Through reading the first couple of chapters of this book I was very impressed with Renny's reasonings. While the students were listening to Tico Reeny explained the he really did not think that he was better then his friends they all just thought that he did. He sacrificed the wings so that he could have his friends back and helped the poor people so that they could have something as well. Her reasoning was entirely different than everyone elses. Her reasoning was also different than what my reaction would have been to the story. It is amazing what people are able to see through the eyes of the innocent. In Reeny's eyes everyone has some good in them. Reeny also makes t-t connections when discussing the idea that Tico and Fredick have different friends.
Through Fredrick the mouse Reeney is able to make text to self connections. "That brown mouse seems just like me.... Because I am always thinking 'bout colors and words the same like him." Most of the children argue that Fredrick is not mice because he is not helping the other mice; Reeny comes to his defense and says he is not as nice but he is not a mean mouse. Through these stories Reeny is able to put herself in the shoes of the charaters that Lio Lionni has created. This is very unusual for a young child to do.
Through the beginning of this book I found myself trying to understand Reeny and trying to understand how she came about her reasonings. When she cried in the story I actually felt for her. All she wanted was to be able to undertand why the author made Tico's friends the way he did and may never be able to understand why this is so.
While I continue to read I hope to learn more insights into the life of Reeny.
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Congratulations!!! I see you have made a great connection yourself, "Reeny also makes t-t connections when discussing the idea that Tico and Fredick have different friends."
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