Download or read book Making Multicultural Connections Through Trade Books: Sim Chung and the River Dragon written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Program of Assessment, Diagnosis and Instruction (PADI) developed Making Multicultural Connections Through Trade Books, a database featuring multicultural trade books for elementary students. As part of this database, PADI offers a lesson based on "Sim Chung and the River Dragon," by American author Ellen Schecter. This lesson presents aspects of the Korean culture. PADI is a program of the Department of Academic Programs, Division of Enriched and Innovative Instruction within the Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Maryland.