Stone Soup
Retold and Illustrated: Marcia Brown
Genre: Traditional Literature
Grades: 1-5
Awards: Caldecott Medal
This book follows three soldiers that were on their way home from a war. They talked about tired they are and how they have not eaten for two days. A town nearby heard the soldiers were walking nearby, so all of the peasants in the town hid their food on top of roofs, under the beds, and in the cellars. The soldiers went to every door asking for food and a place to stay but everyone had an excuse they made up. The soldiers gathered all the peasants and explained that they will make a stone soup. They started off with a large pot, fire, water, and three round, smooth rocks. Then they said how salt and pepper will do the trick to make the soup better, so some of the peasants to get the seasonings. Then the soldiers said how carrots, cabbage, beef, potatoes, barley, and milk would make the soup amazing. The peasants were so intrigued with what the soldiers were making, so they grabbed all the ingredients, excited to taste the soup. The rest of town set up tables, brought bread, roast, and cider to the party. Everyone in the town and the soldiers drank, danced, laughed, and had a joyful time with each other. After the night, the soldiers were able to stay in different houses to rest. In the morning, the town gathered some supplies and said farewell to the soldiers as their new friends.
I would enjoy having this book in my classroom as it shows the students the meaning behind sharing with one another. The townspeople were greedy in the beginning of the story, but the soldiers were clever enough to trick them into sharing their food. This book would be great for first to fifth grade. For a lesson, I would bring actual soup that I would serve to the students. I would also bring the actual ingredients from the book to class and have the students act out what happened in the story. Then, the students will write a short paragraph about what it means to share their items with other people.
Genre: Traditional Literature
Grades: 1-5
Awards: Caldecott Medal
This book follows three soldiers that were on their way home from a war. They talked about tired they are and how they have not eaten for two days. A town nearby heard the soldiers were walking nearby, so all of the peasants in the town hid their food on top of roofs, under the beds, and in the cellars. The soldiers went to every door asking for food and a place to stay but everyone had an excuse they made up. The soldiers gathered all the peasants and explained that they will make a stone soup. They started off with a large pot, fire, water, and three round, smooth rocks. Then they said how salt and pepper will do the trick to make the soup better, so some of the peasants to get the seasonings. Then the soldiers said how carrots, cabbage, beef, potatoes, barley, and milk would make the soup amazing. The peasants were so intrigued with what the soldiers were making, so they grabbed all the ingredients, excited to taste the soup. The rest of town set up tables, brought bread, roast, and cider to the party. Everyone in the town and the soldiers drank, danced, laughed, and had a joyful time with each other. After the night, the soldiers were able to stay in different houses to rest. In the morning, the town gathered some supplies and said farewell to the soldiers as their new friends.
I would enjoy having this book in my classroom as it shows the students the meaning behind sharing with one another. The townspeople were greedy in the beginning of the story, but the soldiers were clever enough to trick them into sharing their food. This book would be great for first to fifth grade. For a lesson, I would bring actual soup that I would serve to the students. I would also bring the actual ingredients from the book to class and have the students act out what happened in the story. Then, the students will write a short paragraph about what it means to share their items with other people.
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