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Reading Log 1: Traditional Literature and Modern

Fantasy
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Renee Jackson
Traditional Literature

1. Author - Virginia Hamilton

Illustrator ± Leo and Diane Dillon
2. Title - The People Could Fly
Date of Publication ± 2004
3. Genre ± Folktale
4. Format ± Picture book
5. Award ± Coretta Scott King
6. Summary ± This folktale begins in Africa long ago when some people had
wings, knew magic and could fly. When these people were loaded on ships
to be sold as slaves, they shed their wings. The ships that would carry
them across the ocean were crowded and the wings took up too much
room. They did not forget the magic though but kept it a secret. One
particular old man named Toby remembered the magic well and when the
suffering and misery became too much for a certain slave; he would say
the magic words and that slave would fly away.
7. Strategies to use with the book ±
This book would be a wonderful folktale to use during Black History
month. The students could read the biography of the author, an African-
American woman. This is an old tale that is beautifully illustrated in this
picture book. It would be great to use to introduce a unit on Africa, or
folktales. It is also a great example of storytelling. This story gives an
explanation as to why some slaves disappeared. Students could be asked
to create their own folktale to read or tell to the class that might explain
some event or mystery. This folktale could also be used to open a general
discussion on freedom and what it means to be free.
This folktale could be used in conjunction with the study of the civil war.
Students could research the role slavery played before and during the civil
war. It also could be a starting point to discuss the way slaves lived, their
treatment and what work they traditionally performed. Because this
folktale could be used to explain the disappearance of runaway slaves, it
could be used to open discussion or research on the Underground
Railroad, safe houses and other ways people were able to gain their
freedom from slavery.
It could be an introduction to the slave trade in Africa. How the people
were affected, and what types of coping mechanisms the people that
became slaves used to get through their life situation. Students could
research what other forms of expression that slaves used such as songs
and other stories. The research could be compiled in individual or class
blogs or wikis. Students could also research the history of slavery around
 the world and create a map that shows what countries have used slavery
and the countries slaves have come from.

1. Author ± Nelson Mandela

Illustrator ± Cover: Natalie Hinrichsen
Vignettes: Teresa Williams
Map: Abdul Amien
2. Title ± Nelson Mandela¶s Favorite African Folktales
Date of Publication ± 2002
3. Genre ± Folktale
4. Format ± Picture book
5. Award ±
6. Summary ± This book is an anthology of 32 of the oldest African folktales
from various locations across the continent such as Tanzania, Zimbabwe,
Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Swaziland and Morocco collected by Nelson
Mandela. These folktales use favorite themes such as a cunning creature
like a jackal outsmarting everyone, the hyena as an underdog, the lion as a
ruler and the snake as a source of fear.
Many of these tales give explanations for certain animal origins or
characteristics such as à
 

 which gives the origin
of the house cat. à

à   gives an explanation of the terms
elephant grass and water snake.   

 



  explains how monkeys lost their potbellies and became able to
swiftly romp through the trees. à

 


is the tale of how
the mantis came to live in the dry plains, changes green to brown with the
seasons and sits with his forelegs help up in praise. Magic spells, scary
cannibals, and people going through metamorphoses are also among the
themes for the collection of folktales.
7. Strategies to use with the book ±
This collection is a good example of folktales that could be included in
the study of traditional literature. These tales could be used to inspire
students to create their own folktales. Students could examine the basic
way a folktale is written and what themes are common to many of the tales.
African folktales could be compared to folktales from other countries to
find common themes and characters. A collection of similar tales could be
created for a folktale blog or wiki.
Because many of the folktales are used to explain characteristics of
particular animals, students in a science class could chose an animal from
one of the folktales to research. They could then make a report on the
animal¶s characteristics and compare and contrast how the animal started
 out looking or acting in the folktale and how the actual animal looks or
behaves in life. Students could study what environmental influences can
cause a change in an animal¶s appearance, habitat, and food source.
Students could create a map of where the animals in the folktales live and
designate deserts, grasslands and jungles.
This collection of folktales would be to an interesting introduction for
Black History month, or to the life of Nelson Mandela. Students could
research Nelson Mandela and create a timeline of the events of his life.
They could write their own biography of Nelson Mandela and his
influences.
The book could be read to begin a unit on Africa. The folktales could be a
starting point for the discussion and research of African cultures and the
different countries that make up the continent of Africa. Then students
could create a map of the continent and indicate the country of origin of
each of the folktales in the collection. Groups of students could research
the different African countries and all cultural aspects of a chosen country
and create presentations to post on the class wiki or web page or to
present to their classmates.

