Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran

Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney

Published by HarperCollins in 1991

Kirkus Book Review Stars, 1991

Summary: 
A group of children in an Arizona town create an imaginary town on a hill side with rocks and boxes. Based on the stories the author heard from her grandmother.

Ideas for use in library:
Create mini Roxaboxen using stones

Curriculum connections: 
Science: study of the desert, study depictions of plant life and scenery.
Social Studies: this links to a lesson plan for creating a map of Roxaboxen.; Find Yuma, Arizona on a map and/or in Google Earth; Take a virtual tour of the park that was built on the location.

Special features: 
Author statement about the real Roxaboxen.
About the real Roxaboxen on McLerran’s website
Accessed via Saint Joseph School library.