#29 Horse Song
Title:
Horse Song
Author:
Ted and Betsy Lewin
Illustrator:
Ted and Betsy Lewin
Publishing
Lee & Low Books
Copyright
Date: 2008
#
of Pages: 43
Genre/Category:
Multicultural
I chose this book because the cover
looked interesting. It is about Ted and Betsy Lewin’s visit to Mongolia to see
the child jockeys compete in the Naadam festival. Ted and Betsy describe the
culture of Mongolia, and they meet a young boy named Tamir. Tamir is nine years
old, and he is competing in the race. The jockey’s ride wild horses over a 14
mile stretch. Ted and Betsy watch the race closely and cheer Tamir on. Tamir
actually wins first place and brings honor to his family.
Title:
Horse Song
Author:
Ted and Betsy Lewin
Illustrator:
Ted and Betsy Lewin
Publishing
Lee & Low Books
Copyright
Date: 2008
#
of Pages: 43
Genre/Category:
Multicultural
I chose this book because the cover
looked interesting. It is about Ted and Betsy Lewin’s visit to Mongolia to see
the child jockeys compete in the Naadam festival. Ted and Betsy describe the
culture of Mongolia, and they meet a young boy named Tamir. Tamir is nine years
old, and he is competing in the race. The jockey’s ride wild horses over a 14
mile stretch. Ted and Betsy watch the race closely and cheer Tamir on. Tamir
actually wins first place and brings honor to his family.
The illustrations were completed
using watercolor and ink pen. Some of the
illustrations look very real, and they do a good job showing the emotions of
the people. Other illustrations look very cartoon-like. I think this may show
both Ted and Betsy’s different perspectives. The text switches from formal to
informal throughout the book.
This book would be appropriate for
children ages 8-11. It is a longer children’s book, and it has difficult words
in it. Teachers could use this book to talk about horses and jockeys. Teachers
could also use this book to talk about the culture of Mongolia. Another way
this book could be implemented in the classroom is as a geography lesson.
Students could look for Mongolia on a map, and then they could measure how far
it is from the Unites States.
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