Weekly book shelf 2/24

This week's general reading:

This is an adorable, unfortunately out of print, book about a little Ice Age boy who is disliked by the rest of his clan and left behind when they go in search of a new place to live. While learning to survive on his own he rescues a baby mammoth from an avalanche and the two become friends. When Mik finally catches up to his clan, he and his new friend show them how great underdogs can be. (History)

Beautiful rhyming text about an elder in a clan leaving to go in search of other humans while a boy in the clan offers to do his share of the work while he is away. The story is touching and can be read lightly or deeply. The illustrations by Himler are bright and beautiful, but if you can find a copy with illusrations by Symeon Shimin, those are more hauntingly appropriate than Himler's. (History)

This week's chapter book:

This a reread for Calvin. It was actually one of the first three or so chapter books he ever read, but this week it was rediscovered. He loves the idea of the little Water Horse, of course. I can't compare it to the movie because I've never seen it, but it's a sweet story with enjoyable writing and vocabulary.