Monday, February 14, 2011

Schumann the Shoeman

Feel free to answer any and all questions.  Or, just give your impression of the book.

How did you like how the story ended?  What would you have done with the shoe that the bird dropped?  What do you think the lesson in the story is?  Anything else you'd like to add about your impressions of the story?

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The Way Back Home

Feel free to answer any and all questions.  Or, just give your impression of the book.

What did you think of the book?  Do you think the two main characters will continue to communicate with each other? Why or why not?  Who would you recommend read this book?  Why?

We Are All Born Free

Answer any or all of the following questions.  Or, just give your impression of the book.

Who would you recommend read this book?  Why? What image did you remember long after you read the book?  Why do you think that is?  Would you change any of the images?  Why or why not?

The Wakame Gatherer's

Feel free to answer any or all of the following questions. Or, just give your impression of the book.

What did you think of the book?  Who would you recommend read it?  Do you think the Japanese Grandmother will travel to the United States?  Do you have any experiences where you didn't speak the same language as someone else? If so, how did you communicate? Do you think the Grandmothers understood each other, even though they didn't speak the same language? Why or why not?

How I Learned Geography

Here are some questions to think about.  Give us your opinion on one or all of them.

Do you think the father should have bought the bread instead of the map?  Why? How are you learning geography?  Is it similar or different two how the main character learned geography?  What age group would you recommend read this book? Why?

Mirror

Here are a couple of questions about the book.  Answer any or all of them.  Or, just give your impression of the book.

What did you think of the book?  What kind of story would you write to go along with the pictures?  How might the pictures change if it were about your country or culture? Why do you think she chose to compare the two countries that she did?  If you could talk with the author what might you ask her?  Let us know what you think!

Ah Kong's Clock

What were some of the things that you thought about as you read Ah Kong's Clock?  Do your Grandparents think you are special?  How do they show you that they care?  Do you have something in your family that has been passed down from generation to generation?  What do you think tomorrow will bring?  Let us know what you think!