• Inside Out and Back Again book cover
     
    This research guide includes links to information that can help students and teachers as they study Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.
     
     
    Author Information
     
    You can learn more about Thanhha Lai on TeachingBooks.net. See Ms. Wise for our TeachingBooks password.
     
    Watch Thanhha Lai read an excerpt from Inside Out and Back Again:
     
     
     
     
    Country Information
    • CultureGrams provides detailed information on Vietnam. See Ms. Wise for our CutlureGrams password.
    • The American Experience Vietnam Online website includes interactive maps of Vietnam.
     
     

    Tet - New Year
     
    The novel begins during Vietnamese New Year which is known as "Tet." This Asian Nation website provides an explanation of the customs associated with this important holiday.
     
     
     
    Verse and Figurative Language
     
     KidsKonnect has a Figurative Language website that introduces us to different types of figurative language. This Learning About....Figurative Language video also teaches us about figurative language:
     
     
     
     
    Test your knowledge of figurative language with this Quizlet and this Jeopardy-like Quia.