Tibet: Through the Red Box

Author: Peter Sis
Illustrator: Peter Sis
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Date: 1998
Awards: ALA Notable Book, Caldecott Honor Book (1999).
Ages: 10+
Topics: picture book, imagination, Tibet, Asia, history, travel, Himalayas, Tibetan culture, nonfiction, diary
Summary: Explore a journey through the world of dreams and memories to Tibet.

Book Connections

• Tibet: Through the Red Box - Official Site
  • The Story Behind the Book
• Peter Sis: Tibet
  Explore the information at the author's website
  • Watch the Video about the boo
• Tibet through the Red Box (play) from Wikipedia
  The book has been adapted for the theatre.

Topic Connections

Asia

• Ask Asia
• Asia Society: The Collection in Context

Tibet

• Home Page of Tibet from Tibet Study Association
• Tibet: Greatest Places from the Science Museum of Minnesota
  Written for young people, this page contains text, video, and images of Tibet.
• Tibet from Wikipedia
• Tibet Photos from Wikimedia Commons
• Tibet Photos from TerraNomada
• National Geographic Resources on Tibet
  • High Times in Tibet
  • Tibetans
  • Tibetans: Moving Forward, Holding On

Learning and Teaching Connections

• Tibet Photo Journal. Create a photo journal of Tibet. Collect photos and compare them with the images in the book. Start with Tibet Photos from Wikimedia Commons.
• Diaries. Explore historical diaries. Write your own story based on a real diary. Go to E-scraps: Diaries, Journals, Logs, and Blogs for ideas.
• Dreamworld. Create your own dream world based on a place that you've visited. Use graphic software to create this world.
• Google Earth. Take a virtual trip to Tibet using Google Earth.
• Maze. Try a the Maze from Peter Sis's Tibet. Create your own maze using a local theme. For instance, you could create a maze through a river, canyon, or corn field.

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