Book Detail

Father Water, Mother Woods

Publication Information
Author:  Paulsen, Gary Illustrator:  Paulsen, Ruth Wright
Title:  Father Water, Mother Woods Date:  1994
Publisher:  Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-385-32053-1 ISBN, hardback:  

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

General Information:
Book Type(s):    essays

HSE Descriptor(s):   

Summary:
These essays recount Paulsen's adventures alone and with friends, along the rivers and in the woods of Northern Minnesota. Paulsen shows us fishing, hunting, and camping as pleasure, as art, as companionship, and as sources of lessons about life.

Teaching Ideas:
Those interested in the outdoors will be particularly interested in this book, although "Camping" is likely to appeal to all (especially if used as a DR-TA or DL-TA). The description of a deer's death ("Bow Hunting") is haunting; the story could easily tie to current controversy regarding animal rights, etc. Many of the essays about fishing contain a great deal of detail. Group mapping or development of a comparison-contrast chart (e.g., different types of fishing) might be good instructional choices. Learners might enjoy writing and sharing exciting stories from their childhoods or teenage years.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Minnesota
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Northern United States
bullet Geography > environment > rivers
bullet Geography > environment > woods
bullet Sports/Recreation > camping
bullet Sports/Recreation > fishing
bullet Sports/Recreation > hunting
bullet Science > biology > zoology > animals
bullet Geography > environment > nature


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