The illustrator, Margo Vitarelli, is a professional artist who lives in Koror, Palau. She uses rythmic woodcuts to illustrate the image of Sirena in her new found life in the ocean. This legend has been around for many years and told in many ways by various cultures. The emphasis on obedience and consequences are still the main points to the story. Reader's Theater - Students work in cooperative groups, with each group writing a particular part of the a reader's theater script on the legend of Sirena as retold by Bo Flood.
Students then perform the reader's theater.
Poetry - Students may also write and illustrate a poem about the legend of Sirena. They may choose to write it from the perspective of Sirena, her mother, her godmother, or the creatures of the sea. Advertisement - Students write an advertisement about the book for TV, radio, or print. Social Studies - Students discuss obedience as an important value that they share with their parents. Students have the option of composing their own song and sharing it.