Biblio, Part 5 of 10

["Cheryl W. Stevens" <cheryls@NECA.COM>]

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES (COUNTRIES)

AUSTRALIA
        Walkabout                               James Marshall
                Two South Carolina youths are the sole survivors of a
plane crash in the                      Australian outback.  A young
aboriginal on his walkabout meets them                  and helps them
survive and find civilization.  The children break held
stereotypes and they really end up being the ones who Rcome of age.S
        The Burnt Stick                 Anthony Hill
                aboriginal child taken from his mother
        Dreamtime                               Oodgeroo
                collection of aboriginal tales - great for reading aloud -
short on page                   count, but long on discussion says Susie
Wilde
CHINA
        The Lost Garden                 Lawrence Yep    YepUs memoirs
        Child of the Owl
        Dragonwings                     1975 Newbery Honor Book
        The Star Fisher

AFRICA
        Ethiopia-The Roof of Africa     Jane Kurtz
        Fire on the Mountain            Jane Kurtz
                Ethiopian folk tale
        Pulling the LionUs Tail         Jane Kurtz
                Ethiopian folk tale
        Things Fall Apart                       Chinua Achebe
                set in Nigeria at turn of the century, it tells of the
disintegration of customs
                and daily life with the coming of the white man.  May be
difficult for young                     adolescents, but can be brought to
life through reenactment with music,                    dance and
atorytelling.  (Achebe takes his title from the same lines of
YeatsU poem, RThe Second ComingS that Jamake Highwater quotes as an
epigraph in The Ceremony of Innocence that tells of the disintegration of
the culture of the Plains Indians.)
        To Be a Slave
        Ajuma                                   James Berry
        His                                     James Berry
        The Song of Be                  ???
        Journey to JoUburg                      Naomi Gordon
        ?? title escaped contributor    Nancy Farmer
                set in Zimbabwe, about young girl whose unlettered uncle
from the                        country comes to live with her family in
the city--culture shock as                              experienced within
another culture.  RRealistic and humorous, leaves you           anting
more,S says Jean Rusting
        Chain of Fire
        The African Mask                        Janet Rupert
                coming of age in Yoruba Kingdom, Nigeria, 1000 years ago
        Walter Warthog                  Betty Leslie-Melville
                (ISBN-0385263783)  picture book for younger children, but
good for all.
                about  a warthog who invited himself into authorUs family
in Nairobi
        Nungu and the Elephant          Babette Cole
                (ISBN-0070116962) picture book for younger - boy named
Nungu meets             a clumsy elephant who is really the Thunder
Elephant who has run away               from home and thus there has not
been any rain since.
JAPAN
        SamuraiUs Tale
        The Master Puppeteer                    Katherine Paterson
                Jiro joins the puppet theater, discovers the identity of
the mysterious                  bandit, and risks his life to save his
mother and friend.  lends itself to                     reenactment using
puppetry and/or studying puppet theater.
        The Sign of the Chrysanthemum           Katherine Paterson
                Set in 12th century Japan, this is story of a boyUs coming
of age in feudal                        Japan
        Of Nightingales that Weep                       Katherine Paterson
                Takiko the daughter of a samurai leaves her parentUs home
for a position
                at the Japanese court and is exiled with the royal
household when civil                    war breaks out.
        Hiroshima       (a novella)                     Laurence Yep

INDIA/PAKISTAN
        Shabanu (also submitted as Shobanu)     Suzanne Fisher Staples
                explores cultural differences in Pakistan such as arranged
marriages.
                7th graders really get into it according to Kathleen Dunn.
There is a                      sequel but no offered the title.
VIETNAM
        The Land I Lost                 Huynh Quang Nhuong
                Adventures of a boy in Vietnam-biographical.  Tells about
life in his                     village in VietNam.  Each chapter can
stand alone;  deals with family,                        animals,
neighbors, ets.  (Jean Rusting gives this one high praise.)

