Title: Ellington Was Not a street
Author: Ntozake Shange
Illustrator: Kadir Welson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Copyright: 2004
Summary: This is a story through the point of view of a child, who is having all these famous African American men coming into her house to meet her father
Strengths: I enjoyed this story because it tied together so many important individuals who changed the world for African Americans (Such as Duke Ellington, William Edward (W.E.B.) Dubois, and Paul Robeson). The story was very simple, but at the end there was a glossary for all the individuals mentioned along with their contributions to the African American community.
Age Level: k-3
Classroom use: This book can be used during Black History month to introduce famous African Americans.
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Title: Hiroshima No Pika
Author: Toshi Maruki
Illustrator: Toshi Maruki
Publisher: Komine Shoten Co Ltd.
Copyright: 1980
Summary: True story depicting one families fight for survival during the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, told from a child's point of view
Strengths: The story provided with reader with alot of detail and historical facts about the bombing of Hiroshima
Concerns: I really did not enjoy the illustrations. They did not tie in well to the text and were too graphic for young readers
Age Level: 3rd-5th grade
Classroom Use: When teaching students about different cultures and WWII
________________________________________________________________________ Title: The Kite Fighters
Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: Clarion Books
Copyright: 2000
Summary: Set in Seoul Korea, this is a story about two very different brothers and their love of kites. When the older brother is capped, and becomes an adult in the eyes of the society, the younger brother has to find his own way to be seen by his strict and traditional father.
Strengths: This book was an easy-flowing read, and also provided the reader with alot of information about Korean Culture
Age Level: 9-13
Classroom Use: Teaching about Korean Culture
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Title: Little House on the Prairie
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Copyright: 1935
Summary: Laura Ingalls likes her little house in the big woods, which she shares with Ma and Pa, and her two, sisters Mary and Carrie. Winter is coming, and their log house is snug and warm. But the big woods are becoming crowded. Everyday, they hear the thud of an axe on a tree, and Pa wants to leave. In fact, he wants to move the entire family west, to Indian country. The family prepares a covered wagon and Laura leaves her home in the woods forever. The trip west is not easy, but Laura's spirited curiosity is heightened by the adventures they have along the way: The wagon is almost swept away in a river with the family inside. They must camp out under the stars. The land is new and different with nothing to see but prairie grass and a giant sky. And while the land yields everything the Ingalls family could want — plenty of game and fish and empty land on which they build a house, plant crops and make their home — it also has its dangers, including wolves and Indians, upon whose land white settlers are encroaching. In a year, the Ingalls will leave this home, too.
Strengths: The author uses excellent detail in her writing, and and exciting story line.
Age Level: 8-10 years
Classroom Use: Independent Reading
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Title: Number The Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Copyright: 1989
Summary: Ten-year-old Annemarie and her best friend Ellen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943, and their life is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews are "relocated," Ellen moves in with Annemarie's family and pretends to be one of them, yet her life is still in danger.
Strengths: Showed a realistic picture of what it was like to be a Jew living in Europe during WWII.
Age Level: 9-11
Classroom Use: Can be used when studying WWII.
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Title: Hiroshima No Pika
Author: Toshi Maruki
Illustrator: Toshi Maruki
Publisher: Komine Shoten Co Ltd.
Copyright: 1980
Summary: True story depicting one families fight for survival during the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, told from a child's point of view
Strengths: The story provided with reader with alot of detail and historical facts about the bombing of Hiroshima
Concerns: I really did not enjoy the illustrations. They did not tie in well to the text and were too graphic for young readers
Age Level: 3rd-5th grade
Classroom Use: When teaching students about different cultures and WWII
________________________________________________________________________ Title: The Kite Fighters
Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: Clarion Books
Copyright: 2000
Summary: Set in Seoul Korea, this is a story about two very different brothers and their love of kites. When the older brother is capped, and becomes an adult in the eyes of the society, the younger brother has to find his own way to be seen by his strict and traditional father.
Strengths: This book was an easy-flowing read, and also provided the reader with alot of information about Korean Culture
Age Level: 9-13
Classroom Use: Teaching about Korean Culture
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Title: Little House on the Prairie
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Copyright: 1935
Summary: Laura Ingalls likes her little house in the big woods, which she shares with Ma and Pa, and her two, sisters Mary and Carrie. Winter is coming, and their log house is snug and warm. But the big woods are becoming crowded. Everyday, they hear the thud of an axe on a tree, and Pa wants to leave. In fact, he wants to move the entire family west, to Indian country. The family prepares a covered wagon and Laura leaves her home in the woods forever. The trip west is not easy, but Laura's spirited curiosity is heightened by the adventures they have along the way: The wagon is almost swept away in a river with the family inside. They must camp out under the stars. The land is new and different with nothing to see but prairie grass and a giant sky. And while the land yields everything the Ingalls family could want — plenty of game and fish and empty land on which they build a house, plant crops and make their home — it also has its dangers, including wolves and Indians, upon whose land white settlers are encroaching. In a year, the Ingalls will leave this home, too.
Strengths: The author uses excellent detail in her writing, and and exciting story line.
Age Level: 8-10 years
Classroom Use: Independent Reading
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Title: Number The Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Copyright: 1989
Summary: Ten-year-old Annemarie and her best friend Ellen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943, and their life is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews are "relocated," Ellen moves in with Annemarie's family and pretends to be one of them, yet her life is still in danger.
Strengths: Showed a realistic picture of what it was like to be a Jew living in Europe during WWII.
Age Level: 9-11
Classroom Use: Can be used when studying WWII.
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