Paperback, 22 pages, 6x8, Hmong
by Rick Vang & Connie Vang
Written in Hmong, this book is illustrated with colorful drawings which makes it intertersting and easy to follow for young readers.
Teaching points in this book include:
- Reading level: Intermediate to early advance Hmong
- Focus on words with single consonants, double consonants and tripble consonants
- Tone markers (all except the "d" tone)
- Reading fluency and expression
- Poetic devices: couplet, rhyming, rhythm, symbolism, figurative language
- Compare and contrast truth and lies
- Connection to a time that one has lied or told the truth
- Life application: consequences of lies and truth
- Themes or underlying messages: better to tell the truth tha to lie and truth will prevail in all circumstances