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“Though Amos felt tired, he managed a smile.“ and “Hooray! My good friends are here!“

A way I could link this book to my teaching in the classroom is discussing themes like kindness, friendship, and taking care of others which are important values in building a supportive classroom environment.

This book is a picture book that was published in 2010 and won the Caldecott Award. This book tells the story of a kind zookeeper named Amos who always takes care of his animal friends. And one day, when Amos gets sick, the animals return the favor by visiting him and helping him feel better. This genre of book is also known as children's fiction.

This book has a good message for young children about the death of animals. It is very straightforward and has unique child-like illustrations.

“Then they cried because their singing was so beautiful and the ferns smelled so sweetly and the bird was dead“

I am unsure if I would read this book to an entire class of students because of its heavy content about death. However, I think this book would be good to read one-on-one with a student who has experienced the death of a pet or animal in general.