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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo (2006)
A truly classic tale by an author sure to be in print generations from now. Already the winner of the Caldecott Medal for Because of Winn-Dixie, Kate DiCamillo offers a different book with a different sensibiity.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is a fable - the story of a china rabbit who is beloved by one child - who then endures an odyssey of personal and emotional self-discovery. Along his way he will meet a broad range of lonely characters from all walks of life. And along the way children and families - along with Edward, the china rabbit - will be subject to Kate DiCamillo's mysterious, beguiling, haunting prose. She creates quiet, quick, poetic set pieces - all while Edward struggles to understand the parting words of his first owner's curious grandmother.
Edward Tulane is not a cheerful book - but it is bursting with well-earned, hard fought love. It has already charmed a score of One Book, One School schools, and taught them the different magic an author as skilled as Kate DiCamillo can wield. It will continue to charm and awe families and show them the emotional power that can be wrung from the most unexpected places - from a children's novel about a doll.
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There are five supplementary resources for Kate DiCamillo'sThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane:
- a sample letter home to parents
- a sample reading schedule
- a complete Trivia Bank (w/ Answer Key)
- a list of suggested activities
- suggested assembly ideas
As a participating member of One School, One Book you may have access to all of these documents. Here are some samples:
- Reading Schedule
- assembly idea
- sample trivia Qs
- sample activity
- Chapter 1