Keeping up with Cheetah

by Lindsay Camp

Overview

When Cheetah decides he needs a friend who can run as fast as he can, Hippo is left in the dust. This is a tale about valuing your friends. It is a great starting point for exploring the nature of friendship with young children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846114588
Publisher:	Mantra Lingua, Ltd.
Publication date:	02/29/2000
Sales rank:	989,202
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.10(d)
Language:	Vietnamese

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 2-Cheetah likes to tell jokes and Hippo likes laughing at them. They are very good friends. Cheetah also likes to run fast, and when Hippo can't keep up, he finds speedier companions. Hippo is at first miserable and determined to build up speed, but he realizes that he just isn't built for running. Meanwhile, Cheetah's new pals won't listen to his jokes, so back he comes to Hippo and the friendship is resumed. There are several morals that might be drawn about the nature of friendship and being true to oneself. Fortunately, Camp refrains from stating them and lets the story stand on its own. Newton's bright, splashy watercolors of stylized animals are more evocative than the text. There is a strong sense of movement in the elongated Cheetah and his running mates as they seem to flow across the page. A decorative frieze winds along the bottom of each picture reflecting, expanding, commenting on the action. The unique illustrations help make this a palatable, even enjoyable lesson.-Karen James, Louisville Free Public Library, KY

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