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Wood-Hoopoe Willie


TITLE: Wood-Hoopoe Willie
AUTHOR: Kroll, Virginia
ILLUSTRATOR: Roundtree, Katherine
PUBLISHER: Charlesbridge
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: Watertown, MA COPYRIGHT DATE: 1992
ISBN: 881064106 PRICE: $13.45
CULTURAL GROUP: African American THEME:
SYNOPSIS:
A little boy makes music every chance he gets to create the rhythms he feels inside him. He dreams of playing the African instruments of his ancestors that his Grandfather describes. his dream is realized during Kwanzaa.
CORE BOOK: no

CONTENT CONNECTIONS

SUBJECT: Social Studies, Holidays GRADE: 2, 3, 4, 5 TOPIC: Kwanzaa
COMMENTS:
This is a wonderful book that illustrates and discusses the various African instruments and young boys hunger to play music.
TECHNOLOGY LINK:

SUBJECT: Science GRADE: 3 TOPIC: Sound

SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 3, 6 TOPIC: Africa

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