Review #7: Star Boy Adapted from: Gear, A. (2006). Reading power. Markham, ON: Pembroke Publishers. Book details (APA entry; include author & illustrator, year published, book title, location of publisher, and publisher) Goble, Paul. (Illus. Paul Goble). (1990). Star Boy. New York, New York: Aladdin Paperbacks. Why book was chosen This book was chosen because it is a children’s story that looks like it is about the stars. It was recommended to me for my topic and I think that it might be relevant to my IIK. Summary/Overview of book This is a children’s story about a young girl who falls in love with Morning Star. Morning Star comes and takes this girl up into the sky world where they are married. The girl was happy living in the sky world with Morning Star and their child, Star Boy. The girl was sent to dig up roots but was forbidden to dig a certain kind. Eventually curiosity got the best of her and she dug them up. This created a hole in the sky and she could see down to her home world which made her lonely. The Sun sent her back down to be with her other world and she took Star Boy with her. When Star Boy grew up, he fell in love with the chief’s beautiful daughter but was afraid to tell her this because he was poor and ugly. The young man goes back up to the Sky World to get approval from the Sun and ask him to take away his ugly scars. Star Boy returned to the Earth as a handsome man and was soon married to the chief’s beautiful daughter. Specific quotes from text
Cardboard Tube Blankets/sheets Lamp Different Ways of Learning: Body/Kinesthetic – Hands on activities using the globe and flashlight Visual/Spatial – Activities using the globe and flashlight Interpersonal – Group discussions Verbal/Linguistic – Writing a letter to explaining why her mother was correct, using the concepts they have just learned in class.
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