Book Detail

Mist over the Mountains

Publication Information
Author:  Bial, Raymond Illustrator:  Bial, Raymond (photographs)
Title:  Mist over the Mountains Date:  1997
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin City:  Boston
ISBN, paperback:  0-395-73569-6 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, photographic essay

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
Memorable photographs and well-written text depict the history and present life in the geographic area known as Appalachia. The author includes a section on Further Reading.

Teaching Ideas:
This beautiful book contributes non-fiction reference information to a text set on Appalachia that includes Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds, Come Go with Me, When I Was Young in the Mountains, and Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet. Map work could lead to discussions on how geography influences culture. What happens to the "old ways?" Why? www.isive.com/welcome.cfm/appalachia

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > photography
bullet Social Studies > anthropology > cultures
bullet Religion/Philosophy
bullet Communities > rural
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Appalachia


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