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Black Snowman

TITLE: Black Snowman
AUTHOR: Mendez, Phil
ILLUSTRATOR: Byard, Carole
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc.
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: New York COPYRIGHT DATE: 1989
ISBN: 590448730 PRICE: $4.95
CULTURAL GROUP: African American THEME:
SYNOPSIS:
During the Christmas season, two young brothers build a snowman and wrap it up in a scrap of cloth they find. The scrap is really a "Kente," an African storytelling shawl that has special, magical qualities as the boys soon discover!
CORE BOOK: no

CONTENT CONNECTIONS
SUBJECT: Reading/Language Arts GRADE: 3 TOPIC: Characterization
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • Use KID PIX STUDIO (Broderbund) to create a Kente or Kinglist cloth using guidelines on page 24 of KID PIX AROUND THE WORLD: A MULTICULTURAL COMPUTER ACTIVITY BOOK.
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 3 TOPIC: Ghana

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