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“The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle”
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Abstract: Two children, Violet and Peony, construct a girl out of snow. This snow-image comes to life, however, their parents think she is a human girl and bring her inside where she promptly melts.

Source: Hamilton Wright Mabie, ed., Famous Stories Every Child Should Know (New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: American
       
Genre: Folk Tale
Reading Level: 7.9        Language: English        File Name: 0782
Sunshine State Standards:
LA.D.2.3.1-7: The student understands the power of language.

LA.E.1.3.1-5: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.

LA.E.2.3.1-8: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.


Theme: Imagination
Reading Strategy: Concept Mapping, Cause & Effect
 
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