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A Fleeting Glimpse of a Village

A poem retold from Poems by Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo was a French poet and writer who lived in the nineteenth century. This short poem describes a traveller's glimpse of a peaceful village. Hugo's poetry often celebrates beauty in everyday scenes. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. This reader gives a young child the chance to notice how small moments of beauty—sunlight on a stone, a shadow on water, a green hill against blue sky—can make us feel peaceful and grateful.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8

Length

medium · about 585 words in 4 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Poems, Victor Hugo

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (8 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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