Home of the Brave
Publication Information
Author:  Applegate, Katherine	Illustrator:
Title:  Home of the Brave	Date:  2007
Publisher:  Feiwel and Friends	City:  NY
ISBN, paperback:  10-0-312-16765-1	ISBN, hardback:  13-978-0-112-36765-7
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    literature and arts| social studies
Summary:
An African refuge lives with his aunt and cousin in Minneapolis. He has problems adjusting and misses his mother (no one knows where she is). He finds comfort in an older lady and her cow whose name means family in his native language.
Teaching Ideas:
Language and cultural misunderstanding are talking points for both immigrants and non-immigrant students to compare issues of courage, cultures and family customs. T charts regarding problems and ways to handle them.
Teaching Strategies:
Book Conversations    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
Literature Circles    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/lit_circles.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
Types of Journals    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > loneliness Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > relocation, personal Literature and Language > character development History > topic > war > refugees Family Social Studies > anthropology > cultures > cultural customs Communities > belonging

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