Book Detail

Night Rainbow, The

Publication Information
Author:  Esbensen, Barbara Juster Illustrator:  Davie, Helen K.
Title:  Night Rainbow, The Date:  2000
Publisher:  Orchard City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-531-30244-X ISBN, hardback:  

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

General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| science

Summary:
Simple poetic verse describes the Aurora borealis or northern lights from the perspective of legends of several cultures.

Teaching Ideas:
End notes explain the phenomenon; learners may be interested in this. For more information, search on "Auroras" from Yahooligans. Stories of the northern lights could be compared to discover similarities and differences. Students may want to find places mentioned on a map or globe. The figurative language (particularly metaphors) could be extracted for study. The book could be part of a science unit about the natural world.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Social Studies > anthropology > folklore
bullet Geography > locations > continents/regions
bullet Literature and Language > figurative language > metaphor
bullet Literature and Language > mythology
bullet Science > astronomy
bullet Science > meteorology
bullet Science > meteorology > weather
bullet Science > physical/earth science
bullet Science > physics > light


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