Roxaboxen is written and illustrated by: Alice McLerran.
This book was published by: HarperTrophy April 13, 2004.
This book is appropriate for grades 2-4.
Roxaboxen is a place neighborhood children create. Marian and her friends create special place in the desert where they play the games that will prepare them for their grown-up lives. They make houses, drive pretend cars, bake bread, ride ponies, fight wars and bury their dead. Roxaboxen is the children's very own community.
This book can be used to teach about communities and local government.
A child's imagination can be the best way to teach them. This story makes me think of how creative children are.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
The Patchwork Quilt and realistic fiction picture book.
The Patchwork Quilt is written and illustrated by: Valerie Flournoy.
This book is published by: Dial March 29, 1985.
This book is appropriate for grades 2-4.
Tanya watches as her grandmother makes a quilt using pieces of clothes from their whole family. She pieces together a history of this time in their lives to be passed down for generations. Suddenly, Tanya's grandmother gets sick and it is up to Tonya to finish the quilt.
This book could be used to teach about responsiblity and characterization.
This book reminds of how important family and memories are.
This book is published by: Dial March 29, 1985.
This book is appropriate for grades 2-4.
Tanya watches as her grandmother makes a quilt using pieces of clothes from their whole family. She pieces together a history of this time in their lives to be passed down for generations. Suddenly, Tanya's grandmother gets sick and it is up to Tonya to finish the quilt.
This book could be used to teach about responsiblity and characterization.
This book reminds of how important family and memories are.
Missing May and newberry medal winning novel.
Missing May by: Cynthia Rylant
Published by Scholastic in 1996.
This book is appropriate for grades 3-5.
This book is about grief and loss. Summer lives with her foster parents. One day her foster mother suddenly dies. Ob and Summer are sticken with grief. They take a road trip to help them overcome their grief.
This book can be used to teach about death as well as literary elements and idioms.
Just reading this book made me cry. The since of grief the characters felt was so real.
Published by Scholastic in 1996.
This book is appropriate for grades 3-5.
This book is about grief and loss. Summer lives with her foster parents. One day her foster mother suddenly dies. Ob and Summer are sticken with grief. They take a road trip to help them overcome their grief.
This book can be used to teach about death as well as literary elements and idioms.
Just reading this book made me cry. The since of grief the characters felt was so real.
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse a fiction picture book
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse written and illustrated by: Kevin Henkes.
This book is published by: Greenwillow August 19, 1996.
This book is appropriate for grades K-2.
Lilly is a mouse that goes to school. She is in Mr. Slinger's class. Lilly loves to take things to class. One day she takes her purse and gets in trouble while playing with her purse. Lilly learns the importance of following rules and behaving in class.
This would be a good book to teach story mapping skills: plot, characters, problem, solution, and setting.
This is a fun book and makes you think of a time when you got in trouble in school.
This book is published by: Greenwillow August 19, 1996.
This book is appropriate for grades K-2.
Lilly is a mouse that goes to school. She is in Mr. Slinger's class. Lilly loves to take things to class. One day she takes her purse and gets in trouble while playing with her purse. Lilly learns the importance of following rules and behaving in class.
This would be a good book to teach story mapping skills: plot, characters, problem, solution, and setting.
This is a fun book and makes you think of a time when you got in trouble in school.
If you made a Million a fiction picture book
If you Made a Million by David M. Schwartz and illustrated by: Steven Kellogg.
This book was published by: HarperTrophy November 15, 1994.
This book is appropriate for grades 2-4.
Do you really know how much a million is? This book will show you with pictures and comparisons. Find out how much a million is when you read this clever book about money.
This is great book for teaching about money and its value as well as economics.
This book really makes you think about the value of money.
This book was published by: HarperTrophy November 15, 1994.
This book is appropriate for grades 2-4.
Do you really know how much a million is? This book will show you with pictures and comparisons. Find out how much a million is when you read this clever book about money.
This is great book for teaching about money and its value as well as economics.
This book really makes you think about the value of money.
How Big is a Foot? a fiction picture book
How Big is a Foot? written and illustrated by: Rolf Myller.
This book is published by: Yearling July 1, 1991.
This book is appropriate for grades 2-4.
The King wants to give the Queen something special for her birthday. The Queen has everything. The king decides she needs a new bed. No one knows how big a bed is? because beds at the time had not yet been invented. The Queen's birthday is only a few days away. How can they figure out what size the bed should be?
This book can be used to teach about measurement and why it is important to use a common measurement.
After reading this book it made me think of how our units of measure really came about.
This book is published by: Yearling July 1, 1991.
This book is appropriate for grades 2-4.
The King wants to give the Queen something special for her birthday. The Queen has everything. The king decides she needs a new bed. No one knows how big a bed is? because beds at the time had not yet been invented. The Queen's birthday is only a few days away. How can they figure out what size the bed should be?
