Down Down the Mountain

We enjoyed Down Down the Mountain by Ellis Credle. This book is about an industrious little girl and boy from the Appalachian mountains who want a pair of shoes. They grow turnips to sell in town, but end up giving all of them away along the way except one. They end up entering their last turnip into a contest at the fair and winning. They win some money and buy the shoes they loved and gifts for their family.

Throughout our study, we learned about repitition and onomatopeias. We also talked about foreshadowing. Monkey is especially good at spotting foreshadowing in other books now. Really, all of these elements, but he likes the cleverness of foreshadowing.

Mouse discovered she loves raw turnips! She even took a page from Down Down the Mountain and shared some turnips with a lady we visited during the week.

We studied where the Appalachian mountains are, and some appalachian culture.

This was one of our favorite books. I am glad we own this one.