Monday, March 31, 2008
Wiki's !!!!
Wow! wiki's are different. I think that if I can learn more about using wiki's I will really like them. I don't really understand how to make post on a wiki without attaching a word document. I hope I can figure out hoe to make my posts colorfull the way some of the other posts are. I am glad that I now know what all the wiki hype is all about!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Venn Diagram for Little Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po
The house on the left is Red Riding Hood's Grandmother's house. On the house are red riding hoods that have facts about the book on them that are only true for that book.. Th center is a grassy field that has wolves on it with facts that are true for both books. The house on the right is the three sisters house from Lon Po Po. The house has gingko nut with facts that are only true of that book.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Swamp Angel
Swamp Angel
Isaacs, Anne
Zelinsky, Paul O
Fiction, folklore
9-10 years old
Penguin Books for Young Readers New York 2000
Swamp angel is a folktale set in the Tennessee Mountains. In the tale a girl named Angelica is born but she is no ordinary baby. She was born taller than her mother and from a young age did amazing things. She built a cabin when she was only two years old. Angelica grew to be a giant. One day Angelica rescued settlers by pulling their covered wagon out of the swamp. from then on she was knows as the Swamp Angel. One summer in Tennessee the people int he wilderness were terrorized by a giant bear they called Thundering Tarnation. Thundering Tarnation broke into people's homes and cellars and stole all their food. Townsmen lined up to to sign up to hunt for the bear. Swamp angel joined the line as well. The men laughed at her and told her she should go make a quilt or bake a pie. She told them she planned on baking a bear pie. All of the men who signed up to hunt the bear were unsuccessful. One day Swamp Angel encountered Tarnation and they began to fight. They fought for three days strait. The two stirred up so much dust they still call those mountains the Great Smoky Mountains. Angel was so thirsty she drank the lake dry. The two finally fell asleep due to exhaustion. they snored so laud that a tree fell next to them then another fell on top of the bear killing it. the town feasted on the bear an Angel made a rug out of it's pelt that was too large for Tennessee. She moved the rug to Montana and now the rug is called the Shortgrass Prairie.
This book is adorable. This is a very clever folktale that tells the tale of this independent girl. I loved the part where Angel told the men that were laughing at her that they should go make a quilt because that is men's work. I loved the author's tall tale explanations for how the Great smoky Mountains and the Shortgrass Prairie were created. These explanations would be a good way to lead into a lesson on hoe theses landmarks were really created. This book is an excellent tool to use to teach children about folklore as well as rural cultures and dialect.
The illustrations by Zelinsky were breathtaking. they were done in oil paint on cherry, maple, and birch veneers. I have never seen Illustrations presented in this way. Each one seemed like a snapshot in time that posted on a wooden background. The colors he used gave the book an antique feel which is quite appropriate for a folktale. I feel that this folk tale could have stood on its own but that would be a shame because the paintings are magnificent.
Isaacs, Anne
Zelinsky, Paul O
Fiction, folklore
9-10 years old
Penguin Books for Young Readers New York 2000
Swamp angel is a folktale set in the Tennessee Mountains. In the tale a girl named Angelica is born but she is no ordinary baby. She was born taller than her mother and from a young age did amazing things. She built a cabin when she was only two years old. Angelica grew to be a giant. One day Angelica rescued settlers by pulling their covered wagon out of the swamp. from then on she was knows as the Swamp Angel. One summer in Tennessee the people int he wilderness were terrorized by a giant bear they called Thundering Tarnation. Thundering Tarnation broke into people's homes and cellars and stole all their food. Townsmen lined up to to sign up to hunt for the bear. Swamp angel joined the line as well. The men laughed at her and told her she should go make a quilt or bake a pie. She told them she planned on baking a bear pie. All of the men who signed up to hunt the bear were unsuccessful. One day Swamp Angel encountered Tarnation and they began to fight. They fought for three days strait. The two stirred up so much dust they still call those mountains the Great Smoky Mountains. Angel was so thirsty she drank the lake dry. The two finally fell asleep due to exhaustion. they snored so laud that a tree fell next to them then another fell on top of the bear killing it. the town feasted on the bear an Angel made a rug out of it's pelt that was too large for Tennessee. She moved the rug to Montana and now the rug is called the Shortgrass Prairie.
