Book Detail

Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall

Publication Information
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:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    science

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.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > art > collage
bullet Ethnic Groups > Native American
bullet Family > father > father-child relationships
bullet Literature and Language > storytelling
bullet Geography > environment
bullet Science > meteorology > weather > seasons
bullet Religion/Philosophy > creation myths
bullet Science > nature


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