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Hill of Fire (I Can Read Book 3) | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas P. Lewis
Creator: Joan Sandin
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 70039
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 64
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 0064440400
EAN: 9780064440400
ASIN: 0064440400
Publication Date: September 7, 1983
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"El Monstruo!" Every day is the same for Pablo's father. Then one afternoon the ground growls, hisses smoke, and swallows up his plow. A volcano is erupting in the middle of his cornfield!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 True Story! January 4, 2000
Corrien Mateo (USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I use this book with my ESL students 2nd-8th grade. What really makes it interesting is that it is a true story! I've been there, seen the church (what's left of it) and met the people. The only thing not true is there is no hot dog stand. Excellent book and easy to read.
High Interest For ESL Learners, 2nd grade to adult. December 8, 1999
MARIA STOVER (Paso Robles, California)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This historical fiction story relates to those who lead a hum-drum existence in meeting daily responsibilities. A dirt farmer in a small village in Mexico complains that nothing every happens in his life. Then, one eventful day, his ox-drawn plow buries itself so deep in the earth that smoke (the smoke of a volcano) begins to escape. Older students from Mexico will especially enjoy that cultural's influence in the story sequence (written like a simplified proverbial folktale) and illustations. If read aloud and read well, your students's laughter will tell you they understand the story.
Simple and Good August 5, 2002
Kona (Emerald City)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Hill of Fire tells the true story of a Mexican farmer who encounters the beginnings of a volcano in his corn field. The vocabulary is very easy, and yet the author captures the mood of the sleepy village that was changed forever by El Monstruo. I recommend this book to teachers of grades 2 and 3 and to children who are just moving away from picture books.
 A Book with a Message September 2, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
In this story there was a farmer that lived with his wife and his son. His son's name was Pablo. They had everything they needed, but nothing ever happened. But one day some thing really happened. The ox he was plowing with uncovered a volcano in the earth.I didn't like the book. I give it three stars because it's kind of boring. It is boring because it is really short. The message is that an ox can make a volcano appear, but I don't believe that. The second message is that the farmer had a boring life, but then the farmer had an interesting life. The message is that boring lives can get interesting.
I liked this book a lot. October 13, 1999
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
It was an exciting book because I learned about volcanos and Mexico
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