This is my all-time favorite picturebook. I would definitely recommend reading this, if you are a teacher, to a third grade class. It is so emotionally riveting. I have listened to this on audio book and it is so interesting how the characters come to life when one is listening to this book via audiobook.
This is obviously a fantasy book. In real life, we can't really imagine what china bunny rabbits are thinking. That is only one component of a fantasy storybook.
Teaching Ideas
For a third grade class, each student can pretend that they are Edward Tulane and create a Reading Response Journal. How do you think that Edward is feeling at this point? Who are the characters that he has come close to? They could also list the good people in the book, the neutral people in the book and the people who are antagonists in this journal.
Another idea is to pretend that they are Edward Tulane and write down what he is thinking in first person. "Today I am feeling..." "Today I saw..." I think that these would be good lessons
This is a great book and I literally cried. I won't tell readers of this blog the spoilers. This book is not just a kiddie book, it can be for adults too.
Edward Tulane was conceited and hadn't much respect for anyone else. It is important, according to the Core Value of Respect at Saint Leo University that we have high regard for everyone who cares about us.
Edward Tulane was conceited and hadn't much respect for anyone else. It is important, according to the Core Value of Respect at Saint Leo University that we have high regard for everyone who cares about us.
Kate DiCamillo
She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and currently resides in Minnesota
She writes for both children and adults
On her website she says,"I hate to cook, but love to eat." (Giggle)
Her most recent honor award was the 2013 Kerian Award on Saturday, June 2013
DiCamillo, K., (2006) The miraculous journey of edward tulane
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