Analyzed by Luis Angelo S. Guiang
1. Author: Geronimo Stilton
2. Lexile score: 392
3. Lexile of the Book: 440
4. Characters:
Geronimo Stilton – A smart and timid mouse who does not like sports, editor of The Rodent’s Gazette.
Thea Stilton – Geronimo’s sister and special correspondent of the Rodent’s Gazette. She is fearless and adventurous.
Trap Stilton – Geronimo’s cousin who likes to play pranks on others. He eats a lot and he is the owner of the store Cheap Junk for Less.
Benjamin Stilton – Geronimo’s favorite nephew and Trap’s child. He is very sweet, loving and helpful.
Professor Paws von Volt – Geronimo’s smart friend who asked for Geronimo and the others to join him in the Amazon for an adventure.
Strongfur – the Chief of the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon. He is friendly and courteous to travelers.
Warmfur –the wife of Strongfur; she is very good at healing.
Monkeyfur –She is the daughter of Strongfur and Warmfur; she is very friendly but also very smart and cunning like her namesake. She has the talent of talking to animals.
Nastytail, Bones and Mike Miceson – three bad rats who are destroying the trees in the Amazon for money. They only care about making a profit and they do not respect nature.
5. Setting
Where: the Amazon in South America
When: It is not specified in the book.
6. Summary: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Resolution
Exposition: Geronimo Stilton, the editor The Rodent’s Gazette, received a letter from his friend Professor Paws von Volt asking him and his relatives Thea, Trap and Benjamin to go on a trip to Amazon to search for an ancient Incan temple. Inside that temple lies a giant ruby and the Professor wanted to find it to study it more. When they got to the Amazon, they met the Yanomami tribe who is friends with the Professor, so they stayed there for a few days. Geronimo and the gang became friends with the Chief Strongfur, his wife Warmfur and their daughter Monkeyfur.
Rising