Painting the Wind
Publication Information
Author:  MacLachlan, Patricia & MacLachlan, Emily	Illustrator:  Schneider, Katy
Title:  Painting the Wind	Date:  2003
Publisher:  HarperCollins	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-06-029798-0	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
This "is a beautiful story about holding on to perfect moments that only a summer in a place that you love can offer" (dust jacket).
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers may want readers to think about how they learn new things--not facts, but skills, abilities, and new self concepts. Learners may want to explore the importance of setting-- would the book work if it were set in the city, for example? The book could join text sets about setting, painting, seasons, or MacLachlin. The authors are parent and child; learners in family literacy programs may want to collaborate with their children to write a story.
Teaching Strategies:
Book Conversations    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
Sketch to Stretch    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf
Strategies to Support Collaboration    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/strategies_collab.pdf
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