| Go to Sleep, Gecko!: A Balinese Folktale Contributor(s): MacDonald, Margaret Read (Retold by), Valerio, Geraldo (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1939160928 ISBN-13: 9781939160928 Publisher: August House Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2006040748 |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.3" W x 10.7" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106615 Reading Level: 2.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The world is all connected. Some things you just have to put up with."Gecko may be small, but he has a giant-sized problem. Every night he is awakened by the fireflies outside his window. And when Gecko doesn't get his rest, he gets a little grumpy. So he goes to Elephant, the head of the village, to complain. His request that the fireflies stop working at night sets off a comical chain of problems for everyone in the village and complicates everyone's life. In the end, Elephant teaches Gecko that everyone has a purpose in the village: the fireflies provide light, the buffalo provides safety and the rain provides nourishment. Everything is connected. Through this cumulative tale from the Balinese tradition, Gecko learns that his well-being depends on that of the entire village and he finally goes to sleep, a little wiser. This Balinese folktale will teach readers the importance of respect, sharing and citizenship. August House offers free lesson plans for Go to Sleep, Gecko |