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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/23/13

Four Feet, Two Sandals

AUTHOR: Karen Lynn Williams & Khadra Mohammed ILLUSTRATOR: Doug Chayka
PUBLISHER: Eerdmans Books  PUBLICATION DATE: 2007
GENRE: Realistic Fiction        READING LEVEL: Ages 8-10
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Refugee Lina finds a sandal one day that fits her foot, but another girl has the same sandal. They decide to share the shoes and switch every other day. One day Lina gets news she is going to America and both girls keep a sandal to remind them of one another. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: (MCC4.OA.2): Students will be given word problems following the story line. A question could be: “If Lina and Feroza switch the sandals for 14 days, how many times do both girls get the wear the sandals?”
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Shelby Varchmin, VSU Student
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