Samson: A Horse Story
Sansón: La historia de un caballo
Samson : l'histoire d'un cheval
Samson: A Horse Story
Samson: A Horse Story
Samson: A Horse Story
Samson: A Horse Story
Realistic (fiction), 2,324 words, Level U (Grade 4)
Samson: A Horse Story is written from the point of view of a ten-year-old girl's journal entries. She is devastated when her parents inherit a farm and she has to leave her friends to stay there for the summer. Not until she secretly reads her deceased aunt's journal does she realize the reason she's there. She grows to appreciate the farm as she becomes attached to Samson, the horse that was left to her. Illustrations enhance the text.
Lesson Resources
Lesson plans exist for the English version of this book.
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Summarize to understand fiction text
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