Moon over manifest reading comprehension worksheets, guides. Abilene is unhappy being separated from her father and hopes that he will return for her before the end of summer. Moon over manifest by clare vanderpool features a plucky heroine, abeline tucker, who feels abandoned when her father puts her on a train bound for manifest, kansas in the care of an old family friendnow the town bootlegger and ministerso he can work on the rails for one summer. Moon over manifest moon over manifest audiobook, by clare vanderpool. Over 115 pages of reading comprehension materials for moon over manifest. Drawing on stories she heard as a child, along with research in town newspapers, yearbooks, and graveyards, clare found a rich and colorful.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Moon over manifest is the story of a girl, who no, wait, its actually the story of a boy, who well, then theres that other part about that other boy oh, and that one ladys story, tooyikes, whose story is this, anyway well, you could say its the story of abilene, a 12yearold girl used to living rough with her dad during the great depression. On her website vanderpool explains, that really sparked my imagination. Moon over manifest is a novel by author clare vanderpool. The empress of bright moon, book 1 moon mother, moon daughter moonotheism. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of moon over manifest by clare vanderpool. Jun 28, 2011 2011 newbery medal winner the movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby.
I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign id seen only in gideons stories. Moon over manifest strikes me as a childrens book animated by an expressly adult sentiment. Moon over manifest is a 1995 childrens novel written by american clare vanderpool. He sends her to stay with an old friend of his, named shady, in the town of manifest for the summer. Religion of a war and moon god prophet vol i of ii moon shot. Comprehension and vocabulary worksheets, guides, answer keys, and more.
Project gutenberg is the oldest and quite possibly the largest library on the web, with literally thousands free books available for download. Drawing on stories she heard as a child, along with research in town newspapers, yearbooks, and graveyards, clare found a rich. Moon over manifest, clare vanderpool the main character in the book is abilene tucker, a nice, adventurous girl from 1936. Moon over manifest reading comprehension worksheets. Jumping off a train in kansas to learn more about her fathers exciting past, abilene tucker is initially disappointed by the rundown depression. The story follows a young and adventurous girl named abilene who is sent to manifest, kansas by her father in the. The book was awarded the 2011 newbery medal for excellence in childrens literature, the spur award for best western juvenile fiction, and was named a kansas notable book. Listen to moon over manifest by clare vanderpool at. Having heard stories about manifest, abilene is disappointed to find that it. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on a few chapters of moon over manifest usually about 25 pages of the novel and is comprised of five different activities. Free moon over manifest worksheets and literature unit for. The first edition of the novel was published in october 12th 2010, and was written by clare vanderpool.
Wondering if moon over manifest is ok for your kid. Kids wings activities for moon over manifest by clare vanderpool. Moon over manifest by clare vanderpool suggestions and expectations this 84 page curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Original title isbn 9780385738835 published on 20101012. Buy a cheap copy of moon over manifest book by clare vanderpool. Louis county, we have suspended shipping until midmay. The newbery award committee obviously related to this powerful emotion, but does its intended audience of fifth to eighth graders. Free download or read online moon over manifest pdf epub book. Moon over manifest, clare vanderpools first novel, is set in the fictional small town of manifest, kansas, which is based on the real southeastern kansas town of frontenac, home of both of her maternal grandparents.
Manifest a town with a rich past and a bright future. Moon over manifest by clare vanderpool everyday reading. American author clare vanderpools 2010 childrens novel moon over manifest received the newbery medal for excellence in childrens literature as well as a spur award for western juvenile fiction and recognition as a kansas notable book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In this novel, abilene tucker has been sent to stay with friends of her father in manifest, kansas in 1936. Powerful in its simplicity and rich in historical detail, clare vanderpools debut is a gripping story of loss and redemption. Moon over manifest makes heavy use of parallel stories. Book trailer for moon over manifest created for a childrens literature class. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this moon over manifest study guide and get instant access to the following. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign id seen only. Moon over manifest begins with abilene as the protagonist in 1936 manifest. After making your purchases youll immediately be presented with links to download each of the sets of materials you have purchased. Moon over manifest well, you could say its the story of abilene, a 12yearold girl used to living rough with her dad during the great depression.