This book can be used to teach about measurement and why it is important to use a common measurement.
After reading this book it made me think of how our units of measure really came about.
A Tree is Nice a picture book
A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry and illustrated by Marc Simont
This book is published by: HarperTrophy June 26, 1987.
This book is appropriate for grades K-2.
A classic story that tells all the things that we do with trees and all the things we use them for. It lists many benefits of trees, including recreational, practical, and economical.
This is a great science book for teaching how products like paper are made.
This book reminded me of how important trees are to people.
This book is published by: HarperTrophy June 26, 1987.
This book is appropriate for grades K-2.
A classic story that tells all the things that we do with trees and all the things we use them for. It lists many benefits of trees, including recreational, practical, and economical.
This is a great science book for teaching how products like paper are made.
This book reminded me of how important trees are to people.
The Doorbell Rang a picture book
The Doorbell Rang written and illustrated by Pat Hutchins.
This book was published by: HarperTrophy October 26, 1989.
This book is appropriate for children K-2.
When Ma gave Sam and Victoria a dozen cookies to share, they were delighted. Then the doorbell rang, and rang, and rang. As more children arrived, from various ethnic backgrounds, sharing required other division problems so everyone would have equal amounts. The final ring of the doorbell, however, brings good news.
This is a good book to teach division concepts.
After reading this book I used it in my classroom to teach about division. Children love eating cookies.
This book was published by: HarperTrophy October 26, 1989.
This book is appropriate for children K-2.
When Ma gave Sam and Victoria a dozen cookies to share, they were delighted. Then the doorbell rang, and rang, and rang. As more children arrived, from various ethnic backgrounds, sharing required other division problems so everyone would have equal amounts. The final ring of the doorbell, however, brings good news.
This is a good book to teach division concepts.
After reading this book I used it in my classroom to teach about division. Children love eating cookies.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh a newberry medal winning fiction novel
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien and illustrated by: Zena Bernstein
This book was published by:Atheneum 1971.
This book is appropriate for 4th through 7th grades.
Mrs. Frisby is a widowed mouse with four small children. She must move their home before summer or they will surely be discovered and killed by Mr. Fitsgibbon, the farmer. There is a big problem, though. Timother, her youngest son, is sick and cannot be moved. She has no choice but to ask for help from the rats of Nimh. What happens after that is an amazing tale of friendship and loyalty.
The book can be used to teach about frienship, story elements, and climax.
I have read this book many times and still love it. It is a heartwarming story about helping others.
This book was published by:Atheneum 1971.
This book is appropriate for 4th through 7th grades.
Mrs. Frisby is a widowed mouse with four small children. She must move their home before summer or they will surely be discovered and killed by Mr. Fitsgibbon, the farmer. There is a big problem, though. Timother, her youngest son, is sick and cannot be moved. She has no choice but to ask for help from the rats of Nimh. What happens after that is an amazing tale of friendship and loyalty.
The book can be used to teach about frienship, story elements, and climax.
I have read this book many times and still love it. It is a heartwarming story about helping others.
Monday, July 7, 2008
One-Eyed Cat a Newberry award winning novel
The One-Eyed Cat is written by Paula Fox and illustrated by: Erika Meltzer.
This book is published by: Aladdin December 1, 2000.
This book is appropriate for 4th through 6th grade students.
Ned receives a rifle from his uncle for his birthday. His father refuses to allow Ned to use it and his mother is too sick to care. Ned can't resist sneaking it out of the attic and trying it just once. Ned takes a shot and turns to see a face in the attic window. Who has seen hime? Ned's guilt and fear are multiplied when he sees a one-eyed cat. Was this the shadow Ned shot? Ned has to work through his pain and guilt to make things better.
This book teaches students why rules and laws exist. Ned's dad wanted to keep him safe. This would go great with a unit on communities and rules and laws.
This book made me feel mixed emotions. At first I was very angry with Ned for harming the poor cat, then I sympathezed with his pain.
This book is published by: Aladdin December 1, 2000.
This book is appropriate for 4th through 6th grade students.
Ned receives a rifle from his uncle for his birthday. His father refuses to allow Ned to use it and his mother is too sick to care. Ned can't resist sneaking it out of the attic and trying it just once. Ned takes a shot and turns to see a face in the attic window. Who has seen hime? Ned's guilt and fear are multiplied when he sees a one-eyed cat. Was this the shadow Ned shot? Ned has to work through his pain and guilt to make things better.
This book teaches students why rules and laws exist. Ned's dad wanted to keep him safe. This would go great with a unit on communities and rules and laws.
This book made me feel mixed emotions. At first I was very angry with Ned for harming the poor cat, then I sympathezed with his pain.
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