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the Lion ANUARY 2023 AM the Lion ARK UNCORRECTED PROOF • NOT FOR SALEthe Lion by Andrew Stark illustrated by Emily Faith JohnsonPublished by Picture Window Books , an imprint of Capstone. 1710 Roe Crest Drive , North Mankato , Minnesota 56003 capstonepub.com Text copyright © 2023 by Capstone. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on the Library of Congress website. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on the Library of Congress website. ISBN: 9781666395051 (hardcover) ISBN: 9781484670538 (paperback) ISBN: 9781484670545 (ebook PDF) Summary: Liam is starting at a new school, and he is worried about making new friends. When a classmate asks about Liam’s cleft lip, Liam is afraid the boy is making fun of him. But in class that afternoon, Liam discovers that what makes him different also makes him special, and that is a reason to be proud. K–3 readers will find a friend in this series featuring quiet but strong Indigenous third-grader Liam Kingbird. Designer: Tracy Davies Design Elements: Shutterstock: Daria Dyk, Oksancia, Rainer LesniewskiTable of Contents Chapter 1 A WHISPER ..................... 5 Chapter 2 LIAM THE BRAVE ............ 10 Chapter 3 A ROAR ......................... 20 ABOUT THE CREATORS ...... 32Liam speaks two languages. Liam likes animals. MeeT WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL? Liam loves to draw! Liam has a cleft lip. Liam is Ojibwa. Liam is a good thinker. Kingbird!Chapter 1 A Whisper Liam was a shy boy. He didn’t know where this shyness had come from. It had always been there, like a small voice whispering from his shadow. Whenever Liam went somewhere new, his heart would race and his face would feel hot. Sometimes, he would get very quiet.Today was a quiet day. Liam’s mom was driving him to a new school on the Ojibwa Indian Reservation. “What’s wrong?” his mom asked. Liam shrugged. “I guess I’m nervous.”“You know,” she said, “sometimes nervousness can be confused with excitement. Maybe you’re really excited. That’s a good thing.” Liam thought about this. Then he smiled. Maybe it was excitement he felt.Next >