AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: James Rumford
PUBLISHER: Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt
PUBLICATION DATE: 2010
AWARDS: Smithsonian Notable Children’s book for 2010
GENRE:
Foreign READING LEVEL:
5-8years
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
In the country of Chad, Thomas is excited to learn, and the first lesson is to
build the school. They build their schoolhouse and get to use it for nine months
before the rain washes it away at the end of the school year. Thomas and his
classmate will return and learn all over again next school year.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Extend learning about this country by incorporating traditional Chad
Dance, and to get students active.
