Later, as an educator and public speaker, shana shared her experience in malawi with her american students. Laugh with the moon laugh with the moon is on the texas bluebonnet award master list. Such is the case with shana burgs latest familial addition, laugh with the moon delacorte 2012. Clare feels like a fish out of water at mzanga full primary school, where she must learn a. Shana burg is the author of a thousand never evers. I was looking for a book to read and i saw this one, laugh with the moon, by shana burg. Its a story of friendship and coping with grief, with some intense moments for younger readers. Burg has also won awards for a previous book, a thousand never evers, which looks at the civil rights movement in the u. Clare feels like a fish out of water at mzanga full primary school, where she must learn a new language. Kids wings activities for laugh with the moon by shana burg, malawi, africa, download unit, features integrated curriculum, literature units for grade 3 8, interdisciplinary curriculum.
Notable social studies trade book for young people. Shana burg is the author of a thousand never evers random house, 2008 and laugh with the moon random house, 2012. Check in tomorrow when i interview author shana burg and get her thoughts on writing for children about major social issues. Book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Like a lot of the other books that i have read, i checked it out at my. Told from an american girls perspective, this story about how death teaches us to live and how love endures through. Kids wings activities for laugh with the moon by shanna burg. Shana burg is the awardwinning author of a thousand never evers and lives in. Partly based on her own experiences traveling to malawi, laugh with the moon tells the story of yearold clare silver, who feels that mourning her mothers death is far more important than being dragged overseas with her doctor father. Laugh with the moon by shana burg is a compelling story of a girl who is trying to find her way forward after a tragic loss. It won many awards and is available as an audiobook as well.
Laugh with the moon paperback june 28, 1969 by shana burg author. Though i was only privvy to shanas earliest drafts of the book, before work schedules ate up her critique time, i somehow feel a sense of relation to this story. Laugh with the moon hardcover tattered cover book store. Parents need to know that laugh with the moon is the story of a yearold boston girl who is grieving the recent, sudden death of her mother and adjusting to village life in malawi, africa, where her doctor father has come to work in a clinic. As this memorable heroine contends with loss, burg balances tragedy with hope and resilience. Laugh with the moon by shana burg penguin books australia. Read laugh with the moon by shana burg available from rakuten kobo. Having recently returned from my first trip to africa, i was eager to read this new novel by author shana burg which takes place in malawi.
Laugh with the moon book by shana burg thriftbooks. Shana burg is the awardwinning author of a thousand never evers and. Ive been hemming and hawing about this as i describe the book to fellow readers. The small country of malawi, in southcentral africa, rarely appears on childrens authors radars, but two books published in 2012shana burgs middle grade novel laugh with the moon delacorte and the picture book version of the boy who harnessed the wind dial, written by william kamkwamba and bryan mealer and illustrated by elizabeth zunontake place there.
In those early days, shana shared her emotional journey that began two decades ago. Massachusetts thirteenyearold clare, grieving after her mothers recent death, reluctantly travels with her father to spend nine weeks in a remote village in malawi, where new friends and experiences help open her mind and heart. Laugh with the moon, by shana burg grief and laughter. I did some work for a professor at the harvard institute of international development.
Laugh with the moon by shana burg, patricia coombs. Shana burgs laugh with the moon is such a complex yet simple book that packs a hefty emotional punch. Shana burg author many years ago, shana burg found herself in a land rover in the malawian bush, investigating whether school children had basic supplies like pens, pencils and notebooks. Buy the paperback book laugh with the moon by shana burg at indigo. Stuck with her father, a doctor who seems able to heal everyone but clare.
Shana burg found herself in a land rover in the malawian bush, investigating whether school children had basic supplies like pens, pencils and notebooks. Stuck in the african jungle for sixtyfour days without phone reception. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Laugh with the moon is on the texas bluebonnet award master list. A thousand never evers book random house published my book for teens in 2008. By purchasing a book from bookpeople, you are not only supporting a local, independent business, but you are. Yes, clare is an outstanding female character who undergoes. The setting and cast emerge as real standouts, especially clares friend memory, who tells her, even the mourner must stop and laugh with the moon. Laugh with the moon ebook by shana burg rakuten kobo. Could you laugh with the moon, instead of crying alone, if you were in clares place. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. While reading shana burgs second book laugh with the moon i noticed that i had left my own reality and had entered the emotional, touching and sensitive.
Laugh with the moon by shana burg overdrive rakuten. By shana burg for cynthia leitich smiths cynsations the idea for laugh with the moon delacorte, 2012 came from an experience i had when i was in graduate school for public policy. Laugh with the moon book trailer random house, 2012 youtube. Laugh with the moon published by random house wise, warm, and as brilliant as the laughing moon. Only an orphan named memory, who knows about love and loss, can teach clare how to laugh with the moon. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading laugh with the moon. This trailer explains how shanas own experiences in malawi inspired her story of. Laugh with the shana burgshana burg moon educators guide. Buy a cheap copy of laugh with the moon book by shana burg. With keen insight into culture and the psychology of grief, burg a thousand never evers crafts an atmospheric novel about yearold clare. I had some reservations about this book when i first began reading it. Delacorte press books for young readers, 9780385734714, 245pp. The story is a combination of her adjusting to life in africa and coping with the loss of her mother. Laugh with the moon, by shana burg random house, 2012 recommended for ages 914.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The malawi experience, with its food, smells, culture,coping with. Laugh with the moon shana burg interview donna janell. Best childrens books of the year, bank street college of education. Laugh with the moon, by shana burg, is her second random house novel, set in the african country of malawi. While reading shana burgs second book laugh with the moon i noticed that i had left my own reality and had entered the emotional, touching and sensitive life of a teenage girl dealing with the pain of loss and meaningful changes in her life with humor and authenticity. Both novels are for tween, teen, and adult readers. Clare silver, finds herself in a remote part of malawi, africa, with her father who works for a doctors without. Even though it is definitely pink, i find the silhouetted characters and landscape to be very striking. I asked shana to reflect on how we can get more kids interested in reading about africa and foreign cultures in general.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Laugh with the moon book next came this book, also for teens. Delacorte books for young readers, and shana has graciously stopped by to answer our writerly questions. Laugh with the moon by shana burg and patricia coombs. It seems so surreal what they do in malawi coming from america. Laugh with the moon by shana burg randomly reading.