Obscured text on back cover due to sticker attached.Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:07:27 Boxid IA40258101 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier "Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited"-Title page verso The acclaimed author of The Witch's Boy has created another epic coming-of-age fairy tale destined to become a modern classic". Soon, it is up to Luna to protect those who have protected her-even if it means the end of the loving, safe world she's always known. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge on schedule-but Xan is far away. To keep young Luna safe from her own unwieldy power, Xan locks her magic deep inside her. Xan decides she must raise this enmagicked girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan rescues the abandoned children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle.
They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. Teachers may provide students with a list of words to define, or have students identify the words they are unfamiliar with."An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. In this activity, students will create a storyboard that defines and illustrates key vocabulary found in the book The Girl Who Drank The Moon. Starting a unit or lesson with the key vocabulary aids in overall comprehension and retention.
0 kommentar(er)
