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Book Detail
Grab Hands and Run |
Publication Information
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Author: Temple, Frances |
Illustrator: |
Title: Grab Hands and Run |
Date: 1993 |
Publisher: Orchard |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-531-08630-5 |
ISBN, hardback: |
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
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Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction, true story
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
Based on a true story, this 165-page book tells of twelve-year-old Felipe, his sister, and his mother as they flee El Salvador when his father disappears. The family escapes, hides, and runs until, caught, they are finally placed in a new home in Canada. Although this book may be lengthy for some students, the suspense moves the reader along, the characters are compelling, the vocabulary is not difficult, and the language is poetic and rich. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Teachers may want to begin by reading the first chapter aloud. Students may want to keep a journal as they read, in order to record reactions, observations, or perhaps their own stories. It could be used with other books about flights to freedom (like Cech's My Grandmother's Journey, Hopkinson's Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt,or Bunting's How Many Days to America?). Or teachers could pair it with newspaper accounts about immigration or about Latin American --U.S. relations, or with videos about El Salvador.
Also, for more information, visit website www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/central_america/el_salvador/ |
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