My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George Lit Link Grades 7-8
EBOTM14186
$16.99 CAD
Additional information:
Author :
Basten, Miriam
Written in the form of a diary, this story relates the days of Sam Gribley a young boy who runs away to the wilderness to live as one with nature in the Catskill Mountains.
Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key. 64 pages.
Objectives:
To present to students a tale of wilderness survival through Newberry Award winning literature.
To show students, that with a degree of resourcefulness and patience, many things can be accomplished and that running away has its own set of difficulties.
To introduce students to the rich variety of life of the forest and the interrelationships of the plants and animals living there.