1. Author ± Paul Owen Lewis

Illustrator ± Paul Owen Lewis
2. Title ± Storm Boy
Date of Publication ± 1995
3. Genre ± Myth
4. Format ± Picture book
5. Award ±
6. Summary ± A chief¶s son goes fishing alone when a storm comes up. The
boy is washed ashore to a village where everything is large, under a sky he
has never seen before. The people of the village call him ³son of a chief
from above´ and welcome him. He enters a large house where a feast is
going on. The people give him gifts and food and sing him a song of
welcome. The boy joins the people in their native dance and offers to teach
the villagers songs and dances of his own people. This makes him
homesick and the village chief notices and tells the boy that if he wishes to
return to grab his staff, stand behind him, close his eyes, and visualize his
home and family. The boy did as he was told and as he visualized his home
he felt a surge and was carried upward. When the motion stopped, the boy
opened his eyes and saw his home and his mother. While the boy thought
he had only been away a day, he learned he had been gone for a year since
he had disappeared in the storm.
7. Strategies to use with the book ±
This story can be used to teach the characteristics of a myth. They could
read several myths and make charts to list common characteristics of
myths.
This particular story bears a resemblance to the . Students
could read both and make a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the
two. Students could use these examples and try writing their own version
of a story with a storm as a theme.
In a science unit on weather, this story could be used to introduce storms
and how they affect us. Students could study the effects of storms on land
and at sea. Hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and tsunamis could be
compared to see the similarities, causes and effects of each.
Storm Boy is a story of the natives of the Pacific Northwest and could be
an introduction to a study of their culture. Students could research the
culture, people and the land of the Pacific Northwest and make reports or
presentations. They could research other myths or themes in the stories,
songs and dances that are indicative of these tribes of people.

1. Author ± Kate Seredy

Illustrator ± Kate Seredy
2. Title ± White Stag
Date of Publication ± 1937 by The Viking Press, 1979 by Puffin Books
3. Genre ± Legend
4. Format ± Chapter book
5. Award ± Newbery Medal
6. Summary ± This is the telling of how the Hungarian nation was founded. It
follows the migration of three generations of the Hun and Magyar tribes,
their strong leaders, and the tribes wandering from Central Asia to the
Danube Plains. It tells of Attila¶s birth and why he was such a fierce warrior.
7. Strategies to use with the book ±
Students could use research resources to investigate the Magyar
people and the founding of Hungary. They could divide into groups to
research the differences between the Huns and the Magyar tribes. Then
present their findings or post them online. Students could compare this
story with other stories about the founding of Hungary and compare
and contrast them.
A map or diorama of Asia could be created by the students to retrace
the route that the Huns and Magyar tribes made in the book or they
could try to locate the ancestral home of the tribes on an atlas. Students
could use various resources to write a biography of Attila.
 This book uses some biblical themes such as chosen people and a
prophecy of a promised land. These themes in the book could be
compared with biblical themes and then charts, diagrams, or reports
made on the similarities.

1. Author ± Jan Brett

Illustrator ± Jan Brett
2. Title ± Town Mouse Country Mouse
Date of Publication ± 1994
3. Genre ± Fable
4. Format ± Picture book
5. Award ±
6. Summary ± This is the story of what happens when mice who live in
town swap houses with mice living in the country. They learn about the
different dangers each other face and that the dangers they are used to
are not as bad as dangers they are not accustomed to. They soon miss
their respective homes and are glad to switch back.
7. Strategies to use with the book ±
This fable could be used to teach students about stories with morals
and the fable genre. It teaches to be careful what you wish for and that a
lifestyle that may look better than yours is not always better. Students
could create a collection of fables and write the moral for each of them.
Students could compare living in a city or town to living in the
country. They could research the pros and cons of each type of living,
then divide into groups and debate which lifestyle they prefer. They
could create Venn diagrams comparing and contrasting city life and
country life.
This book could also be used to introduce a class to letter writing.
Students could divide into groups of town mice and county mice and
write to invite each other to visit. They could describe their life, their
home, what they enjoy, and what dangers might be encountered in their
daily lives.
You could also use the fable to teach sequence and improve listening
skills by having students retell the beginning, middle and end. Students
could retell the story to each other or groups of students could act out
the story.
Modern Fantasy

