Following the release of the published work, a movie based upon the book titled alabama moon. Alabama moon farrar, straus and giroux byr, hardcover, 2006. This is a series of questions to test students after reading the book alabama moon by watt key it included multiple choice, short answer, and an essay. Much of the story revolves around multiple chases, captures, and escapes. But since i cant be in alabama this weekend, i am picking up one of the great books about the state, alabama moon by watt key, published in 2006. He escapes with the boys from the boys home and two of the boys went in the woods with moon and the rest stayed back. It all changed after his pap died from a infected broken leg. Alabama moon focuses on a tenyearold boy named moon blake. On his deathbed, pap tells moon that he must flee to alaska to find others like them and continue to live free, without.
Write at least two pages about a character or scene in the book as if you are a reporter reporting the news. Audiobook mp3 link in page 4 to listen or download book. View resource material posted download word files that can be edited questions. Moon knows a lot of survival tips that most kids dont. We not only have free worksheets, but we also have handson.
Alabama moon is a wonderful adventure into the life of moon blake, a young man with an unorthodox upbringing. Moon didnt care about anything anymore and his careleseness got him caught by the police and sent to a all boys home called pinson. Read alabama moon online by watt key books free 30day trial. Alabama moon ebook by watt key 9781429987653 rakuten kobo. Instead, moon is taken and placed in a boys home where he loves having. Read free books online and download ebooks for free. I also have quizzes for chapters, 46 and 510, 1118 and 2535 for sale. He grew up and currently lives in southern alabama with his wife and family. Alabama moon book final test by esl is my jam teachers pay. Alabama moon is a dark and violent story in spite of its happy ending, and it raises.
Landrums tones are convincing whether hes using the accent of rural alabama locals or showing moon. Watt key, is an awardwinning southern fiction author. Jan 14, 2008 tenyearold moon has lived in an alabama forest with his pap ever since he can remember. All his life, moon blake has lived with his reclusive father, oliver, on a remote tract of land in the woods surviving only on what they trap and grow. Hes been raised in the woods of alabama by a father who hated the government and taught moon to avoid the law. The neil young pdf songbook project version date 20061205 3 farmer john ragged glory 185 farmers song archives be damned 2000 186 feel your love american dream 187 field of. This is an update because of a mistake to the answer key. Watt key after the death of his father, tenyearold moon leaves their forest shelter home and is sent to an alabama institution, becoming entangled in the outside. Before dying, oliver instructs moon to go to alaska where hell find people just like them. Alabama moon by watt key and nick landrum audiobook. Who are the main characters in the book alabama moon. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
On his deathbed, pap tells moon that he must flee to alaska to find others like them and continue to live free, without government restrictions. Moon has lived in the forest for nearly all of his life. Landrums tones are convincing whether hes using the accent of rural alabama locals or showing moon s mixed feelings of conviction and confusion as he faces the world alone. This book is a great read that can be appreciated by young and old alike, as. Browse all recordings alabama moon, take 2 19200319.
He knows where to find food in the forest, even in the middle of winter. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. As the spirited and resourceful moon encounters constables, jails pdf, institutions, lawyers, true friends, and true enemies, he adapts his wilderness survival skills and learns to survive in the outside world, and even, perhaps, make his home there. Soon though, a wellmeaning acquaintance turns moon over to the local. Having just started and put down a deeply crappy book meant for 9 to 12yearold boys by a wellknown author whose name i will refrain from mentioning, it was an absolute shock to my system to read its polar opposite, the brilliant alabama moon. Romance, fantasy, thriller, short stories, young adult and childrens books. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Following the release of the published work, a movie based upon the book titled alabama moon was released september 27, 2009. The book, set in 1980, follows moon s struggles as he is forced to choose between continuing a. Alabama moon is a classic kids film based on the novel by watt key, complete with adventure and survival that most kids only dream about.
