Book Detail
Coming On Home Soon |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Woodson, Jaqueline | Illustrator: Lewis, E. B. |
| Title: Coming On Home Soon | Date: 2004 |
| Publisher: C. Putnam's Sons | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-399-23748-8 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
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| Book Type(s): fiction | |
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| A kitten comforts a young African American girl as she and her grandmother wait for the mother's return from working in Chicago during World War II. | |
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| While reading, learners may recall a similar loss when a parent or relative went away to work or to war that they could share in discussion or writing. Did they send or receive letters? Readers can rewrite the story from Mama's point of view. Marnie by Karen English deals with a similar situation (a father) at a higher reading level. Family literacy classes might discuss ways that parents can prepare children for an absense. Readers also may want to discuss/write about the healing power of pets among elderly as well as children. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 Book Conversationshttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf |
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Helping Students in the Writing Process http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf |
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Save the Last Word for Me (Adaptation) http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/adapt_save_last_word.pdf |
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Types of Journals http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf |
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Unsent Letters http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf |
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