This book is adorable. This is a very clever folktale that tells the tale of this independent girl. I loved the part where Angel told the men that were laughing at her that they should go make a quilt because that is men's work. I loved the author's tall tale explanations for how the Great smoky Mountains and the Shortgrass Prairie were created. These explanations would be a good way to lead into a lesson on hoe theses landmarks were really created. This book is an excellent tool to use to teach children about folklore as well as rural cultures and dialect.
The illustrations by Zelinsky were breathtaking. they were done in oil paint on cherry, maple, and birch veneers. I have never seen Illustrations presented in this way. Each one seemed like a snapshot in time that posted on a wooden background. The colors he used gave the book an antique feel which is quite appropriate for a folktale. I feel that this folk tale could have stood on its own but that would be a shame because the paintings are magnificent.
Lon Po Po
Lon Po Po
Ed Young
Fiction, Folklore
K-3
Philomel Books New York 1989
Lon Po Po is an ancient Chinese folktale about three sisters who are home alone while their Mother is visiting their grandmother or their Po Po. That night there was a knock at the door. on the other side of the door their is a wolf who was pretending to be their grandmother. At first the girls were confused but soon the oldest sister Shang noticed that Po Po has claws and a tail she then realizes that it is a wolf not their Grandmother. The Shang devise a very clever plan to trick the wolf. they tell it that it should eat some of the gingko nuts that were growing on the tree outside. The girls tell the wolf that the nuts will make it live forever. The girls agree to climb up the tree to pick some nuts. Then they tell the wolf that it must climb the tree and pick the nut itself to reap their benefits. The girls devise a contraption to pull the wolf up the tree. the girls pulled the wolf partially up the tree and pretended to accidentally lose their grip and sent the wolf tumbling down to the ground. The girls did this three times the third being fatal. The girls were then able to go to sleep and their mother returned home safely the next day.
I was previously unaware that this version of Little Red Riding Hood existed. This book put a new spin on the version of the story I grew up with. I think I like this book better than the American version because of how clever the sisters were. The sisters led by Shang were smart and clever and able to take care of themselves. They were not out smarted by the wolf the way Little Red Riding Hood was. Nor were they weak and defenseless. This book could be used to start a discussion on the differences between the two versions so the become more aware of details. Also children can be taught about folklore through this book.
The Illustrations in this book were double page spreads with a boarder. They were done with watercolor by Young. The illustrations were done is dark hues to emphasized the danger and suspense that was in the story.The Illustrations were outstanding but like mot folklore this tale could have been effectively told without illustrations.
Ed Young
Fiction, Folklore
K-3
Philomel Books New York 1989
Lon Po Po is an ancient Chinese folktale about three sisters who are home alone while their Mother is visiting their grandmother or their Po Po. That night there was a knock at the door. on the other side of the door their is a wolf who was pretending to be their grandmother. At first the girls were confused but soon the oldest sister Shang noticed that Po Po has claws and a tail she then realizes that it is a wolf not their Grandmother. The Shang devise a very clever plan to trick the wolf. they tell it that it should eat some of the gingko nuts that were growing on the tree outside. The girls tell the wolf that the nuts will make it live forever. The girls agree to climb up the tree to pick some nuts. Then they tell the wolf that it must climb the tree and pick the nut itself to reap their benefits. The girls devise a contraption to pull the wolf up the tree. the girls pulled the wolf partially up the tree and pretended to accidentally lose their grip and sent the wolf tumbling down to the ground. The girls did this three times the third being fatal. The girls were then able to go to sleep and their mother returned home safely the next day.
I was previously unaware that this version of Little Red Riding Hood existed. This book put a new spin on the version of the story I grew up with. I think I like this book better than the American version because of how clever the sisters were. The sisters led by Shang were smart and clever and able to take care of themselves. They were not out smarted by the wolf the way Little Red Riding Hood was. Nor were they weak and defenseless. This book could be used to start a discussion on the differences between the two versions so the become more aware of details. Also children can be taught about folklore through this book.
The Illustrations in this book were double page spreads with a boarder. They were done with watercolor by Young. The illustrations were done is dark hues to emphasized the danger and suspense that was in the story.The Illustrations were outstanding but like mot folklore this tale could have been effectively told without illustrations.
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