Honey Dew’s Carnival Fever

Great for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Multicultural Education.

HONEY DEW’S CARNIVAL FEVER is loosely based on author, Teacher Cray’s Antiguan culture and her childhood experiences.

It is written from the perspective of an immigrant child learning to value and appreciate her Caribbean and African ancestry.

Written for elementary or primary school children in Grades 2 to 4.

Lexile Reading level: 610-800 L (or Reading Levels M to Q).

Children Carnival Festivals bring delightful joy to children of the Caribbean each year.

It is a fun-filled summer vacation for 10-year-old Honey Dew, in her native country, Antigua.

Join in the fun with curious and comical, Honey Dew, who eagerly awaits being a masquerader - dressing in dazzling costumes, while dancing to Soca and Reggae music as she parades through the streets.

Honey Dew’s summer is speckled with family, beach and mango-picking adventures, and traditional baking on the coal pot.

Although Honey Dew is initially fearful and worried about her ‘carnival fever’ and the dreaded jambul, she learns the true magic of carnival is her culture and customs.
HONEY DEW’S CARNIVAL FEVER is perfect as a Mentor Text to teach a reading unit on Characters and Their Actions, Character Traits, Cultural Characters and their Influences; as a Just-Right book for Reading Baggies; as a text for Guided Reading Groups, Book Clubs, Literature Circles; for writing units on developing a Personal Narrative and Expanding a Small Moment.

This book also includes a Learning Guide as reference for ‘teachable’ ideas.

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