Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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Author: Lin, Grace
Illustrator: N/A
Publisher:
Little, Brown Young Readers(2009)
Plot Summary:
In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer
Recommended Audience:
Grades 3 and up
Illustrations:
N/A
Using the Book in the Classroom/Activites:
Use the unit to work with a two folk tales. The students will compare and learn what makes mythes and folk tales what they are.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/myths-folktales-fairy-tales-grades-4-6
Set a reading bowl and use these questions for the bowl on the book.
http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/cms/lib/GA01000549/Centricity/ModuleInstance/16537/Where_the_Mountain_Meets_the_Moon.pdf
Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Mountain-Meets-Moon-Grace/dp/product-description/0316114278/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
Illustrator: N/A
Publisher:
Little, Brown Young Readers(2009)
Plot Summary:
In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer
Recommended Audience:
Grades 3 and up
Illustrations:
N/A
Using the Book in the Classroom/Activites:
Use the unit to work with a two folk tales. The students will compare and learn what makes mythes and folk tales what they are.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/myths-folktales-fairy-tales-grades-4-6
Set a reading bowl and use these questions for the bowl on the book.
http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/cms/lib/GA01000549/Centricity/ModuleInstance/16537/Where_the_Mountain_Meets_the_Moon.pdf
Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Mountain-Meets-Moon-Grace/dp/product-description/0316114278/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
The Freedom Maze
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Author: Sherman, Delia
Illustrator: N/A
Publisher: Big Mouth House(2011)
Plot Summary:
In 1960, thirteen-year-old Sophie slips through a maze into 19th century Louisiana and finds nothing is as she expected.
Recommended Audience:
Grades 4 and up
Illustrations:
N/A
Using the Book in the Classroom/Activities:
Use the unit to work with a two folk tales. The students will compare and learn what makes mythes and folk tales what they are.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/myths-folktales-fairy-tales-grades-k-3
Compare folktales, legends, and myths.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2209.shtml
Reviews:http://www.amazon.com/The-Freedom-Maze-Delia-Sherman/dp/product-description/1931520305/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
Illustrator: N/A
Publisher: Big Mouth House(2011)
Plot Summary:
In 1960, thirteen-year-old Sophie slips through a maze into 19th century Louisiana and finds nothing is as she expected.
Recommended Audience:
Grades 4 and up
Illustrations:
N/A
Using the Book in the Classroom/Activities:
Use the unit to work with a two folk tales. The students will compare and learn what makes mythes and folk tales what they are.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/myths-folktales-fairy-tales-grades-k-3
Compare folktales, legends, and myths.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2209.shtml
Reviews:http://www.amazon.com/The-Freedom-Maze-Delia-Sherman/dp/product-description/1931520305/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books