Sunday, January 24, 2010

Roxaboxen, by Alice McLerran & Illustrated by Barbara Cooney


One of my childhood favorites! This book seems appropriate for reading with kids who are ages six to ten. Published in 1991, this book is based on true events of childhood memories as remembered by the author's mother. "Roxaboxen" is the name of the community created and constructed by the children living in the desert in Arizona. The story is very captivating and enables children's imaginative/creative side. This could be a very useful book for introducing a science unit about the desert or desert plants.

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