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Boy Who Saved Cleveland, The

Publication Information
Author:  Giblin, James Cross Illustrator:  Dooling, Michael
Title:  Boy Who Saved Cleveland, The Date:  2006
Publisher:  Henry Holt & Company City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  13: 978-0-8050-7355-3 /10 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    , historical fiction, true story

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
During a malarial epidemic in the late 18th century Cleveland, Ohio, ten-year-old Seth Doan surprises his family, his neighbors, and himself by having the strength to carry and grind enough corn to feed everyone.

Teaching Ideas:
How much corn would be needed to feed three families if that were all they were eating? Use the serving sizes from a box of cornmeal to help make that decision. Research how corn was ground in the eighteenth century. Why was malaria a problem in Cleveland, but not two miles away on higher ground? Students could create journals of other characters and see through their perspectives.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
bullet Discussion Webs
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
bullet Types of Journals
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
bullet Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
bullet 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
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > relocation, personal
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > responsibilities
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Ohio > Cleveland
bullet History > region > U.S. history > founding of the country > early American life
bullet History > region > Ohio
bullet Science > wilderness
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > epidemics
bullet Heroes and Heroines > ordinary people


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