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Miniature Dutch Village Lesson Plan
  Readings and Vocabulary

Books on the Readings list are available at most local libraries
Primary Level Bibliography
Krasilovsky, Phyllis, illus. by Pieter Spier, The Cow Who Fell in the Canal, (New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1969).

Green, Norma, illus. by Eric Carle, The Hole in the Dike, (New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1974).

Locker, Thomas illus., retelling by Lenny Hort, The Boy Who Held Back the Sea, (New York: Dial Books, 1997).
 
The Boy Who Held Back the Sea
Teachers may whish to refer to Mary Mapes Dodge's Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates. This book is probably not geared for young learners but will add depth to the teacher's understanding of the origin of these retold stories.
Hans Brinker (Illustrated Classics)
Vocabulary
Related Vocabulary
Related vocabulary terms are explained in the Activities section of the primary level lesson canal
dike
Holland
The Netherlands
windmill
Other words in the books students may not know:
  pasture
cobblestones
bewilderment
village
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