Book Detail
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Schmidt, Gary | Illustrator: |
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy | Date: 2004 |
| Publisher: Clarion | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-618-43929-3 | ISBN, hardback: |
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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): historical fiction, fiction | |
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| This coming-of-age novel is a Newbery Honor Book. It tells the story of people in Maine in the early 1900s, a friendship between a minister's son and an island girl, and the ways greed and prejudice change all their lives. | |
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| If used for classroom instruction, teacher may want to begin by reading a few chapters aloud and showing maps of where the story takes place. Readers might focus on Turner's and Lizzie's personalities and what they learn from each other, perhaps using a Venn diagram. Another focus might be on the changes in Turner's relationships, especially with the elderly women and his father. Explore ways greed and prejudice affected people's lives. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 Discussion Webshttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf |
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K-W-L Instruction Strategy http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.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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Think-Pair-Share http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf |
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Venn Diagrams http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf |
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