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11/21/13

The Seven Chinese Brothers

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Margaret Mahy/Jean and Mou-sien Tseng
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Inc.      PUBLICATION DATE: 1990
GENRE: Traditional Non-Euro    READING LEVEL: Third Grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Seven brothers all had different strengths. The first brother helped repair the Great Wall of China so fast that the emperor wanted to kill him. All of the brothers used their strengths to save the next one’s life, so in the end, they all were saved.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will be grouped into 4’s and 5’s. Each student will be given a strength and a problem. Within the group, each student will need to find the matching strength for their problem.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Ashley Martin, Valdosta State University