Everything you need to understand or teach The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer.
The plot moves in a direction familiar to readers of fantasy fiction: the hero(s), in this case three children who range in age from very young to pre-adolescent, face trials and tribulations that include weird monsters and strange places. They overcome their challenges through a combination of courage, cunning and the help of at least a few benevolent characters. The children—Rita, Kendai and Kuda—are the coddled...