Big Jabe
Publication Information
Author:  Nolen, Jerdine	Illustrator:  Nelson, Kadir
Title:  Big Jabe	Date:  2000
Publisher:  Lothrop, Lee & Shepard	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-688-13662-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, legends, tales, and myths
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
This tall tale relates how Jabe helped slaves.
Teaching Ideas:
Use the book in a text set of African American tales that includes Drylongso, The Hired Hand and John Henry. Students familiar with the tales of Paul Bunyan can use a Venn diagram to compare him with Jabe. They may want to create their own tall tale using Jabe as a model.
Teaching Strategies:
Venn Diagrams    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf
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