MacLachlan, Patricia, Sarah, Plain and Tall, 1987, Harper Collins Publishers.
Keywords: Family, Places, Letter writing, maps.
Brief Summary: This is a tale set in the late 19th century. It is about a widowed midwestern farmer with two children, Anna and Caleb. The farmer advertises for a wife. When Sarah arrives she is homesick for Maine, especially for the ocean which she misses greatly.Their mother died during childbirth, when having Caleb, She goes on a trip to town and when she comes back she explains to the children that even though she misses her home, "the truth of it is I would miss you more."
Teaching Suggestions: I think that students will clearly have questions regardless if they like or don't like the story. This story helps the students understand of things that happened back in the day and they will also learn about cultural things, as to ask for a wife.
I'm not sure how i feel about this story. It is a joy and then blank...Maybe because of my beliefs or my background, or maybe I'm just old styled...I can't feel good because he's asking for a mom for his children, but then i feel good because the children will finally have a mom... I'm not sure how to approach this.
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