Archive for March, 2008
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
A. Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
B. Mayer, Marianna
C. Craft, K.Y.
D. Morrow Junior Books 1994.
E. multicultural, picturebook
F. K-6
G. This story is another alternate story of Cinderella with a girl named Vasilisa who grows up with her father, stepmother and 2 stepsisters. Her father eventually dies and leaves Vasilisa all alone with her stepmother who treats [...]
The Rough Faced Girl
A. The Rough Faced Girl
B. Martin, Rafe
C. Shannon, David
D. Puffin Books and 1992.
E. Multicultural, Picturebook
F. K-3
G. The Rough Faced Girl is about a young girl who grew up with 2 older sisters and her father in their tribe among other Algonquins. Her older sisters were always really mean to her and they would make her [...]
Cinderella Poem
I am the rough-faced girl with a pure heart and diverse textures
I am Vasilisia with the love of my mother and my little doll friend
And we are made fun of as well as ordered to do harsh tasks
And we are made fun of as well as ordered to do harsh tasks
I live in a wigwam [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Venn Diagram
The above pictures are that of my Venn Diagram for comparing Jack and the Beanstalk and Kate and the Beanstalk. The Jack story is represented by the blue boy and the Kate story is represented by the pink girl. The similarities are represented by the orange pale they are both holding together. On a normal [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Kate and the Beanstalk
A. Kate and the Beanstalk
B. Osborne, Mary Pope
C. Portter, Giselle
D. Antheum Books for Young Readers. 2000.
E. Fantasy and Picture Book
F. K-3
G. Kate and the Beanstalk is a spin off of Jack and the beanstalk and it starts out the same in that a young girl name Kate, goes off to sell her cow and along the way runs [...]
Jack and the Beanstalk
A. Jack and the Beanstalk
B. Lorenz, Albert and Joy Schleh
C. Lorenz, Albert and Joy Schelh
D. Harry N. Abrams Inc. 2002.
E. Fantasy and Picture Book
F. K-3
G. In the beginning of this book, a young boy sets off to sell his cow in order to get a little money and along the way an old man runs [...]
Swamp Angel
A. Swamp Angel
B. Isaacs, Anne
C. Zelinsky, Paul O.
D. Puffin Books 1994.
E. Picture Book
F. K-5
G. This book is about the life of a town in Tennessee and how a young girl grows up to be known as the Swamp Angel because she was so big and strong, that whenever anyone had a problem, she would come [...]
Lon Po Po
A. Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China
B. Young, Ed
C. Young, Ed
D. Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers 1996.
E. Multicultral Picture Book
F. K-3
G. Lon Po Po is another version of the Little Red Riding Hood but one that is from China. It’s about 3 sisters who are left home alone while their mother [...]
Baseball Saved Us
A. Baseball Saved Us
B. Mochizuki, Ken
C. Lee, Dom
D. Lee and Low Books Inc. 1993
E. Historical Fiction, Multicultural
F. K-5
G. Baseball Saved Us is about a young Japanese boy going through the time of Japanese discrimination when they were sent to internment camps because Japan had bombed Pearl Harbour. There was a brief description about how the [...]
