Silent Music |
Publication Information
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Author: Rumford, James |
Illustrator: Rumford, James |
Title: Silent Music |
Date: 2008 |
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 1-59643-276-4 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction, symbolic language, easy reading
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
A young boy in present-day Baghdad learns Arabic calligraphy to distract him from the bombing of his city. The gorgeous illustrations invite the reader to learn to write the Arabic words for "war" and "peace." An author's note gives the historical background of the calligraphy. |
Teaching Ideas: |
This book joins a small text set on Iraq. Curious readers will want to learn to write the words for "war" and "peace." Because the illustrations are so arresting, students may want to discuss the relationship between images and text and how the pictures expand understanding of the content. Readers can search for web sites on the 13th Century calligrapher Yaket al-Musta'simi. Students may want to discuss/write about activities that enable them to distance themselves from stress. |
Teaching Strategies: |
Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
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Fluency Activities
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/fluency_activities.pdf
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Literature Circles
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/lit_circles.pdf
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Brainstorming Activities (Guidelines)
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/brainstorming.pdf
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Unsent Letters
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
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