Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz.
Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. (1994) Reading Level: Ages 4-10. 40 pages.
Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0671882686. Aladdin paperback. ISBN:
0689818963. |
Fire on the Mountain
by Jane Kurtz
Illustrated by Lee Christiansen
Fire on the Mountain is my
retelling of an Ethiopian folktale I heard as a child, about a dreamer
who survives one test of a night on a cold mountain and then has to
also outwit the rich man who would cheat him of his victory. -- Jane Kurtz
Honors/Reviews:
- Alternate selection, Children's Book of the Month Club.
- ALA's Book Links called it one of the best picture books of 1994.
- One of five finalists for the PEN West Literary Award for Children's Literature.
- Nominated for the Flicker Tale Award and Young Hoosier Award, state lists.
Classroom Connections
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Ask Jane if you can borrow a copy of the British version of the picture book, Mamo on the Mountain. It's fun to spot similarities and differences. A British reviewer called the book "beautifully written it sings."
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Compare Fire on the Mountain to any one of the titles listed in the booklist below.
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This book was the first book illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Look at some other books by the same talented artist. Do you find any similarities?
Other Books to Read
- "Fire on the Mountain" from The Fire on the Mountain and other Ethiopian Stories by Harold Courlander and Wolf Leslau (Holt, 1950).
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"The Warmth of a Fire" from Fair is Fair by Sharon Creeden (August House, 1995)
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"One Candle Power" in Once the Hodja by Alice Geer Kelsey (David McKay, 1994).
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"Ooka and the Stolen Smell" in The Case of he Marble Monster by I.G. Edmonds (Scholastic, 1961).
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In the Month of Kislev by Nina Jaffe (Viking, 1992).
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"Rich Man, Poor Man" in Favorite Folktales from Around the World by Jane Yolen (Pantheon, 1986).
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