| | |  | Chickens | Home » » Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back | | | | | | | Description: | | "You don't have to shoot me," says the young lion. "I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows."But the hunter will not listen to reason, so what is there for a young lion to do? After eating up the hunter, Lafcadio takes the gun home and practices and practices until he becomes the world's greatest sharp-shooter. Now dressed in starched collars and fancy suits, and enjoying all the marshmallows he wants, Lafcadio is pampered and admired wherever he goes. But is a famous, successful, and admired lion a happy lion? Or is he a lion at all? Told and drawn with wit and gusto, Shel Silverstein's modern fable speaks not only to children but to us all! | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780060256753
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Shel Silverstein | | Hardcover:
| 112 pages | | Publisher:
| HarperCollins | | Publication Date:
| January 06, 1963 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0060256753 | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 26 reviews |
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The Courageous Lion that Shot BackJan 22, 2010
This story is about a Lion. A very strange, curious Lion. A Lion like no other. He shot back. I am a fifth grade student named Elena that loves this book. Whenever I have no book to read, I read this one.
Now I know that you probably won't read this just because I am young, but I can review a story, and this is one of my favorites by far. It is about a courageous Lion that shot back at the hunters. He has been discovered by a ring master, and the ring master loves what he can do. The ring master talks him to the city and they go to the hotel. But the rest is amazing.
With little to read on each page, and amazing illustrations, it makes a great book for children all ages. Once you read it for the first time, you will want to read it every day. This book has been passed down from my sister to me, then to my little sisters and cousins. If you get this book, you would pass it down through your family's generations too. So many people have told me how much they love it; I know that you might love it too!
My favorite part is when he eats the Marshmallows. The word chose is outrageously amazing. The whole book has great word chose too! Every page is like a new adventure in one book. Not like your regular chapter book, it is full of beautiful drawings and a very adventurous lion to read about!
Great BookDec 02, 2009
I bought this for my son to read to my grand daughter. He likes to read to her but doesn't like the usual boring kids books. Shel Silverstein always entertains.
Lafcadio, my favorite read-aloud bookAug 31, 2009
Every year when school starts, I pull out my well-worn copy of Lafcadio, dust it off, and read the first chapter to my excited third graders! They are hooked! We spend the next few weeks with this wonderful read-aloud book. We never want it to end, but when it does, with a thought provoking ending, I have my students write about their version of what might happen next. Shel Silverstein is brilliant and this book is a must for every child and teacher's library.
Lafcario The Lion Who Shot Back ReviewMay 11, 2009
Book claimed to be "like new" and it was! One of the best $3 investments I've ever made.
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My favorite coming of age giftMay 29, 2008
"'Make up your mind,' they all said together, and poor Lafcadio the Great, he couldn't make up his mind; he wasn't really a lion anymore, and he certainly wasn't really a man..."
Lafcadio is a wonderful book about trying to figure out who you want to be and then, finally, who you are. I give this to every graduating high school senior who appreciates metaphor.
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