Robert Arnett

FINDER KEEPERS is a book highlighting the travels of the author through India. It tells the story of his journey, giving many details about the sights, the language, and the gentle, thoughtful culture of India along the way. My daughter actually just recently travelled there and I found the book to be in line with the spirit of India that she witnessed and tried her best to describe to us. The book gives a great lesson on diversity and loving everyone as family. Also, I enjoyed the use of the language of India throughout the book and that it teaches the reader many new words. The illustrations are pretty. However, I think I may have chosen a more traditional Indian style with bright colors for the book, rather than the colored pencil type illustrations used.… (plus d'informations)

With a journey to a new country, the main character is experiencing a new culture. He is busing through the country of India and learning their customs.

This is a good story to read to bring different cultures that are in your classroom. This book might also include the culture of a student in your class and can make them feel more like they fit into the classroom.

An activity that I would do would be a writing prompt. I would have the students write about a place that they want travel through and why.… (plus d'informations)