This story is narrated by a little girl who goes to a school between two mountains “in the middle of nowhere” that “has almost nothing. A blackboard, some chairs.” But the teacher is always there, waiting for the children every day. On the day of the story, the teacher tells them their lessons will be outside. They took paper and crayons and their imaginations.

Outside, the teacher encouraged them to see dinosaurs from the shapes around them - a Brontosaurus drinking from the river, a Triceratops on top of a rock, and so on.

The little girl concludes, “My school has almost nothing. A black board, some chairs. And it has a teacher, and a Brontosaurus that’s as big as a mountain.”

Illustrator Rafael Yockteng uses colorful cartoon-like drawings to depict a diverse group of students in awe as they imagine the creatures all around them.

Evaluation: This is a lesson on perspective in two senses. You may think you don’t have much, but with the right attitude and inventiveness, you can see what you want to see, and make your world rich and magical. ( )

imagination!! ( )