Book Detail
Heavenly Village, The |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Rylant, Cynthia | Illustrator: |
| Title: Heavenly Village, The | Date: 1999 |
| Publisher: Blue Sky/ Scholastic | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-439-04096-5 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: Yes |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: Yes |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): fiction, linked story | |
HSE Descriptor(s): language arts - reading |
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Summary: |
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| This is subtitled "A Novel," but it's really more a loosely connected set of short stories, all of which take place in the "Heavenly Village," a place for those who have died but are not quite yet ready to leave earth behind. (Note: religious overtones, including Bible verses, abound in this book.) | |
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| This book might be better for independent reading or simple response activities. Those interested in religion will find this particularly intriguing and charming. If used instructionally, the teacher might want to focus on how Rylant develops the characters through what they say and do. Her use of language-- the special phrase or amusing/tender way of stating something-- is also wonderful. | |
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