Sarah Plain and Tall Compare & Contrast Settings
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Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Lesson Plans by Ashley Trudeau
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan is the story of Sarah Wheaton, who travels from Maine to the prairie in response to a family’s advertisement for a wife and mother. This simple tale of belonging and family will inspire readers of all ages.
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Sarah Plain and Tall Compare & Contrast Settings
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- PRAIRIE
- SEA
- •grass • fields • dirt roads • middle of U.S. • fresh water ponds"Outside, the prairie reached out and touched the places where the sky came down."
- •salt water • sand dunes • shells • sea birds • on the coast • salt water"The sea is salt. It stretches out as far as you can see. It gleams like the sun on glass. There are waves."
- Sarah wanted to touch the sheep because she had never done it before."I want to see the sheep, You know, I've never touched one. "Never?" Caleb sat up."
- In Maine, by the sea, Sarah touched seals."But I've touched seals. Real seals. They are cool and slippery and they slide through the water like a fish."
- The prairie has lots of land. To get to town, the family would have to take a wagon, because it would be a very far walk. "Here is different, said Maggie. Here you will drive."
- Sarah would be able to walk to town in Maine. "In Maine," said Sarah, "I would walk to town."
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