Midnight Zoo, The
Publication Information
Author:  Harnett, Sonya	Illustrator:  Offermann, Andrea
Title:  Midnight Zoo, The	Date:  2010
Publisher:  Candlewick Press	City:  Somerville, MA
ISBN, paperback:  978-0-7636-5339-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
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General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies| language arts - writing
Summary:
When their Gypsy encampment is attacked by Germans during WWII, three Romanian children flee. In an abandoned town, they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories as everyone seeks to reclaim their lives and freedom.
Teaching Ideas:
This book lends itself to the practice of prediction - read a chapter and then try to predict what happens next, especially the ending. Great discussion of war, redemption and freedom will follow. Midnight Zoo has challenging vocabulary and ideas. Teacher-guided discussion of book for looking at perspectives from other points of view - what is freedom and personal responsibility.
Teaching Strategies:
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
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Celebration > traditions Social Studies > anthropology > cultures Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > relocation, personal History > topic > war > World War II > Holocaust History > topic > war > World War II > Nazi Germany History > topic > war > refugees > refugees survival Science > biology > zoology > animals Family > siblings

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