My Place
Publication Information
Author:  Wheatley, Nadia & Rawlins, Donna	Illustrator:  Rawlins, Donna
Title:  My Place	Date:  1987
Publisher:  Kane/Miller	City:  Brooklyn, NY
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-916291-54-5
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
This award-winning Australian picture book shows life in one specific spot in Australia, while moving backward in time (two pages for each depiction). It begins in 1988 with a child describing her community and her pet, and each subsequent set of pages moves back by a decade, until 1788. The maps are charming, and a glossary ends the book.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers must be sensitive to the fact that children are the protagonists of each of these vignettes. But the strengths of the book make it very worthwhile for ABE classrooms. Students may want to trace or identify technological changes through the years on several of the illustrations. Classes may want to create a time line and change the progressions from the opposite direction (past to present). This book would tie neatly to oral history projects, e.g., the history of the community, of a neighborhood, combined with newspaper articles, etc. Teachers may want to use this with other community and change books, such as Levine's Pearl Moscowitz or Dragonwagon's Home Place. www.csu.edu.au/australia
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Geography > maps Geography > environment Social Studies > sociology > social issues > change Geography > locations > continents/regions > Australia Communities > change History > region > Australia

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