When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant

Title: When I was Young in the Mountains

Author:  Cynthia Rylant

Illustrator: Diane Goode      

Publisher:  E.P. Dutton   

Year: 1982

Awards/Accolades: Caldecott Honor

Summary:

Tells of the activities of a child at her grandparents' house in coal-mining country (Appalachian Virginia). Describes many activities of youth in the countryside in the pre-industrial era.

Use in Classroom/Library:

Read aloud; make connections to our own youth

Curriculum Connections:

Lesson ideas from Read Write Think and brainPop Jr.

Social studies: compare youthful entertainment from then to today. What activities have you tried? which would you like to try? Which would you never want to try?

This title is in the Saint Joseph School Library.