Books like sing down the moon

Bright morning is happy to be alive, as the story opens. That happiness is short lived when she and a friend are captured by slavers and taken away to be sold. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Jul 18, 2014 listen to sing down the moon audiobook by scott odell. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Sing down the moon by odell, scott a copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sing down the moon. With your help, social studies could come alive for my students as they increase their reading skills. A young navajo girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced to march to fort sumner as prisoners of the white soldiers. Sep, 2010 sing down the moon was a newbery honor book in 1971. The navajo tribes forced march from their homeland to fort sumner by white soldiers and settlers is dramatically and courageously told by young bright morning.

The theme of sing down the moon by scott odell is about the hardships navaho indians had to face when colonel kit carson and his troops drove them to fort sumner. Scott odell was a great author who wrote some wonderful historical fiction such as island of the blue dolphins and the hawk that dare not hunt by day. Beautifully written, immensely moving, sing down the moon is a memorable reading experiencefor any age. Buy sing down the moon by scott odell online at alibris. Sing down the moon, by scott odell book by scott odell. Find books like sing down the moon from the worlds largest community of readers. Reading wonders 20192020 unit 8 week 3 days 15 ppt. To ask other readers questions about sing down the moon, please sign up. The bulletin of the center for childrens books wrote the very simplicity of. Some of his many books include the island of the blue dolphins, the road to damietta, sing down the moon, and the black pearl. The main character of sing down the moon is bright morning, whose life is about to abruptly change in ways that she could scarcely imagine in her worst nightmare. Sing down the moon book by scott odell thriftbooks.

Yes, i know that many white people treated many indian people badly. Sing down the moon to give a firsthand account of the long walk, an actual historical event. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sing down the moon book central rappahannock regional.

The students will be able to make connections to the book throughout the year. While running away, they met two men of their tribe who helped them. The book received several major awards, beginning with recognition as a newbery medal honor book, 1971, followed by selection as a booklist contemporary classics for young adults, 1984 and phoenix award honor book, 1990 childrens literature. Scott odell a young navajo girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced to march to. Some of his many books include the island of the blue dolphins, the road to damietta, sing down the moon. They had to serve the spaniards, but they hated it and eventually ran away. Sing down the moon didnt really catch the story and didnt like it. Sing down the moon by odell, scott and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Scott odell a young navajo girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced to march to fort sumner as prisoners of the white soldiers. Sing down the moon lexile find a book metametrics inc. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms.

Told in the first person through the character of bright morning, a navaho girl on the verge of adulthood, the novel relates the crushing of the spirit of the navaho people at the hands of white people. Read sing down the moon by scott odell for free with a 30 day free trial. Sing down the moon was a newbery honor book in 1971. Sing to the moon by nansubuga nagadya isdahl published by lantana publishing on 2018 genres. Listen to sing down the moon audiobook by scott odell. Praise for the very simplicity of the writing, at times almost terse, makes more vivid the tragedy of the eviction and the. It has introduced a lot of the 4th grade curriculum. To be honest, whenever i see his books i sort of gloss over them and move on to other books. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities. I like how simple his writing is, i suppose that the nice thing about most. Sing down the moon 1970, a childrens novel by american author scott odell, focuses on a fourteenyearold navajo girl named bright morning who lives peacefully with her people until spanish slavers come to the navajo country to kidnap girls.

Bright morning is determined to escape and find her way back home to her family. Fourteenyearold bright morning and her best friend are grazing their sheep on a beautiful spring morning when two strange men suddenly appear. Sing down the moon beautifully written newbery honor story of a teen aged girl who is confronted by the challenges of life as a female member of the navaho nation in the mid1860s. Books like sing down the moon by scott odell suggested reading scott odell this study guide consists of approximately 15 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of sing down the moon. Scott odell 18981989, one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the newbery medal, three newbery honor medals, and the hans christian andersen author medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers.

If each student in my class had a copy of sing down the moon, a fictional story about how native americans were affected by european immigration, we could read it together and have rich classroom discussions about american history. Goodreads members who liked sing down the moon also liked. They tribe had been so strong for fighting for what is theirs, like they fight for their village and for their food and their place. Praise for the very simplicity of the writing, at times almost terse, makes more vivid the tragedy of the eviction and the danger and triumph of the return. Customers who bought this item also bought page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1. This book is one of the best books i have ever read.

Jan 07, 2019 sing down the moon scott odell haines high school. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. I remember listening to the reading of another book by this author, island of the blue dolphins, back when i was eleven or so in school. She calls him an old woman who eats and sits by the. Scott odell this is the official website of the author. My first reaction to the book is, oh, another story that emphasizes how badly the whites treated the indians. She and her best friend are taken captive, but bright morning is determined to escape and find. Buy a cheap copy of sing down the moon book by scott odell. Fiction, navajo indians, indians of north america, juvenile fiction, native americans, accelerated reader 6. Sing down the moon scoot odell voice by ashley kim.

The newbery medal and newbery honor books are named after john. When a teenaged navajo girl is interrupted by spanish slavers one day while shes shepherding sheep, its only the beginning of a marked change in life for her and her people in sing down the moon by author scott odell. She is out herding sheep with her friend when some spaniards came and kidnapped them as servants. Jan 10, 2017 sing down the moon is one of my favorite books. Sing down the moon is a childrens literature book written by author scott odell. Sing down the moon is a fictionalized retelling of a littleknown and shameful part of american history. The book received several major awards, beginning with recognition as a newbery medal honor book, 1971, followed by selection as a booklist contemporary classics for young adults, 1984 and phoenix award honor book, 1990 childrens literature association. Research hogans to find out what they look like, what they are made of, and how they are built.

The following sites can be used to support and enrich the book club unit for sing down the moon by scott odell. This historical fiction novel is based on many true stories from 18631865, when the long knives or the spaniards drove the entire navaho population out of their homes. Read sing down the moon online by scott odell books free 30. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sing down the moon. What is the main characters name in the book sing down. One lovely spring day, fourteenyearold bright morning and her friend running bird took their sheep to pasture. Books like sing down the moon by scott odell suggested. Scott odell 18981989, one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the newbery medal, three newbery honor medals, and the hans. Buy a cheap copy of sing down the moon, by scott odell book by scott odell. Sing down the moon by scott odell, paperback barnes. Scott odell a young navaho girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced to march to. The reader of this historical novel is able to learn about a small portion of indian history, as told by bright morning. Scott odell a young navaho girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced to march to fort sumner as prisoners of the white soldiers.

Sing down the moon by scott odell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sing down the moon, by scott odell deserves 5 stars. The spanish slavers were an everpresent threat to the navaho way of life. Sing down the moon by scott odell chapters 12 before you read the chapter.