Author: Richard Ammon
Illustrator: Pamela Patrick
Readability Score: n/a
Genre: Diversity
Sub Genre: Realstic Fiction
Theme: Chistmas in an Amish Household
Main Characters: Brother of a big Amish Family- narrator
Secondary Characters: Rachel, Anna (teacher), Danny, Lydia, Malinda, Katie, John, other member of Amish family.
ISBN:0-590-18711-2
Publisher:Scholastic Inc
Publishication Date: 1997
Summary: This story tells about Christmas in an Amish household. Their Christmass' is very similar to traditional christmas- with the expection of a christmas tree or santa clause. They have school on Christmas eve and will only get off for christmas day- this way they can end school early to help their family plow during the spring. They get very few gifts- and most are handmade. They do not use electricity and they ride in a horse drawn carriages. For their gifts, they get gifts they can use outside like skates and sleds and the children all play togther till the day is done- and they have completed their chores for the day- even on Christmas.
How would use: Just a great book to highlight the differences in cultures. We could have a dicussion about the different types of holidays people share and the way they celebrate. I would also let the students write a paper of the way they celebrate Christmas- then we could look at our similarites and differences in holiday celebration.
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