypically African-featured and Asian-featured people often make me cringe.
PUBLISHED
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1978.
Year Published: 1978
Description: 38 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
SUBJECTS
Lions -- Fiction.
Vultures -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.