Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall |
Publication Information
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Author: Yerxa, Leo |
Illustrator: Yerxa, Leo |
Title: Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall |
Date: 1993 |
Publisher: Orchard Books |
City: New York, NY |
ISBN, paperback: 0-531-08674-7 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
science
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Summary: |
Part creation myth, part father/son initiation story, the book beautifully depicts a journey through the woods as the scene changes from fall to winter. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Teachers may want to read this aloud since the text has a poetic quality. Reading Group reviewers have suggested using it with a variety of books to explore different themes: Surtsey (Laskey) for creation myths; Into the Deep Forest (Murphy) for a glimpse of nature as it used to be; Time of Wonder (McCloskey) and Seymour Simon's photographic books to learn more about the seasons; and Smoky Night (Bunting), The Rabbit, the Fox, and the Wolf (Sara), and I Live in Music (Shange) for an examination of collage. |
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