Our Shadow Garden Module 3

Our Shadow Garden

By:  Cherie Foster Colburn

Book Blog Module 3

Module Descriptor and Page #:Plot Pg 164-165

A.    Author	Cherie Foster Colburn
B.     Title	Our Shadow Garden
C.     Illustrator	The children  of the Children’s Cancer Hospital at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
D.    Readability Score	Grade 5-8
E.     Genre	Fiction
F.      Subgenre	Nature
G.    Theme	Inspiration of heeling
H.    Primary and Secondary Characters	Grandchild, grandfather and grandmother
I.       Awards/Date of Publication	2009, Southern Writers Literary Award
J.       Publishing Company	Bright Sky Press
K.    ISBN Number	978-1-933979-69-4
L.     Summary	“Our Shadow Garden” illustrates a child’s love for a grandparent.  After a grandmother becomes ill and is no longer able to work outside in the garden she becomes sad.  The grandfather and grandchild work very hard to make a garden for the grandmother to enjoy.  Once the garden is finished they surprise the grandmother and all of their hard work pays off.
M.   Picture of Book Cover
N.    Usage with students	Science:  Use this book to introduce nocturnal animals and shadows to the class.  Extend activities to pretend you are a nocturnal animal and share the experience in writing.  Use flashlights to create shadows silhouettes.