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Bird in the Basket, The
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478122978
Copyright Date: 1999
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
N
Strategy/Skill:
Author's purpose, Comparing and contrasting, Using texts as models for own writing
Genre:
Folk Tale/Traditional Story
Theme/Topic:
Conflict, Different Lands, Relationships
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
This story from Indonesia is about three poor but hard-working sisters. When the youngest sister discovers a magical bird it seems that their worries are over. Each morning, the bird fills a basket with rice – more than enough to meet their daily needs. However, when their mean uncle hears of this wonderful bird, he wants to have it for himself.
Features of the Book
- Traditional tale
- Indonesian setting
- Formal language
- Stylized illustrations
- The message in the story
- Past forms of verbs – grew, flew, woke, ate, burst
- Evocative use of language – Ke-ke-ko, kekeko
Purpose
The Bird in the Basket can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- recognizing the form of traditional tales
- understanding that authors write in different ways for different purposes
- determining the author’s underlying message
- comparing traditional tales with other genres
- using text as a model for students’ own writing
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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