Chicken Little Comparison
I would use Chicken Little in second-grade as part of the core standards in the genre of folktales. The students can use skills and strategies for comparing texts. I would use Steven Kellogg’s retelling alongside a more traditional re-telling such as Paul Galdone’s version in order to make comparisons between the two and have the children decide which version they enjoyed more.
Summary:
In this version of Chicken Little, the focus is more on the character Foxy Loxy, who is portrayed as an escaped criminal, guilty of kidnapping poultry. Foxy Loxy plans what kind of delicious meal he will make with each bird who comes into the story alerted by Chicken Little’s cries of “Help, Police! The sky is falling!” It is the cries of “Help, Police”
Summary:
In this version of Chicken Little, the focus is more on the character Foxy Loxy, who is portrayed as an escaped criminal, guilty of kidnapping poultry. Foxy Loxy plans what kind of delicious meal he will make with each bird who comes into the story alerted by Chicken Little’s cries of “Help, Police! The sky is falling!” It is the cries of “Help, Police”