Sunday, November 22, 2015

Marianthe's Story, Book One: Painted Words by Aliki Brandenberg

Book: Marianthe's Story, Book One: Painted Words
Author: Aliki Brandenberg
ISBN: 978-0-688-15661-9
U$1.00-B-0.006065-BE-165

Comments: I enjoyed this story.  It had a twist at the end.  I think parents will appreciate it more than the children.  It is a nice story of a student learning a new language and being in a new environment.

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Questions
1. Mama said "____________" can talk.
2. What part of our bodies, speak many words?
3. What facial gesture is the same in many languages?
4. Who is afraid?
5. What looked like sticks and chicken feet?
6. What sounded like sputters and coughs?
7. Who was Misapeechi?
8. Who said, "Mari is an artist"?
9. What did Mari do during "Creating Time"?
10. Who is talking with her paints?
11. What do you notice on page 2 about Marianthe's hair?
12. What do you notice about Marianthe's face on page 3?
13. What do you notice about the students in Marianthe's Class?
14. On page 10, what do you think is going on in the classroom?
15. What do you notice about the photographs on page 15?
16. What do you think Marianthe's mother baked?
17. On page 18, what do you think Marianthe' and Mama were doing?
18. What are the names of Marianthe's classmates?
19. Why was Marianthe hurt one day?
20. Who said Marianthe was a "Dummy"?
21. On page 20, what do you think of Marianthe's drawing?
22. Whose name became Mr. Petrie?
23. Whose name became Rachel?
24. Whose name became Kristin?
25. Whose name became Albert?
26. Whose name became Patrick?
27. What do you think is going on, on page 22?
28. What was Mari doing on pages 23-24?
29. How did the class feel after Marianthe was doing telling her story?
30. What is the name they called the class?
31. What do you notice about Marianthe's brothers on page 27?
32. What do you think Marianthe's mother was doing on page 28?
33. Who told Mama that she looked, listened, and learned well?
34. Do you think Mama was learning a new language, just like Marianthe?

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