Book Detail

Shaker Hearts

Publication Information
Author:  Turner, Ann Illustrator:  Minor, Wendell
Title:  Shaker Hearts Date:  1997
Publisher:  HarperCollins City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-06-025369-X ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, poetry

HSE Descriptor(s):   

Summary:
A series of poems--Shaker mottos--are accompanied by lovely paintings by Wendell Minor. The book begins with an historical note on the Shakers and ends with explanations of terms and concepts. It is a celebration of the lifestyle and contributions of this utopian community.

Teaching Ideas:
This simple text would be good to use for fluency with ESL students and low level readers, but the script-like print might cause difficulty. Teachers will want to use the introduction and end notes, perhaps to read aloud. This would be a great choice in text sets on religion or 19th-century U.S. history. Since there are Amish communities in Ohio, a comparison and contrast grid may be interesting. Since Shaker Heights was the location of a Shaker mill and community, a field trip to the Shaker Museum may be fun for those within the area.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet History > time period > 18th Century
bullet History > time period > 19th Century
bullet History > region > U.S. history
bullet History > region > Ohio
bullet Religion/Philosophy > Christianity
bullet Religion/Philosophy > Shakers
bullet Communities > utopian
bullet Literature and Language > poetry


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