ESL classroom use: introduction to Middle Eastern culture, adjective usage. ( )

This is a nice story that teaches young children self confidence in times of great fear. While the story is a portrayal of Pakistani culture, the language and expression of characters reflects universal feelings of terror and triumph that brings everyone closer together.

good way to teach students about fear and how to deal with our fears. Students can talk about their individual fears and as a class/groups come up with ways for each student to deal with their fears. Good example of a story with a plot: begining , (problem)climax and end (solution) ( )

Have the kids think about the impact of the capitlized words. How did the author use capitals to emphasize her point? ( )

Setting in Pakistan. Make a plot graph of this book. Back cover shows how the author lives like a reader. ( )