Katherine paterson describes the inspiration behind her bestknown childrens book, as well as tales from her childhood in china and missionary work. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Jess aarons lives in a small town called lark creek and has a hard family life. Bridge to terabithia mass market paperback december 28, 2004. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson, 9780061227288, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jess and leslie spend their free time playing in the fantasy land of terabithia. Bridge to terabithia extension activity students can work with partners to make venn diagrams comparing leslie and jess. In addition to being a newbery award winner, bridge to terabithia was also named an ala notable childrens book and has become a touchstone of childrens. Bridge to terabithia is an unforgettable story of friendship and loss by award winning author katherine paterson.
Access thousands of highquality, free k12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students. Buy bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson online at alibris. Dec 07, 2014 katherine paterson describes the inspiration behind her bestknown childrens book, as well as tales from her childhood in china and missionary work in japan, in her new memoir, stories of my life. Jess aarons greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in his grade. Bridge to terabithia was also named an ala notable childrens book and has become a touchstone of childrens literature, as have many of katherine patersons other novels, including the great gilly hopkins and jacob have i loved.
Frequent attempts to censor the childrens novel have been made, and bridge to terabithia has appeared numbered eight on the american library association list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 19902000. Fifth grader jess aarons, a tenyearold boy in rural virginia, becomes friends with leslie burke, a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their magical kingdom in the woods, terabithia, during a storm. This study guide and infographic for katherine patersons bridge to terabithia offer summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. The two become fast friends and begin building an imaginary world, where jess and leslie can do. Bridge to terabithia is katherine patersons story of fifth graders jess and leslie. Bridge to terabithia will be released nationwide on february 16, 2007. Jess is twelve years old and about to start a new school year. Katherine patersons bridge to terabithia is a 1977 childrens literature classic about two fifthgraders, jess aarons and leslie burke, who create an imaginary kingdom named terabithia in the woods where they rule as king and queen and where the only limit is their imaginations. A complete unit unit just print and teachjust print and teachjust print. What adjective that starts with an o describes the book bridge to terabithia. The story is set in the mid to late 1970s in rural virginia. And, with all of these elements, the book won katherine paterson her first newbery medal in 1978 she won another for jacob have i loved in 1981. What adjective that starts with an o describes the book.
Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson alibris. The narration makes the whole story more appealing to the young minds as it depicts more effectively the sadness present in the words. Ten selections from the disneywalden media soundtrack featuring songs by todays top pop stars and the score by aaron zigman. As soon as i read the book blurb i had to go ahead and get a copy, which i then read immediately. Students work in teams to play this cross between wheel of fortune and trivia pursuit game.
Explore terabithia, a secret kingdom in the woods where jess aarons and leslie burke reign supreme. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson, donna diamond. I heard about this on laurens blog called northern plunder. In addition to the newbery award, she is the recipient of numerous others including the scott odell award, the national book award for childrens literature, the american. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. Bridge to terabithia was also named an ala notable childrens book and has become a touchstone of childrens literature, as have many of katherine patersons. See a complete list of the characters in bridge to terabithia and indepth analyses of jess aarons, leslie burke, and miss edmunds. Goodreads members who liked bridge to terabithia also liked. The book was originally dedicated to david but at davids request the book is dedicated to both david paterson and lisa hill. Bridge to terabithia is one of my childhood favorite books. What are some words to describe the setting in the book. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson paperback book.
Set in contemporary rural america, the story is one of remarkable richness and depth, beautifully written. Bridge to terabithia, by katherine paterson, is the realistic fiction story of two lonely kids who find each other in the makebelieve world that they create together. Wolf baldassarro social change 16 katherine patersons bridge to terabithia is a 1977 childrens literature classic about two fifthgraders, jess aarons and leslie burke, who create an imaginary kingdom named terabithia in the woods where they rule as king and queen and. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson paperback book the parent store select another store. Bridge to terabithia, vocabulary from chapters 1 currently done with november 29, 2016 by s ca katherine patersons bridge to terabithia is full of both the commonplace and the unexpected. It was written by katherine paterson and was published in 1977 by thomas crowell. The 40th anniversary edition of the classic newbery medalwinning title by beloved author katherine paterson, with brandnew bonus materials including an authors note by katherine herself and a foreword by new york times bestselling author kate dicamillo. Read the book from bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson. Her books have won numerous awards, including two newbery medals and one newbery honor. Bridge to terabithia is a story about a boy named jess, who befriends a new girl in town named leslie. Terabithia, and she loaned jess all of her books about narnia, so he would know how things went in a magic kingdom how the animals and trees must be protected and how a ruler must behave. Bridge to terabithia is an unforgettable story of friendship and loss by awardwinning author katherine paterson. Paterson drew inspiration for the novel from a real event that occurred in august 1974 when her sons friend was struck dead by lightning. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson scholastic.
