I chose this book for my book talk because I wanted to honor my grandmother who used to read this to me when I was a little girl. I loved staying over at her house because I knew I would get to hear this story. My grandma was an avid reader and although I don’t read as much as she did I believe she had a huge influence on my motivation to read.
The Water of Life is about a fisherman named Pilchard who lives quietly in a small village in Europe. Pilchard is a very kind and humble man who helps every neighbor or any one, for that matter, who is in need. One day the king of Pilchard’s village summoned him to castle. The King asked Pilchard to go on quest for him. His quest was to find the water of life. So Pilchard went on the quest and while on his journey Pilchard’s never ending kindness to strangers pays off.
I think book would be great for a 2nd or 3rd grader because although it’s an easy read there are a couple of challenging words. But the book its self is a wonderful story about how showing kindness to others can sometimes be considered a gift.
Myranda,
ReplyDeleteThis book could be really intriguing in our future classrooms. What I love about it most is the fact that the illustrations are very foreign looking. It brings some intrigue into the reading process for the kids because it is different then all the other illustrations they see daily. Plus, many students will love the fairy tale aspect of it. The quest can lead to a lot of fun imagination and adventures for the reader and give the student a chance to love reading something that interests them.
Amanda
Personally I have never read this book or even heard of it, but it seems like it’s a really good book for children. I think the moral of the story is a really good one to teach children because it is at this age that we should teach them to be kind to others and to treat people the way you want to be treated. A good idea would be to have the kids do a little writing assignment and write about a time where they were really nice to someone or when someone was really nice to them, and how that made them feel.
ReplyDeleteI love to see older books that were loved well by us when we were children! I have several of those, myself. I think there's an intrinsic value in books like this, that has sort of been lost as children's books have grown more in popularity and political correctness. Old folk tales often hold more value and moral soundness than any of the newer stories, who often straight out show their message. This book has an ambiguous that children can derive for themselves. Good pick!
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