AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Virginia Hamilton/Leo and Dianne Dillon
PUBLISHER: Blue Sky Press PUBLICATION
DATE: 2000
GENRE: Traditional Book Non-Euro READING
LEVEL: 4-8 years
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This is about a little girl whose mother tells others that her daughter can spin gold. She marries the king and he wants her to spin gold thread for him.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The students will divide into small groups and go to the computer and find out how much an ounce of gold is worth. Once this is determined they will find out the value of 3 pounds of gold.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Joanna Richardson- Valdosta State University
LABELS: picture book, gold, thread
