The Stamp of the North Wind: read-along
The Stamp of the North Wind as a read-along for the projector: 17 pages, 1117 words, level 9, grade 4.
Page 1 of 17
The stamp would not stay on. On the coldest night of that winter, Ana licked it, pressed it to the corner of a letter, and counted to ten. On eleven it lifted at one edge and fluttered off the envelope like a leaf. It was a small blue stamp with a fish on it, and by now she had stuck it down nine separate times.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 9, Grade 4
- 17 pages, 1117 words, about 8 minutes aloud
- A story, gentle
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About The Stamp of the North Wind
A stamp will not stay stuck, and the fingerprint on it is as wide as a hand. Ana follows the lantern road north to the end of the world to ask the North Wind for one quiet night.
Words to preview
- spectacles (SPEK-tuh-kulz)
- eye glasses
- supply (suh-PLY)
- goods brought
- tweezers (TWEE-zerz)
- tiny pincers
- lighthouse (LYT-hows)
- tower with lamp
- drift
- heap blown up
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does The Stamp of the North Wind take to read aloud?
It has 17 pages and 1117 words, so about 8 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is The Stamp of the North Wind?
Level 9, Grade 4. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 9 sits at grade 4. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library. It is not copied from a published book.
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