Sunday, 9 December 2018

The Hollow Under The Tree By: Cary Fagan

Genre:  Fiction
Age Recommendation:  Grade 3-6

The Hollow Under The Tree is set in 1925.  A train carrying circus animals loses the car holding a lion.  The lion ends up in High Park in Toronto where he hides in a hollow under a tree.  Sadie happens to find the lion and a friendship begins.  Will the lion make its way back to the circus or to Africa, as Sadie hopes?  And most importantly, is this based on a true story?  Cary Fagan hits at this in the last chapter.  An enjoyable quick read for Silver Birch Express 2019.

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