Clare vanderpools debut novel moon over manifest is the winner of the alas 2011 newbery award. Her dad is a railroad worker who moves around to different jobs. This book educates readers about wwi and the great depression, and also imparts a message about the importance of supporting one another, sharing, and listening to each persons story. Moon over manifest nc kids digital library overdrive. A parallel story is a narrative structure in which the writer includes two or more separate plots linked by a common character andor theme. Im definitely putting it on my list of books to read my own children someday. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading moon over manifest. Moon over manifest is included in the kids wings reading out of the box collection of literature guides for awardwinning novels and intermediate level picture books. Moon over manifest began as a story the author clearly needed to hear. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Why is the story in moon over manifest told in so many different layers. Her inspiration was a line in moby dick that also influences abilene. Moon over manifest by clare vanderpool analysis activities.
Instantly get a books guided reading, lexile measure, dra, or grade level reading level. Its 1936 and twelveyearold abilene tucker feels abandoned. Before you read, vocabulary, comprehension questions including many higher level thinking questions. Drawing on stories she heard as a child, along with research in town newspapers, yearbooks, and graveyards, clare found a rich and colorful history for her story. Project gutenberg is one of the largest sources for free books on the web, with over 60,000 downloadable free books available in a wide variety of formats. Moon over manifest questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on. The main characters of moon over manifest are welldrawn, interesting and idiosyncratic. Combined with the book s many colorful minor characters, they people a fictional universe that is rich and believable.
Moon over manifest short answer test answer key clare vanderpool this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. Moon over manifest short answer test answer key clare vanderpool this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay. Manifesta town with a rich past and a bright future. Armed only with a few possessions and her list of universals. Goodreads members who liked moon over manifest also liked. Find and level books by searching the book wizard database of more than 50,000 childrens books. Having lived most of my life in the same neighborhood, place is. Due to the uncertainty of covid19 and the stay at home orders for the city of st. Her father sent her to a small town called manifest, kansas while he worked a railroad job somewhere else. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Dec 20, 2011 moon over manifest, by clare vanderpool. Search by title, author, illustrator, or keyword using the search box above.
Navigating early by clare vanderpool, paperback barnes. The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. Vanderpool says the book grew out of the concept of true places and her wondering what becomes such a place for someone who has never lived anywhere for more than a few weeks or months at a time. Delacorte books for young readers publication date. This collection comes in a spiralbound book with cd and site license for one school. Find books like moon over manifest from the worlds largest community of readers. Oct 12, 2010 moon over manifest, clare vanderpools first novel, is set in the fictional small town of manifest, kansas, which is based on the real southeastern kansas town of frontenac, home of both of her maternal grandparents. And as manifest s secrets are laid bare one by one, abilene begins to weave her own story into the fabric of the town. American author clare vanderpools 2010 childrens novel moon. To learn about more features, head over to our home page. New york times best seller navigating early by clare vanderpool, newbery medalist for moon over manifest, is an odysseylike adventure of two boys incredible quest on the appalachian trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in hardcover format. How 400,000 people landed apollo 11 on the moon the moon in the palace. Apr 09, 2012 book trailer for moon over manifest created for a childrens literature class. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create price quotes and place book orders. The guide is presented chapterbychapter and includes the following distinct sections. Kids wings activities for moon over manifest by clare. Pdf moon over manifest book by clare vanderpool free. Moon over manifest booksource booksource booksource. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for. Excerpt from moon over manifest an historical fiction excerpt from the 1930s about a child who has been sent away to live with a preacher after getting a cut that got infected. Twelveyearold abilene tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in manifest, kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past. Childrens, fiction, historical, historical fiction, middle grade, young adult. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this moon over manifest study guide and get instant access to the following summary.
Abilenes story, miss sadies story, letters from ned, and hattie maes newspaper articles. Moon over manifest is sparkling historical fiction, set in a little town during the great depression and full of flashbacks to wwi. Moon over manifest would make a great readaloud book the dialogue is snappy and funny, there are so many great stories within the main story, and the cast of characters is varied and wonderful. Free moon over manifest study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. How does this structure affect the way we understand the book.
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