Hundred Penny Box, A
Publication Information
Author:  Mathis, Sharon	Illustrator:  Dillon, Leo & Dillon, Diane
Title:  Hundred Penny Box, A	Date:  1993
Publisher:  Puffin	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-14-032169-1
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
A young boy loves his Great Aunt Dew, her stories, and her box of one hundred pennies, one for each of her birthdays. But Michael's mother is impatient with them both and wants to throw the box out.
Teaching Ideas:
Students may want to discuss the characterization of Michael's mother and may want to predict what will happen. A family literacy class may want to discuss intergenerational relationships in their families. It may serve as a springboard to writing, inquiry, and thinking about the needs of the aging in the students' communities. The teacher will be able to supplement this book with newspaper articles about the sandwich generation or the elderly.
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Ethnic Groups > African-American Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > death Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > intergenerational Social Studies > sociology > social issues > aging > senior citizens Family > extended family

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