The Clown of God
In this retelling of the old French legend, a juggler offers to the Christ Child the only Christmas gift he has. “The full-color pictures with subtle tonal modulations are an integral part of the design of the lumious pages full of movement and vitality. The Italianate aspects of the setting are beautifully realized.
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The author is also the illustrator.
Go-Alongs:
Online Units and Resources for The Clown of God
Clown of God
From 4Reallearning.com an Integrated Literature Unit for Advent and Christmas (Y,M)
Tomie dePaola
Teacher Resource File (Y, M, O, T)
Book Review
From Clown-ministry.com (Y, M, O, T)
How to Juggle
(Y, M, O, T)
I Can Juggle Kids Page
Take a ride through the world of Juggling: Juggling Information Service, International Jugglers Association, Juggling Festivals,
Juggling Help, Juggling Software, Interviews with Jugglers, A Juggling Success Story, and the Juggling Hall of Fame (Y, M, O, T)
JUGGLING
From Teachcircus.com (Y, M, O, T)
Clown Ministry
A web site dedicated to the history and performance of clowning, with an emphasis on clown ministry. There's a free tutorial on starting clowning, articles on topics such as the Clown Commandments, dozens of clown skits free for you to use, biographies of famous clowns (including Charlie Chaplin, Red Skelton, Bob Bell, WGN-TV's Bozo the Clown, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Emmett Kelly, Bob Keeshan, The Marx Brothers, The Three Stooges, and many others), reviews of books and movies on clowning, and much more. (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Italy
Daily Life in Ancient Rome - From Mr. Donn, this site is a fun introduction to Roman life for older elementary students. (Y,M)
Italy's Geography - (Y, M, O, T)
Little Explorers English-Italian Picture Dictionary - By Enchanted Learning (Y, M, O, T)
POMPEI - "It is my opinion that Pompeii is the most important archeological site anywhere. Almost every other ancient urban site is simply the remains of a ghost town, long ago deserted by its citizens who carried away with them everything of value. Prior to the eruption of Vesuvius, Pompeii was a thriving city. Then it was buried with so little warning in 79 A.D. that Pompeii was literally frozen in time. Pompeian couple If we want to know details about what life was like in a Roman city during the first century, I think by studying Pompeii we can get the very best perspective with the least speculation. We can understand how the privileged rich man and the ordinary slave lived from day to day in the Roman Empire during the time when Christianity was beginning to spread throughout the Mediterranean. A better understanding of life in Pompeii, a city with both Roman and Greek influence, can help us to better understand many of the writings of the New Testament." Join Michael Cole on a tour of Pompeii with a Christian Perspective. (Y, M, O, T)
Rome - Explore people, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archaeology. Obviously, there is mention of pagan gods on this site.
(Y, M, O, T)
Rome Past & Present - Focusing on architecture, this site is a mini-virtual tour. (Y, M, O, T)
The Roman Empire - "This website provides information on the Roman Empire in a series of eras, the time of Augustus, the days in which Augustus ruled as dictator and the empire flourished, The Julio-Claudian Dynasty, the first dynasty ever to hold place in the empire. (Y, M, O, T)
Time Warp Trio Lesson Plans - Look down the page for the link to this PDF lesson plan to go with the books. (Y)
Top picks for children's books on Italy - (y m)