Free audio and lesson plan for bridge to terabithia. It focuses on the sweet friendship of a tween boy and girl who share imaginative play, creating a world of their own just a rope swing away, far from the school bullies they face. Find books like bridge to terabithia from the worlds largest community of readers. Hes been practicing all summer and cant wait to see his classmates faces when he beats them all. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson paperback. Each student might make a list for one character, then partners can work together on a list of ways the characters are alike. Bridge to terabithia 40th anniversary edition katherine paterson. It also features a childs death and grief in the aftermath of the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Official katherine paterson website besides a biography and an interview with the author, this site provides brief summaries of bridge to terabithia and patersons other books.
Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson, chapters. Free audio and lesson plan for bridge to terabithia posted on august 18, 2008 by recordedbooks new for the 20082009 school year, recorded books is offering 4packs of our most popular audiobooks on playaway, cd, or cassette with an accompanying cdrom filled with detailed lesson plans, project ideas, handouts, worksheets, and quizzes for each. To describe the mood or atmosphere of a mountain on a summer day, one wants to choose words and use images that describe the overall setting. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson, used abebooks. A vocabulary list featuring bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson, chapters. Katherine paterson has four grown children, and lives with her husband in barre, vermont. It is the story of children growing up, but also their fantasy world, and what happens when the real world.
This newbery medalwinning novel by bestselling author katherine paterson is a modern classic of friendship and loss. The film, starring josh hutcherson, annasophia robb, robert patrick, bailee madison, and zooey deschanel, and released by walt disney pictures, is based on katherine patersons 1977 novel of the same name. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Bridge to terabithia book central rappahannock regional. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. Print the bridge to terabithia literature circle questions printable. Bridge to terabithia is one of the most classic books you may ever read about friendship, imagination, and loss. This is the songbook companion to the soundtrack of the disney movie adaptation of that novel. Bridge to terabithia this package provides students with everything they need to complete a novel study on study on bridge to terabithiabridge to terabithiabridge to terabithia. How to use this poster the activities on this poster are appropriate for students in grades 58. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Activities correlate with national standards in english language arts, character education and the visual arts. Its a story about friendship and the bumps along the way in life. Bridge to terabithia kindle edition by paterson, katherine, donna diamond.
Katherine patersons website author of bridge to terabithia. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson overdrive. Jess feels overshadowed by his sisters and searches for ways to stand out, and through. The newbery medal winner, bridge to terabithia, is a motion picture starring annasophia robb and josh hutcherson.
The novel won a lot of other honors, too, including being named an ala notable childrens book in. I gave this book a 3 star rating,because it was very interesting because jesse and i have younger siblings and their behavior is the same they are bad and he wanted to accomplish something that. Bridge to terabithia is a middle grade classic american book. Bridge to terabithia is a 2007 american comingofage fantasy adventure film directed by gabor csupo and adapted for film by david l.
By katherine paterson harper collins publishers bridge to terabithia english language 12. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson and donna diamond. He likes to draw and to run, and is kind of lonely. Parents need to know that bridge to terabithia, by katherine paterson, won the 1978 newbery medal. Bridge to terabithia is a work of childrens literature about two lonely children who create a magical forest kingdom in their imaginations. Aug 18, 2008 free audio and lesson plan for bridge to terabithia posted on august 18, 2008 by recordedbooks new for the 20082009 school year, recorded books is offering 4packs of our most popular audiobooks on playaway, cd, or cassette with an accompanying cdrom filled with detailed lesson plans, project ideas, handouts, worksheets, and quizzes for each. Books similar to bridge to terabithia bridge to terabithia. Bridge to terabithia trivia game my themequotes games are the only games that link famous, valuepromoting quotations to the themes of the books you teach. Inspiration for the novel resulted from a terrible event on august 14, 1974 when the best friend of paterson.
Bridge to terabithia audiobook free online streaming. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson, first edition. Bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jess aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class, but when a girl named leslie burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. The following sites can be used to support and enrich the book club unit for bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bridge to terabithia. In this classic novel, the friendship between young jess and leslie grows as they meet in terabithia their secret hiding place and only ends with the tragic death of one of them.
Inscribed by the author on the title page, for bob and peg white with affection katherine paterson 42278. The bridge to terabithia is a story about two children, jesse and leslie, who create an imaginary world called terabithia as a way to escape from bullies at school and their home life. Bridge to terabithia is a novel by katherine paterson that was first published in 1977. Bridge to terabithia first official full trailer youtube. Bridge to terabithia 40th anniversary edition katherine.
First edition of the authors first newberyaward winning novel. Katherine paterson author, donna diamond illustrator. I borrowed it again to bring back those memories i had when i was a kid. Bridge to terabithia was also named an ala notable childrens book and has become a touchstone of childrens literature. Nov 25, 2017 bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson.