What You Know First |
Publication Information
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Author: MacLachlan, Patricia |
Illustrator: Moser, Barry |
Title: What You Know First |
Date: 1995 |
Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books |
City: New York, NY |
ISBN, paperback: 0-06-024413-5 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction, easy reading
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HSE Descriptor(s):
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Summary: |
A young girl does not want to leave the family farm that is being sold. She resolves her feelings realistically. The woodcut illustrations that look like old color-tinted photographs add veracity to the text. |
Teaching Ideas: |
The story could be told from different points of view-her parents, baby brother, Uncle Bly. The book would also make a good introduction to a unit on family history. Students could bring old family snapshots to write about. This book has been used successfully as a read-aloud in workshops. It would pair well with other farm books such as Hamilton's Drylongso, Stanley's Children of the Dust Bowl or Andrews' The Auction. |
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