Read Time: 23mins
Author: Susan Nunes
Genre: Historical, Cultural
Synopsis: Told from the point of view of a child, To Find the Way is a story of courage and survival, of coming of age, and of learning to trust the ancient knowledge of a seafaring people.
Points of Interest: Adventure, voyage, culture, the ocean
Who may like this book: Children who are interested in cultural practices and like voyaging stories.
Dialogic Reading Prompts
- How did Teva’s grandfather know where to go? Why did Teva trust him?
- What did the knots on the counting rope mean?
- Where did Teva come from and where do you think the landed he finally landed on was?
- Teva was at sea for 34 nights, basically a month and a few days. Would you go on a voyage for that long? What would you do?
- Teva’s grandfather used the stars, the current, the wind, and many other signs to tell him where to go. What would you use to guide you? Why is Teva’s grandfather’s way of navigating reliable?
- What would be hard about being at sea for a month?
- Why do you think Teva was chosen for this settlement? Why were the people voyaging across the ocean?
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