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or ʹ Naalie Babbi

Illsraor ʹ Naalie Babbi
2 ile ʹ ck Everlasing
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „
3 enre ʹ Modern Fanasy
4 Forma ʹ Caper book


ard ʹ
6 mmary ʹ en year old Winnie dreams of rnning a
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proecive family
cance enconer
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dens cold
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e make Wa are e pros and cons of
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or ʹ Roald Dal

Illsraor ʹ Lane mi
2 ile ʹ James and e ian Peac
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „6
3 enre ʹ Modern Fanasy
4 Forma ʹ Caper book


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6 mmary ʹ James roer
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ans He
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nil one day
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crysals
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life James accidenly spills e
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James noiced e gian peac on e old ree Wen e peac reaces
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some oversized, ne
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or ʹ Kenne raame

Illsraor ʹ n/a
2 ile ʹ e Relcan Dragon
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ 200
3 enre ʹ Modern Fanasy
4 Forma ʹ adio book (ebook)


ard ʹ
6 mmary ʹ
yong boy finds a kindly, poery loving dragon in a cave
ey become good friends and spend ime ogeer e people of e
village learn of e dragon and are frigened ey send for  eorge o
slay e dragon Wen  eorge arrives, e dragon refses o fig im
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plan o fool e villagers ino inking  eorge as fog e dragon
and
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dragon lives appily in is cave
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on
a life
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or ʹ James Ho
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Illsraor ʹ Leslie H Morrill
2 ile ʹ e Celery alks a Midnig
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „3
3 enre ʹ Modern Fanasy
4 Forma ʹ Caper book


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bnny is rning vegeables ino vampires by biing em and draining
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or ʹ J K Ro
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Illsraor ʹ Cover design: Mary randPre
2 ile ʹ Harry Poer and e Prisoner of
zkaban
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „
3 enre ʹ Modern Fanasy
4 Forma ʹ CD-Rom


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 Reading Log 2: Poetry and Contemporary Realistic
Fiction
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Milne
Illsraor ʹ Ernes epard
2 ile ʹ Winnie-e-Poo
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „4
3 enre ʹ Lyric
4 Forma ʹ Caper book


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belonging o Crisoper Robin, coming o life and is misadvenres in
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or ʹ Ed
ard Lear
Illsraor ʹ Jan Bre
2 ile ʹ e O
l and e Pssyca
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „„
3 enre ʹ Limericks
4 Forma ʹ Picre book


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or ʹ Henry Wads

or Longfello

Illsraor ʹ Crisoper Bing

2 ile ʹ e Midnig Ride of Pal Revere
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ 200„
3 enre ʹ Narraive
4 Forma ʹ Picre book


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„
or ʹ Jon randis

Illsraor ʹ Jon randis
2 ile ʹ ecnically, I͛s No My Fal: Concree Poems
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ 2004
3 enre ʹ Concree Poems
4 Forma ʹ Picre book


ard ʹ
6 mmary ʹ is collecion of concree poems are
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of eleven year old Rober ey are amsing poems a se
black,
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 sapes and asked o
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cold be done in science class
ere celesial, animal, or plan sapes
cold be assigned and e sdens asked o
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dens cold creae a collecion of similar poems and pos em on a

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biograpies of eir favories ey cold make
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or ʹ Celese Davidson Mannis

Illsraor ʹ san Kaleen Harng
2 ile ʹ One Leaf Rides e Wind: Coning in a Japanese arden
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ 2002
3 enre ʹ Haik
4 Forma ʹ Picre book


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follo
s a yong Japanese girl as se ors a Japanese emple garden Eac
page is a aik a corresponds
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feares a sor paragrap a describes e meaning in Japanese
pilosopy or religion a corresponds
i e objecs feared o
con
s e ile indicaes, one is a leaf I conines
i a aik for
eac of e nmbers sc as 
o carved emple dogs, ree miniare
bonsai, for sarled birds and ends
i a aik abo en sone lanerns
e las page is a clminaion of e
ole garden
ere yo can rerace
e girl͛s
alk rog e garden
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ
is book is a good coning book, b i is so mc more I is a
beaiflly illsraed book
i
onderfl examples of aik poems I
cold be sed o inrodce e radiional aik genre of ree lines of
poery
i e -- syllables paern I cold be sed as inspiraion for
sdens o
rie and illsrae eir o
n aik poems
I also as a lo o offer in e
ay of Japanese clre I cold be an
inrodcion o a ni on Japan or
sian clres dens cold coose
 an elemen in e garden sc as e koi fis or ea ceremony and
researc frer e significance o Japanese clre I cold be a saring
poin o
rie a aik abo gardens in eir o
n clre

