By: Michael Dorris
This book was about a little girl (Morning Girl) and her younger brother (Star Boy) who tell about events of their childhood. They discuss the customs of their people and the way they love and respect the earth. The chapters in the book alternate between Morning Girl and Star Boy. Morning Girl loves the early morning and the ocean. Star Boy loves the dark night and pretends to be trees, animals, and rocks. It seems like a normal time until visitors who speak a different language appear in a boat and Morning Girl tries to befriend them. I would use this historical fiction book as we were talking about world exploration. It shows an account for the native people of the island and their way of life. We see that they had a normal life until people who spoke a different language came to the island they live on. We can’t help but wonder what will happen next. I would use this in the classroom when we were learning about how people's lives can change when something new happens. This could be used when teaching immigration or migration. How do the lives of all parties change? How do they react to the change?
This book was about a little girl (Morning Girl) and her younger brother (Star Boy) who tell about events of their childhood. They discuss the customs of their people and the way they love and respect the earth. The chapters in the book alternate between Morning Girl and Star Boy. Morning Girl loves the early morning and the ocean. Star Boy loves the dark night and pretends to be trees, animals, and rocks. It seems like a normal time until visitors who speak a different language appear in a boat and Morning Girl tries to befriend them. I would use this historical fiction book as we were talking about world exploration. It shows an account for the native people of the island and their way of life. We see that they had a normal life until people who spoke a different language came to the island they live on. We can’t help but wonder what will happen next. I would use this in the classroom when we were learning about how people's lives can change when something new happens. This could be used when teaching immigration or migration. How do the lives of all parties change? How do they react to the change?
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