How the Robin Stole Fire
El petirrojo que se robó el fuego
Comment le rouge-gorge a volé le feu
How the Robin Stole Fire
How the Robin Stole Fire
How the Robin Stole Fire
How the Robin Stole Fire
Pourquoi Tale (fiction), 1,968 words, Level R (Grade 3)
How the Robin Stole Fire is a retelling of a story based on a Boandik (BOH-uhn-dik) tale called "How Fire Was Stolen from the Red-Crested Cockatoo." The Boandik people are the Aboriginal people of the southeastern region of South Australia. This tale explains how people came to use fire as a tool and why brush fires sometimes sweep through the grasslands of the Australian outback.
Lesson Resources
Lesson plans exist for the English version of this book.
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Retell while reading to understand text
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Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