SUBMITTED WITH NO SPECIFIED COUNTRY
        The Cay
        Year of Impossible Goodbyes
        The Cry of the Kalahari         Mark and Delia Owens (animal
researchers in                                          the desert)


DOGS

Picture Books
 Arthur New Puppy: An Arthur Adventure by Marc Brown
 Fergus: The Farmyard Dog by Tony Maddox
 Jaeger Finds a Family by Jennifer Seidel
 Let's Be Friends by Caroline Ness
 New Dog by Ingrid Ostheeren
 Night After Christmas by James Stevenson
 Old Dog by Charlotte Zolotow
 Pug, Slug, and Doug the Thug by Carol Saller
 Sofia and the Heartmender by Marie Olofsdotter
 Toby by Margaret Wild
 Wag, Wag, Wag by Peter Hansard
 Where's Molly by Uli Waas
 the Angus books by Marjorie Flack
 the Pinkerton books by Stephen Kellogg
 the Harry books by Zion
 A Place for Grace by Jean Davies Okimoto
 Amos: the story of an old dog and his couch

Novels
 Woodsong by Gary Paulsen
 Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
 the Bunnicula series by James Howe
 James Herriot's books/stories
 Away to Me, Moss by Betty Levin
 Hank the Cowdog: The Phantom in the Mirror by John R. Erickson (series)
 Hurry Home Candy by Meindert de Jong
 The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
 Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard
 Old Yeller by Gipson
 Babe, the Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith
 Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
 Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
 Stone Fox by Gardiner

Informational
 Choosing the Perfect Dog for You and Your Family by Mordecai Siegal
 Dog People: Native Dog Stories by Joseph Bruchac
 Rosie, A Visiting Dog's Story by Stephanie Calmenson

Picture Books:
The Most Obeident Dog in the World, by Aita Jeram
Newf, by Marie Killilea
Boomer's Big Day, by Constance W. McGeorge
Boomer Goes to School, by Constance W. McGeorge

Novels:
Hero, by Walt Morey
Gooseberry Park, by Cynthia Rylant
The Big Deal, by Alison Cragin Herzig
Watchdog and the Coyotes, by Bill Wallace

The Dog who Rescues Cats by Philip Gonzalez (True Story - cataloged
as an adult book)


WATERMELON
The Great Watermelon Birthday by Vera B. Williams published by Greenwill
Books in 1980.
Watermelon Day by Kathi Appelt that
was in School Library Journal.
 ENORMOUS WATERMELON, Rigby Tales,
distributed by Rigby.
 How about "Benjamin and Tulip" By Rosemary Wells? They end up
spitting watermelon seeds at each other -- it's one of my favorite picture
books.

    The brocaded slipper and other Vietnamese tales / by Lynette Dyer
    Vuong ; illustrations by Vo-Dinh Mai c1982  (Little Finger of the
    watermelon patch)

    The enormous watermelon c1992

    The Enormous watermelon ; retold by Brenda Parkes and Judith Smith /
    illustrated by Mary Davy 1986


           The enormous watermelon [big book] / by Brenda Parkes and Judith
    Smith; illustrated by Mary Davy c1986

                                The Enormous watermelon [kit] / retold by
Brenda Parkes and Judith
    Smith ; illustrated by Mary Davy 1986

                                The enormous watermelon [sound recording] 1990

                                The Enormous watermelon [sound recording] ;
retold by Brenda Parkes
    and Judith Smith / illustrated by Mary Davy 1986

    The great watermelon birthday / Vera B. Williams c1980

                  Kimi and the watermelon / Miriam Smith ; illustrated by David
    Armitage, 1989, c1983

    One watermelon seed / story by Celia Barker Lottridge ; pictures by
    Karen Patkau 1986

    One watermelon seed / story by Celia Barker Lottridge ; pictures by
    Karen Patkau [1989], c1986

    Quien esta en la choza? : The Enormous watermelson / retold by
    Brenda Parkes and Judith Smith ; illustrated by Mary Davy 1986

    Reflections on a gift of watermelon pickle ... and other modern
    verse/ [compiled by] Stephen Dunning, Edward Lueders [and] Hugh
    Smith, c1995

    La Sandia grandotota y enorme = The Enormous watermelon / retold by
    Brenda Parkes and Judith Smith ; illustrated by Mary Davy 1986

    Watermelon wine : the spirit of country music / Frye Gaillard c1978
_Watermelon Day_     by   K. Appelt c1996
_Chestnut Cove_     by  Tim Egan   c1995
_Willie Wilson's Wonderful Watermelon_   by  V. Leaf  c1974
_Great Watermelon Birthday_   by  Vera B Williams    c1980
_Really Eager and the Glorious Watermelon Contest_   c1970

Cheryl W. Stevens
Library Media Specialist
Willimantic, Connecticut
cheryls@neca.com
The Librarian's File Cabinet
http://www.neca.com/~cheryls

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