My Mama Had a Dancing Heart
Publication Information
Author:  Gray, Libba Moore	Illustrator:  Colon, Raul
Title:  My Mama Had a Dancing Heart	Date:  1995
Publisher:  Orchard	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-531-07142-1
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, fiction, memoirs
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
In simple poetic language, a ballet dancer recalls how she and her mother welcomed the seasons by dancing outdoors and being together.
Teaching Ideas:
The simple power of this book is almost overwhelming. Learners may want to write reflections, perhaps assisted with a response strategy such as Bleich's Heuristic. The language, especially the creative adjectives, will provide an interesting focus for further study. The book may prompt discussion or writing about learners' family traditions or, linked with Baylor's I'm in Charge of Celebrations, about ways to celebrate nature. For more information about the author, look at the web site www.cn.edu/alumni/gray.html.
Teaching Strategies:
Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Celebration > traditions Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > joy Family > children > childhood memories Family > mothers Family > mothers > mother-child relationships Literature and Language > figurative language Science > meteorology > weather > seasons Art and Photography > art > dance

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