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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 TaleReading 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: ImaginationReading Strategy: Concept Mapping, Cause & Effect Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:37:09 Word count: 6241 Use PDF for printing
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