Selvakumar Knew Better
Publication Information
Author:  Kroll, Virginia	Illustrator:  Xiaojun Li
Title:  Selvakumar Knew Better	Date:  2004
Publisher:  Menagerie Design and Publishing	City:  not given
ISBN, paperback:  1-885008-29-5	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    true story, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| science
Summary:
Based on a true story, the book tells of a dog named Selvakumar who saved a South Indian boy from drowning during the tsunami of 2004.
Teaching Ideas:
Students may want to collect other stories of animal bravery or how dogs help people, then choose one to write about. Readers can use a Venn diagram to compare cultural differences and similarities between the U. S. and South Indian life. The story makes an excellent introduction to lessons on the science of weather. Internet searching would provide additional information about tsunamis generally and the one in 2004 in particular.
Teaching Strategies:
Book Conversations    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
Helping Students in the Writing Process    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Venn Diagrams    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf
Unsent Letters    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Social Studies > anthropology > cultures Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > fear Hardships > disasters > natural disasters Hardships > survival Science > biology > zoology > mammals > dogs Science > meteorology > storms Geography > locations > countries > India

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