Lost: A Story in String
Publication Information
Author:  Fleischman, Paul	Illustrator:  Mordan, C. B.
Title:  Lost: A Story in String	Date:  2000
Publisher:  Henry Holt	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8050-5583-5	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, memoirs/reminiscences
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
Using string figures, a grandmother tells a story of the uses of imagination and resourcefulness. Beautiful black-and-white clayboard and ink illustrations and clear diagrams and resources encourage readers to try the string figures.
Teaching Ideas:
What a lovely way to introduce a unit on family history and storytelling. Learners can discuss or write about stories and crafts they learned from their grandparents. Everyone will want to follow the directions in the backmatter to make the string figures. Log on to the web site of the International String Figures Association to learn the history of this pasttime and how to make patterns from around the world, including the two-person "cat's cradle."
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Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > imagination Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > resourcefulness Family > family history Hardships > problem solving Hardships > survival Literature and Language > storytelling Literature and Language > sayings

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