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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
Minli loves listening to her father tell fantastic stories of dragons, jewels, and the Old Man of the Moon, but working in the shadow of Fruitless Mountain does not provide her family with much more than these stories. Saddened by her mother's dissatisfaction, Minli sets out to change her family's fortune for the better aided by a talking Goldfish. Guided by the folktales her father told and the many histories she hears from new friends along the way, Minli travels unimaginable distances only to discover the greatest fortune has been with her all along.
GRADES: K – 8
TOURS: Sept - Dec, 2011
THEMES: Chinese folktales, loyalty, family
EVENTS: National Children's Book Month
Booking Details:
Each performance runs between 25 and 45 minutes and can be performed in venues as small as a classroom or as large as an auditorium. In conjunction with each performance, Book-It offers workshops for children and young adults to reinforce what they have seen. Students can use voice, body, and imagination to create characters and explore environments, or develop a play in the Book-It Style™ from their own story. These workshops allow young people to make the leap between seeing art and creating it.
WORKSHOP CHOICES
Themes in Motion Students enter the world of the story using voice, body, and imagination to explore themes, characters, and events. (Grades K-2, 30-45 min)
Adapt It! Stage It! Students analyze a selection of text, adapt it in the Book-It Style, and stage it for an informal performance. (Grades 3-12, one hour, 35 students max.)
COST
Touring Story $575, includes performance, book, study guide, and workshop.
Additional Workshops: $125 each, additional travel fees apply.
To book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon for your school or community center call 206.428.6319 or email education@book-it.org. Click for more information about Book-It All Over.
Illustration from Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. Illustrations Copyright 2009 by Grace Lin. Published by Little, Brown and Company. All Rights Reserved.
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