This story, as with the other books in the Marcus series, invites young readers to explore their natural world and experience its wonders through the eyes of its loveable protagonist. The syllabic highlighting of text provides young readers greater ease in applying phonetic understanding to decode new vocabulary. The rich vocabulary is intentional, and awakens the mind to an exciting linguistic adventure that will be experienced by the young reader as a challenge overcome. It is the author's heartfelt desire that this story be an initial spark igniting a life-long passion for reading and unlocking the power of literacy for its readers.

As an educator and educational researcher, Dr. Malungu is concerned that our youngest, media savvy generation are losing the chance to experience the magic of reading; preferring instead to rely on a more passive, media-rich exposure to literature. While entertaining, movies are someone else's interpretation of a story.