Book Detail
Sarah, Plain and Tall |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: MacLachlan, Patricia | Illustrator: |
| Title: Sarah, Plain and Tall | Date: 1985 |
| Publisher: HarperTrophy | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: | ISBN, hardback: 0-06-440205-3 |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: Yes |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): fiction | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| A mail-order bride comes from Maine to the midwest; the children (who have lost their mother) desperately hope she'll stay. | |
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| This 58-page book provides dozens of teaching possibilities. It could be part of a history or geography unit (the settings of Maine and the prairie lands make for good comparisons). The attention to language is unusually done and may encourage students to respond creatively or with essays of comparisons. Teachers could demonstrate a character analysis, while the students follow by analyzing the children. Or it could be paired with a child's book with lovely sea images, Celia's Island Journal (C. Thaxter). Teachers could follow the reading of this book by showing the Hallmark Hall of Fame film and guiding students in making comparisons. It may spark discussion on what it means to be a family. Additional teaching ideas may be found at http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/ Pubs/0300.htm. Also look at website www.connectingstudents.com/literacy/ sarah.htm for teaching ideas. | |
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