Before Reading
The title of this story is The Heartbeat of the Land.
Questions to ask: 1. What do you think this story might be about? 2. Can you point out the following features of the book? (Spine, title, illustration, front page, back page, blurb, end papers). 3. How can we tell if our heart is beating? Have the children place their hands on their chest and feel the beating? How can the land have a heartbeat? Can we have feelings for the land we live in? |
Reading and Discussing
Read and enjoy the story
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