A group of children tells about some aspects of life in Sierra
Leone, Africa.
■ Nonfiction informational narrative
■ First person plural
■ Present tense
■ Strong cultural perspective
■ Map
■ Song within text
■ Music and song text
■ Information on setting on inside front cover
■ Most sentences describe two actions
■ Gathering information from illustrations to expand text
■ Recording reference and extra information
■ Compare and contrast with own experience

Picture book of realistic fiction for primary or intermediate grade levels. This is the story of sibling in a tribe in Sierra LEone. They talk about their typical life. The culture is reflected in a way that young children can begin to understand. Setting is important because of the different culture that is shown in the story. Media: color separations ( )