„
or ʹ Lois Lo
ry
Illsraor ʹ Diane de roa
2 ile ʹ
aboy, am!
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „2
3 enre ʹ Conemporary Realisic Ficion
4 Forma ʹ Caper book


ard ʹ
6 mmary ʹ e roble sars
en eir moer annonces se
ans
omemade gifs for er birday am,
nasasia, and eir dad se o o
creae gifs b
nasasia͛s and dad͛s effors are lagable a bes and
am͛s is a ge mess Wile ey ried eir and a paining and poery,
am decided o creae a perfme from all is moer͛s favorie smells He
colleced pipe obacco, air, noodles, yeas,
aer from e ide pool a
e
qarim, and even a sed isse from a baby͛s diaper cange, added
a lile vanilla and p i all in a grape jice bole e resl
as
explosive so, insead of perfme, mom ges Prrfme e kien from er
family
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ
is book cold be sed o sar a discssion on problem solving
dens cold discss o
am
en abo rying o replicae is
moer͛s favorie smells dens cold
rie abo
y e moer

aned omemade gifs from er family dens cold jornal abo
eir favorie omemade gif ey gave or received
ere are several good science correlaions for is book e cemical
reacion of combining e varios ingrediens in a closed conainer in a
o room cold be explored Wy did e conens explode? Wa cold
am ave done differenly o creae e perfme? Wa seps are ere
o acally creaing perfme?
 e opic of sense of smell cold be explored afer reading is book
dens cold be blindfolded and gess
a ey are smelling ey
cold also
rie abo
a smells make em recall memories or feel a
cerain
ay

„
or ʹ Pala Danzinger

Illsraor ʹ ony Ross
2 ile ʹ
mber Bro
n is No a Crayon
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „4
3 enre ʹ Conemporary Realisic Ficion
4 Forma ʹ Caper book


ard ʹ
6 mmary ʹ ird graders
mber Bro
n and Jsin Daniels are bes friends
nil Jsin͛s family as o move a
ay
mber is crsed a Jsin
doesn͛ seem o care a eir lifelong friendsip
ill be over Wen
Jsin ro
s o a big ce
ing gm ball a ey ad made ogeer

ile packing o move,
mber ges angry and refses o speak o Jsin

mber learns a is
as js Jsin͛s
ay of coping
i e og of
losing is bes friend e learns a
ile some people ac as if noing
is appening or pick a fig
i an old friend ey really are feeling e
same sense of loss
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ
is book is a grea one o se o open discssion on o
people ac
differenly nder e same siaions den grops or e enire class
cold discss o

mber and Jsin eac reaced o Jsin leaving o
n
dens cold
rie abo o
ey ave deal
i losing someone o
eier moving, divorce or dea dens cold discss
ic caracer
ey idenify
i e mos and give reasons
y
is is also a good book o learn abo poin of vie
den reading
grops cold idenify e poin of vie
, main caracers, and e eme
of e book ey cold discss o
realisic e plo, seing and
caracers seem ey cold develop a lis of books
i similar emes
and creae a class
iki a incldes e lis and sden book revie
s
„
or ʹ aron Creec
Illsraor ʹ Cris Rascka
2 ile ʹ ranny orrelli Makes op
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ 2003
3 enre ʹ Conemporary Realisic Ficion
4 Forma ʹ Caper book


