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America's White Table |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Raven, Margot | Illustrator: Benny, Mike |
| Title: America's White Table | Date: 2005 |
| Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press | City: Chelsea, MI |
| ISBN, paperback: 1-58536-216-6 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): easy reading, historical fiction | |
GED Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| A simple story about a family's Veterans' Day dinner preparation is used to tell the true story of the white tables set for POWs/MIAs. | |
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| Teachers could focus on the symbolism of the meal. Readers might want to discuss/ write about how families honor or remember their lost relatives or friends. In Family Literacy programs, the idea of teaching children about traditions could be addressed. | |
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 Discussion Webshttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf |
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Reader's Theater http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf |
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Unsent Letters http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf |
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