Amazon has a great list of books for children about China.
http://www.amazon.com/Excellent-Childrens-Books-About-China/lm/R2GGNR1DSXPP6P/ref=cm_lmt_srch_f_1_rsrsrs0/102-8619445-0616915 I also like The Story of Chopsticks (Hardcover) by Ying Chang Compestine (Author), Yongsheng Xuan (Illustrator) I don't know if there is any truth to this story, but my students enjoyed it and could understand it. I did a huge integrated SS piece last year with my second graders on continents and countries around the world. We learned more about them by reading a variety of folktales from different regions. I had posters up on my clothesline of the seven continents and we'd add the book title(s) and countries of origin for each folktale on the posters. It really helped them understand the differences between the continents and the countries within each continent. You know how you ask them, "What country do you live in?" and they reply, "New Jersey!" That would make me crazy! This long term study really helped them differentiate between places, but it also helped them understand folktales as a new type of genre. It was very cool, and it took little work for me besides researching some books from areas around the world. You'll notice too that many folktales are great for teaching writing. The authors use a ton of similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia (forgive my spelling!) and other great skills that the children notice and pick up on. It was a fun way to spend my spring in second grade. Just some thoughts! Kristin Kristin Gristina Language Arts Coordinator Livingston Park Elementary School _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
