Mississippi Going North |
Publication Information
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Author: Baker, Sanna Anderson |
Illustrator: Farnsworth, Biu |
Title: Mississippi Going North |
Date: 1996 |
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company |
City: Morton Grove, IL |
ISBN, paperback: 0-8075-5164-3 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction, easy reading
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HSE Descriptor(s):
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Summary: |
A canoe journey at the headwaters of the Mississippi takes the reader north for miles (before heading south) through places where wild animals and birds abound, where Ojibway Indians once lived, and where the sky is dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. |
Teaching Ideas: |
The book could be used in a text set on nature which includes Paulsen's Mother Water, Father Woods and Brandenberg's American Safari. The historical postscript provides direction for exploring the history of the area. The story serves as a model for celebrating a special place in writing or discussion. Using the illustrations of a family on a canoe adventure, students could retell the story from the point of view of the children.
www.mississippiheadwaters.org/ |
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