Visit the author of The Indian in the Cupboard at her home in England, as she treats viewers to a traditional English tea party and talks about her life and work. -20 mins

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Topics for classroom discussion and assignments:

• Make your own cupboard from a cardboard box. Each part of the cupboard will be filled with the your own special things. Alternate:  Write about an imaginary cupboard and what you would keep in it.

• Iimagine that one of your favorite toys  has come to life and write a story about it. (If they don’t have a favorite toy, write about an inanimate object coming to life.)

• Study the founding of the state of Israel. The research should include kibbutz life. Write an essay about what it’s like to live on a kibbutz.