by boot | Feb 21, 2025
After students have read and discussed the book, ask them to reexamine the title. What do students think it means? How does it relate to the story as a whole? Have students cite specific evidence from the book (pictures and text) that shows how the little girl feels...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
Two White Rabbits tells the story of a father and daughter who are traveling, but the little girl does not know where they are going. In fact, this story is about migrants headed north, through Mexico to the USA in the hopes of finding a better life. The story remains...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
There are several parts of this book where the text is open to interpretation. Working as a class, discuss the possible meanings of the following passages. “But we do stop. Because the people who are taking us don’t always take us where we are going.” “The truck that...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
Have students close their eyes and listen to the story as it is read to them. Then break students into pairs and have them retell the story to each other without reading the words, just looking at the illustrations. Once they are done, have each pair work together to...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
This story is told in the first-person, narrated by the little girl. Discuss with students how the father’s point of view might be different. Assign each student an illustration. Have them rewrite this part of the story from the father’s point of view. Come together...
