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Three Strong Women


TITLE: Three Strong Women
AUTHOR: Stamm, Claus
ILLUSTRATOR: Tseng, Jean and Mou-sien
PUBLISHER: Puffin Books
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: New York COPYRIGHT DATE: 1993
ISBN: 670833231 PRICE: $12.95
CULTURAL GROUP: Asian American, Japanese THEME:
SYNOPSIS:
Forever Mountain, a famous wrestler, plays a prank on a young girl which leads to his being trained by her, her mother, and grandmother.
CORE BOOK: no

CONTENT CONNECTIONS

SUBJECT: Math GRADE: 1, 2 TOPIC: Weight/Measurement
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • Use ANNO'S LEARNING GAMES (Putnam New Media) and go to "Weighing."

SUBJECT: Science GRADE: 1 TOPIC: Constructions
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
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SUBJECT: Reading Language/Arts GRADE: 3 TOPIC: Similes
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
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SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 3 TOPIC: Japan
TECHNOLOGY LINK: Use


SUBJECT: Reading/Language Arts GRADE: 4, 5 TOPIC: Persuasion
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
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SUBJECT: Math GRADE: 5 TOPIC: Measurement
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • POSTCARDS a writers view of Mexico, Ghana, Japan, and Turkey (Curriculum Associates)

SUBJECT: Science GRADE: 5 TOPIC: Structures
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
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SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 6 TOPIC: Ancient Greece
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