Swamp Angel # 25

1.      Author: Anne Isaacs
2.      Title: Swamp Angel
3.      Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky
4.      Genre: Modern Fantasy
5.      Subgenre: Folk Tales and Traditional Literature
6.      Theme: Tennessee and the creation of the Big bear constellation, Great Smoky Mountains, and Shortgrass Prairie
7.      Primary and secondary Characters: Swamp Angel (Angelica Longrider)
8.      Awards: Caldecott Honor Book and New York Times Best Illustrated Books
9.      Date of Publication: September 2004
10.  Publication Company: Puffin Co.
11.  A summary about the book and how you will use it in your classroom.

       Angelica Longrider is a Tennessean that was born rather large, she earned the swamp angel when she helped troubled pioneers in a near by swamp.  There was also a rather large bear that was causing a lot of trouble for settlers in Tennessee. He was steeling food without any care so Swamp Angle a long with many men set out to take care of this bear. She is discouraged but looks beyond to achieve her goal.  I would use this book to introduce the big bear constellation.  The introduction would lead into a lesson about stars, constellations, or the atmosphere.  I would also use this book to introduce a lesson about Tennessee History or different types tradition literature.