Book Detail
Sorrow's Kitchen: The Life and Folklore of ZN Hurston |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Lyons, Mary E. | Illustrator: |
| Title: Sorrow's Kitchen: The Life and Folklore of ZN Hurston | Date: 1993 |
| Publisher: Collier | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: | ISBN, hardback: 0-02-044445-1 |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: Yes |
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| Book Type(s): biography and autobiography | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies| language arts - reading |
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| Part of the Great Achievers series, this book chronicles the life and writings of Zora Neale Hurston, the important African-American writer of the first-half of this century. The book is 121 pages and contains lots of photographs. The author has woven chapters together with both stories of Hurston's life and selections from her books. Although Hurston's writings contain lots of dialect, which may be hard for many ABE readers, the context of the chapters makes her writing accessible. | |
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| This book could spark many creative writing ideas, but in the hands of a good teacher would also be a tool to help students learn to read and write about literature. The way the texts are handled is a good model of the way many writers and teachers of English present texts. The twelve chapters can be read in chunks but would be too difficult for new readers. Teachers may want to use chapters of the book to present a unit on the importance of childhood in shaping achievers' lives, a unit on telling/writing tall tales, especially folktales, or to supplement a unit on American history of the 30s and 40s. Especially recommended for GED students. Look at websitewww.hsc.usc.edu/~gallaher/hurston/hurston.html. | |
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