The Hunter

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Mary Casanova, Ed Young

PUBLISHER:Atheneum Books for Young Readers
PUBLICATION DATE: 2000

GENRE:   Traditional Non-European     
READING LEVEL: Preschool-3rd

BRIEF OVERVIEW:Chinese folktale about a boy whose village needs food and so he asks a man he meets for the ability to listen to animals. The one thing is, he can never reveal his secret. He is faced with the decision to tell his secret when he realizes there is going to be a huge flood.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:Have them write a few sentences about what choice they would make and what do they think the outcome will be. Also, have them draw a picture to go along with it.

 Reviewers Name and Affiliation: Megan Fender, Valdosta State University Block A

Wabi Sabi

Author:   Mark Reibstein      Illustrator:   Ed Young      Copyright: 2008

Genre: Foreign/Fiction
Reading Level: ages 5-8

Book Description:

This is a great book about a Japanese cat who want to learn the meaning of his name “Wabi Sabi” The cat goes on a journey across Japan to find out what his name means. He discovers that Wabi Sabi means, “simple things are beautiful”.

Integrated Idea:

This book has many haikus and haibun poetry through the story. At the end of the book the author translates several of the Japanese haikus that were written throughout the story. Have the class learn the patterns of Haiku poems and ask them to write their own.

Reviewed by Emily Brannon