Tarzan # 8

1.      Author: Retold by Robert  D. San Souci
2.      Title: Tarzan
3.      Illustrator: Michael McCurdy
4.      Genre: Traditional Literature
5.      Subgenre: Picture book/ fiction
6.      Theme: Jungle, learning, honor,
7.      Primary and secondary Characters: Tarzan and Kerchak
8.      Date of Publication: 1999
9.      Publication Company: Hyperion Books for Children

A man and his wife survived a ship wreck and began living on an island. They had a boy and the wife passed soon after and then apes came into their home a killed the man.  A female ape rescued the baby and raised him amongst the apes.  The boy found his old home and began looking at books and learning to write and recognized words.  He found things and technique to help him fight against the wild animals of the jungle.  I would use this book to show my students how important education is and to show them how books and movies differ.