Far Beyond the Garden Gate |
Publication Information
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Author: Brown, Don |
Illustrator: Brown, Don |
Title: Far Beyond the Garden Gate |
Date: 2002 |
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
City: Boston |
ISBN, paperback: 0-618-08364-2 |
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Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
true story, biography and autobiography
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
Don Brown has written another intriguing book about an extraordinary woman, one who perservered in her desire to explore Tibet never seen by a Western woman. An author's note, a bibliography, and a map extend the possibilities of this beautifully illustrated book. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Alexandra David-Neel's life engenders many questions that students will want to explore in discussion and writing. What motivated her to travel to Tibet? How did she prepare for her journey? What hardships did she face? What kind of person was she? Students may want to create a timeline in order to appreciate the length of time it took to reach her goal. Teachers could develop a unit of the geography of Tibet, pairing students to create a map and imaginary travel journal to the sacred city of Lhasa, learning about foods, culture, and terrain along the way. The book is an excellent companion to Peter Sis's _Tibet Through the Red Box_ and can be compared and contrasted using a Venn diagram or a matrix. Another good pairing is _Uncommon Traveler_, Don Brown's biography of Mary Kingsley who established many firsts in exploring Africa to see what the women have in common. Learners may want to look at Brown's other books about well-know and less well-know explorers noted on the book jacket. Don't miss looking at these web sites for pictures and more biographical information: www.alexandra-david-neel.org/indes_anim.htm; www.pacpubserver.com/new/news/9-19-00/tibet.html; www.isop.usla.edu/eas/calendar/foster.htm. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Types of Journals
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
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Venn Diagrams
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf
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