Grade Level: 1-2 Hiccup is a young Viking boy. However, he is not like other Vikings. Hiccup is tiny and polite, the other Viking kids won’t let him join the rough games, and he is afraid of spiders, thunder, and loud noises. The thing that scares Hiccup the most is the sea, and he is going on his first sea trip in a few days. Hiccup tries to talk to his father, Stoick the Vast, but he says Vikings such not be frightened. Then, Hiccup goes and talks to the oldest Viking, Old Wrinkly. While talking to Old Wrinkly, Hiccup asks if Vikings get scare. To which, Old Wrinkly replies that he was wondering the same question. Soon, the day of Hiccup’s first sea trip. At first, things are going fine. Then, Hiccup gets sea sick. As the trip goes on, the Vikings soon enter a storm. In this storm, the other Vikings get sea sick including Stoick the Vast. Once seeing that the other Vikings had gotten sick, Hiccup got over his sickness and steered the boat out of the storm and back …show more content…
(1996). First facts about the vikings (First facts). New York: P. Bedrick Books.
Reading Level: 4 In First Facts about the Vikings (1996), young readers can find facts about the life of a Viking. The author has used many detailed pictures to help explain the life of a Viking. Under the pictures, readers can find small descriptive paragraphs about the picture and how Viking live with those pictures. Some of the topic discussed in the book include: how Vikings lived, their religion, the boats they make, their diet, things they made, what they wear, why the conquer, how they conquer, how they handle the laws, and what they do with the body following death.
Iowa Core Standard: Examine Factors that Led to Continuity and Change on Human Development and Behavior
SS.3.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of a variety of demographic groups in the past and