Sunday, September 16, 2012

Module 1: Picture Book 4

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Author
Mark Reibstein
Title
Wabi Sabi
Illustrator
Ed Young
Readability Score
Lexile Measure AD780L
Genre
Fiction
Subgenre
Fantasy
Theme
This book stresses beauty in simplicity.
Primary and Secondary Characters
Wabi Sabi, Wabi Sabi’s Master, Snowball the cat, Rascal the dog, Kosho the monkey
Award(s) date of publication
2008
Publishing Company
Little, Brown and Company
ISBN Number
0316118257
Brief Summary
Wabi Sabi the cat sets off on a journey to discover the meaning of her name.  While on this journey in Japan, Wabi Sabi encounters several animal friends that help her understand that her name describes a simple kind of beauty.
Picture of book cover

Description of how you would use book with students
This book could be used as a mentor text for teaching haikus.  Haiku poems are integrated throughout the story on every other page.

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