Tua
and the Elephant
by R. P. Harris
A Texas Bluebonnet Award NomineeSM
2013 Kids Wings Top Flight Award
Hardcover
Book
Kindle
Edition Everyone
in Chiang Mai, Thailand, knows Tua, the 10-year-old "peanut".
While her mother works day and night, Tua visits the bustling marketplace.
One
day, as Tua explores the market, she discovers a hole in wall. Curious,
she steps through the hole and is swept away a stream of people. The stream
becomes a river that carries her into an exciting adventure.
In the
center of the city, Tua stops a fountain in a square. There, bungling
two mahouts with a young elephant draw a crowd of the tourists who give
money to the elephant. The elephant, in turn, gives it to the mahouts.
The mahouts then give the tourists fruit to feed the elephant. Ah, a happy
arrangment. Or is it? At least Tua thought so until the elephant
takes the money and instead of giving it to her handlers, turns to give
it to a poor woman who is begging in the street. Tua sees mahouts' surprise
turn to anger as they drag the young elephant away, beating her mercilessly
on the legs and yelling that she will not get fed tonight. The poor elephant
beckons for Tua to help as she is led away. Tua follows at a safe distance
to their camp, all the while wondering what she, a young girl, can possibly
do to save this abused young elephant?
Can
you believe it, she steals the elephant? Then, she realizes how difficult
it is to hide an elephant, even this small elephant! Luckily, Auntie Orchid
has some clever ideas up her theatrical sleeves! Will Tua and Pohn-Pohn
reach the elephant sanctuary before the two sinister mahouts catch them?
Tua
and the Elephant will delight you with its colorful
figurative language, its exciting plot, its interesting characterzation,
and authentic exotic setting where Thai food, language, culture, and elephant
rescue.
The
49-page Kids Wings unit provides opportunity for discussion, drama, honing
of reading strategies, writing, solving a crossword puzzle, research,
and more. In addition, a 50-page Jeopardy-type game challenges the class
to compete in interactive fun.
Research
Links for
Tua
and the Elephant
by R. P. Harris
Elephant
Nature Park
Baby
Elephant Outing
Gentle
Giants, The Lives of Captive Elephants in Thailand (Movie
Trailer)
Wildlife
Friends Foundation
Elephant
Nature Foundation
What
is a songthaew?
Pronunciation of songthaew
Betel
Nut
Mahout
Pronunciation
Thailand
Language and Phrase Book
Brochure
Generator
TOYS:
Stuffed
Elephant
Stuffed
Baby Elephant with Dreamy Eyes
ZooTube
Baby Animals
ZooTube
Wild Tube Animals
Kids
Wings
Kids
Wings Social Studies on the Internet
Kids
Wings Writing Room
Kids Wings Research
Kids Wings Literature
Guides
Kids Wings Quotes
Literary
Connections
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Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
White Elephant by
Sid Fleischman, Folktale Novel
The Gorillas of Gill Park by Amy Gordon, Realistic Fiction Novel
Balarama: A Royal Elephant
by Lewin and Lewin, Nonfiction, Cultural
Ballet of the Elephants
by Leda Schubert, Circus Nonfiction Picture Bk
The World's Greatest Elephant, Biography
of an Elephant
My Chimp Friday, The
Banana Nana Chronicles by Hester Mundis, Science
Fiction Novel
The Circus Ship by Chris
Van Dusen, Dramatic Narrative Poetry
In the Wild by David Elliott,
Realistic Poetry
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Quotes
to memorize:
"Love
of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us
may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall
come to understand each other." Louis J. Camuti
It
is almost impossible for one to be cruel to animals and kind to humans."
~Fred A. Mc Gran, 1895
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A
49-page Kids Wings Literature Guide PLUS a 50-slide interactive Jeopardy-type
game, perfect for lesson plans, handouts, or projection on your SmartBoard
for Tua
and the Elephant
by R. P. Harris are now available for instant download!
The
Activity Guide Contains:
Pre-reading Discussion
Cards
An Expert in Class: Thai Vocabulary
Introducing the Story: Readers' Theater
English Vocabulary
Making Connections: A Pre- and Post-Reading Chapter Questions
Literary Devices: Tri-fold Figurative Language Activity
Comprehension Check-ups in Groups of Chapters
Dig Deeper! Talk About It! Write About It!
Visualizing the Text--Illustrate Your Answers
Feeding the Elephant, A Logic Puzzle
Crossword Puzzle: Across the Vocabulary, Chapters 1-16
All Thai-ed Up! Exploring the Thai Language!
Character Bio-Poems
Where in the World is Southeast Asia?
Where in the World is Thailand?
Thai Culture and Questions
Asian Elephants vs. African Elephants
Elephant Biographies
Elephant Haven Brochure
Comparing Tua
and the Elephant and The
One and Only Ivan
Character Letters – A Novel Comparison
Comparing and Contrasting Two Books
Five in a Row Vocabulary Game
The Courageous, The Sinister, and The Elephant: Crossword Puzzle
Answers
PLUS a 50-Page Jeopardy-type game!
Tua
and the Elephant is one of the 26 literature guides in Growing
Young Americans. While you can purchase the individual literature
guides for about $12.95, if you order Growing
Young Americans, you can get the entire collection in a spiral-bound
book with CD and site license for one school and pay
less than $2 a unit in the collection!
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A
special thanks to the talented Curtis
Schweitzer for allowing us to use his symphonic composition, "The
Marketplace" as our background music!
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