Introduction to the story 'Leaf'

'Leaf' is a fiction text where all of the characters are animals with voices. Making predictions means deciding what you think will happen in a story using illustration and the text as evidence. Fiction books can be based on a real life issue or event, e.g. climate change. Developing deeper understanding of 'Leaf' can allow us to learn important lessons from the story. One person's prediction or the lesson they interpret may be different to another person's.