Book documentation

Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

Brief Annotation:
Genre:
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Readers who will like this:
Response/Rating (1-4):
One question you would ask before a read aloud:

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Star Boy

Bibliographic Information: Goble, P. (1983). Star Boy. Illus. Paul Goble. New York, NY: Aladdin Paperbacks, in imprint of Simon & Schuster.

Brief Annotation: Star Boy, the son of Morning Star and a human woman, is banished from Sky World. As he grows, he finds the strength and courage, with the help of the chief's daughter, to make peace with the Sun, who passes on the sacred Sun Dance.

Genre: Porquoi Tale (Native American)

Grade Level: 3 - 6

Readers who will like this book: Anyone interested in cultures other than their own, or stories of the origins of things.

Rating/Response: 4 out of 4. The illustrations are bright, vivid and authentic, representing the culture well. It is a beautiful story of the origin of a very important ceremony.

One question I would ask before a read aloud: Are stories from other cultures just as important as those of your culture? Do stories tell us anything important about other cultures?