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Sunday, March 25, 2012

King Midas

Book Title: King Midas
Author(s): John Warren Stewig
Illustrator/Photographer/ Artist: Omar Rayyan
Publisher: Holiday House
Copyright Date: 1999
Genre: Folktale
Brief Annotation: King Midas loves gold. In fact he loves gold more than anything else in the world. He wishes that he could have a golden touch in order to turn things into gold. A mysterious stranger grants him this wish. King Midas soon learns the Midas touch is not a wonderful power but a nightmare that his greed has granted him. He soon learns that some things in life are more precious than gold.
Your Rating (1-5) and Why: I rate this book a four because it is teaches about greed and regret through a familiar story and whimsical paintings.
Readers who will like this book: Elementary age children will like this book.
Teaching Strategy from Tompkins: Sketch to stretch (page 111) is a good strategy for this story because it will give the students a chance to move past the literal comprehension of the story and think more deeply about the theme and characters. The students read and respond to the story in a grand conversation. The teacher and students discuss the theme and ways to symbolize the theme in the story. The students draw sketches of what the story means to them. Then in small groups they share their sketches. Each group chooses one sketch to share with the class. If the students would like to revise their sketch they may do so.
Question to ask about this book before you read aloud: What does it mean to regret something?
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