Teacher Guide: The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
[Originally published in Ready Readers: Elementary Literature, Vol. 2]
Omri, a young boy, receives a gift on his ninth birthday, a magic cabinet that brings plastic figures to life: Little Bear (a tiny Iroquois Indian), Booney (a cowboy from the Wild West), an old Indian chief, and Bright Stars (a wife for Little Bear). With each subsequent addition to his live collection, the demands upon Omri grow, and with these, Omri’s understanding of the nature and consequence of authority and responsibility.
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