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Grandfather's Dream

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I am surprised no one else has written a review of this book. It is an excellent book, used in many school districts as multicultural, narrative literature. THis book can be teamed with Sadako and/or the Magic Crane to show examples of the belief that cranes bring good luck. It can even be tied in with an origami lesson on folding paper cranes.

This is an invaluable book in the classroom! I am using it with a study of Vietnam for 1/2 grade gifted students. It would be an excellent vehicle to convey the message to any classroom that if we have a healthy environment, we have a healthy planet. It is gently written but tells so much about the culture and people of Vietnam.

This is a beautiful story that my 3 year old loves for me to read to her. It has all the elements:

Culture: see how Nam and his family sleep, eat and live in a small village in Vietnam
Family relations: the tender relationship between Nam and is grandfather is really sweet
Suspense: will the cranes come back after fleeing the violence of the war?
Humor: grandfather tells a funny story about training river otters to get fish from unsuspecting folk
Tension: some villagers want to plant rice to eat in the crane nesting ground, other want to wait for the cranes to return
Environmental responsibility: the future of species, ecosystems and our planet is in our children's hands.

We love this book for its simplicity and for its complexity; I highly reccommend it.

THE STORY IS BEAUTIFULLY DONE AND GIVES A CHILD INSIGHT INTO LIFE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY AND CULTURE.

This book lets you learn 75 vowel-spellings using 573 vocabulary words.