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Iktomi and The Boulder


TITLE: Iktomi and The Boulder
AUTHOR: Goble, Paul
ILLUSTRATOR: Goble, Paul
PUBLISHER: Orchard Books
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: New York COPYRIGHT DATE: 1988
ISBN: 531083608 PRICE: $13.99
CULTURAL GROUP: Native American THEME:
SYNOPSIS:
A humerous tale about Iktomi, the mischievious Plains Indian trickster. In this story, Iktomi attempts to defeat a boulder with the assistance of some bats which explains why bats have flat faces and the Great Plains are covered with small stones.
CORE BOOK: no

CONTENT CONNECTIONS

SUBJECT: Science GRADE: 1 TOPIC: Rock, Sand, and Soil
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • FIRST CONNECTIONS (Golden Book Encyclopedia), article on "rock."

SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 3 TOPIC: Regions of the World
COMMENTS:
Can be used to compare regional settings.
TECHNOLOGY LINK: Use


SUBJECT: Reading/Language Arts GRADE: 4 TOPIC: Fables
TECHNOLOGY LINK:

SUBJECT: Science GRADE: 4 TOPIC: Earth Materials
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
TECHNOLOGY LINK:

SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 5 TOPIC: Native Americans
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • POSTCARDS a writers view of Mexico, Ghana, Japan, and Turkey (Curriculum Associates)

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