Watt key, a native alabaman, makes a stunning debut with this novel. Book notes learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Aug 03, 2010 watt spent much of his childhood hunting and fishing the forests of alabama, which inspired his debut novel, alabama moon, published to national acclaim in 2006. Read alabama moon by watt key for free with a 30 day free trial. Alabama moon, written by watt key in 2006, follows the struggles of a boy named moon blake. Moons father though has died and moons mother was never really around because she passed away when moon. Moons father though has died and moons mother was never really around because she passed away when moon was younger. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alabama moon. But moon is soon caught and entangled in a world he doesn t know or understand, apparent property of the government he has been avoiding all his life. The national jukebox is a project of the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation. When moon gets to the boys home, he tries to escape. Discover and read free books by indie authors as well as tons of classic books. Alabama moon by watt key, aug 03, 2010, square fish edition, paperback alabama moon aug 03, 2010 edition open library. Moon has been watching his pap how to do things since he could understand what was going on.
They keep to themselves, their only contact with other. Alabama moon mobi alabama moon is a 2007 bank street best childrens book of the year. Alabama moon 2006 read online free book by watt key in epub. This book escaped my notice when it appeared in hard. Alabama moon download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The site is updated daily with information about every book, author, illustrator, and publisher in the childrens young adult book industry. Soon though, a wellmeaning acquaintance turns moon. Alabama moon series, book 1 by watt key overdrive rakuten. This book escaped my notice when it appeared in hard cover. Read alabama moon by watt key available from rakuten kobo.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The goal of the jukebox is to present to the widest audience possible early. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The book also has a villain, a redneck alabama constable who is just as mentally unbalanced as moon s father was. Pap, a vietnam vet, taught moon how to surviveand how to keep away from the government. Tenyearold moon has lived in an alabama forest with his pap ever since he can remember. Jan 04, 2004 alabama moon is a good book that teaches you a lot of things that could help if you had to survive in the forest. He escapes with the boys from the boys home and two of the boys went in the woods with moon. After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an elevenyearold boy raised in the alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world. Alabama moon font here refers to the font used in the poster of alabama moon, which is a 2010 american comingofage movie that centers on a boy raised in the alabama wilderness, who must learn to live in the modern world after the death of his father. Alabama moon is a 2007 bank street best childrens book of the year.
Alabama moon 2006 read online free book by watt key in. Alabama moon by watt key scholastic books for kids. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Alabama moon by watt key overdrive rakuten overdrive. Feel free to download them and modify them for use in your classroom. Alabama moon audiobook download alabama moon audiobook. Click download or read online button to get alabama moon book now. The story follows the adventures of alabama native moon blake. Once at the home, though, moon makes his first real friends and learns what friendship is all about. Also, you must create a video of yourself acting as a news reporter and reporting on the events.
The ending might be a bit too perfect, but it is a happy one for moon. After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an elevenyearold boy raised in the alabama. With jimmy bennett, gabriel basso, uriah shelton, clint howard. This book is a great read that can be appreciated by young and old alike, as well as those not from or living in the south. Alabama moon character analysis by bradlie walters on prezi. In alabama moon the main character is moon blake he is 10 years old and has lived in the wild with his pap his whole life. Alabama moon is a 2007 bank street best childrens book. Members include published authors and illustrators, librarians, agents, editors, publicists, booksellers, publishers and fans. As the spirited and resourceful moon encounters constables, jails, institutions, lawyers, true friends, and true enemies, he adapts his wilderness survival skills and learns to survive. Raised in a primitive shelter deep in the alabama woods, moon blake knows only two people.
White readaloud award and has been translated in seven languages. Watt key after the death of his father, tenyearold moon leaves their forest shelter home and is sent to an alabama institution, becoming entangled in the outside world he has never known and making good. He knows how to build a fire without a match, how to construct a simple shelter, how to shoot a deer from a hundred yards and how to make his own clothing from the hides. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Nick landrum portrays 10yearold moon, whos been raised by a vietnam vet survivalist father who trusts no one. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Alabama moon has made its way onto the reading lists of a number of schools, these documents were provided courtesy of rebecca burnett, 9th grade english teacher at pelham high school in shelby county alabama. Watt key alabama moon watt key adventure books for. Watt spent much of his childhood hunting and fishing the forests of alabama, which inspired his debut novel, alabama moon, published to national acclaim in 2006. Take the work and expense out of doing school at home with our vast collection of free worksheets for kids. Describe the living conditions in these first few chapters. Browse categories to find your favorite literature genres.
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