ard ʹ
6 mmary ʹ 
elve year old Rosie and nex door neigbor Bailey,
o is
blind, ave eir ps and do
ns b are bes friends Wen Rosie learns
o read Braille o srprise im, Bailey becomes angry His reacion makes
Rosie mad e sares er robles
i er ranny orrelli
en e 
o
make sop ogeer ranny reminds er o al
ays remember
y yo
liked someone in e firs place
en ey make yo angry ranny
sares er experiences as a yong girl of sixeen before se lef er bes
friend in Ialy ranny orrelli͛s sories and er sop bring e friends
ogeer again
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ
dens cold
rie abo a family member a inflenced eir life
and lessons ey learned from em ey cold make a living isory by
inervie
ing family members abo eir lives and experiences and creae
a family
ebsie or blog ey cold creae a cookbook of favorie recipes
colleced from family members and inclde sories o accompany e
recipes
dens cold researc Braille and o
i
as invened, o
i
orks,
and
a oer
ays are available o elp e blind read ey cold
creae a
ebpage
i a collecion of available commniy resorces for
e blind or oer andicaps ey cold jornal
a ings ey
old
miss mos if ey los eir sig dens cold discss
y ey ink
Bailey go angry
en
mber so
ed im se cold read Braille
dens cold discss e eme, plo, caracers and seing of e
book and o
granny͛s sop brings e caracers ogeer Wy is
making e sop a good plo device? Wy can
mber alk so easily o er
 ranny orrelli? dens cold make some sop and discss o
ey
feel
en a friend is angry
i em or ey are mad a a friend or family
member

„
or ʹ Beverly Cleary

Illsraor ʹ Pal O Zelinsky
2 ile ʹ Dear Mr Hensa

Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „3
3 enre ʹ Conemporary Realisic Ficion
4 Forma ʹ Caper book


ard ʹ Ne
bery Medal
6 mmary ʹ is book is
rien in a series of leers from a boy named
Leig Bos o is favorie aor, Mr Hensa
e leers begin as a
projec for is ird grade class and conine for several years Leig͛s
paren͛s divorce and is faer leaving
i e family dog rs Leig and
makes im angry His faer drives a big rig and Leig doesn͛ see or ear
from im ofen He begins
riing is feelings in a diary a Mr Hensa
͛s
sggesion en more leers are
rien o Mr Hensa
o ell im of
Leig͛s sccess as a
rier Evenally, Leig is able o express is feelings

io aving o se pen and paper
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ
e obvios sraegy is o ave sdens
rie leers o a favorie
aor or personaliy ey cold
rie in a jornal or in a diary abo
eir feelings and ogs concerning eir life͛s evens dens can
discss eir sccesses and disappoins ey ave experienced and
compare and conras o
ey feel
i o
Leig fel dens a
ave experienced eir paren͛s divorce cold alk abo o
i affeced
em in similar or differen
ays an Leig ey cold discss o

realisic e book

as in so
ing Leig͛s feelings abo is parens and
is life
e book cold be a basis o pracice recall of deails, and seqence
Did is parens͛ divorce before or afer Leig
roe e firs leer? Wy
 did Leig ge annoyed
i Mr Hensa
? Did Leig look like is faer?
Wa appened o Leig͛s dog?
ere is also e sbplo of e mysery of e disappearing lnc
goodies Leig creaes a lncbox alarm dens cold brainsorm abo
o
ey
old ave ried o cac or sop e ief ey cold ry eir
and a creaing alarms or oer devices for proecing a lncbox
dens cold also
rie eir o
n mysery sory

„
or ʹ
ndre
Clemens
Illsraor ʹ Book design: eve co
2 ile ʹ e Janior͛s Boy
Dae of Pblicaion ʹ 2000
3 enre ʹ Conemporary Realisic Ficion
4 Forma ʹ Caper book


ard ʹ
6 mmary ʹ Fif grader Jack is o for revenge on is faer
en e is
made fn of becase is faer is a janior a is scool Jack͛s plan is o
ge even
i is faer by placing a ge
ad of gm on a desk so is
faer
ill ave o clean i off is plan backfires
en e is fond o
and e principal makes im clean gm from desks for ree
eeks
Dring is ime of
orking in e role of janior͛s elper, Jack learns a lo
abo is faer and
y e
orks as a janior He finds a is faer
as elped a lo of people and as no al
ays ad a good life
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ
is book is fll of opics for discssion e feelings Jack as abo is
faer, o
ey canged
en e sared aending e scool
ere is
faer
orked Wy e
aned revenge, o
e fel abo being cag,
o
e fel abo is pnismen, and o
i affeced o
e sa
is
faer are all grea opics for sden discssion or papers
is book cold be sed o compare and conras e caracerisics of
Jack and is faer Wa
as on Jack͛s lis of o
e
as no like is
faer? dens cold make a lis of o
ey are similar or differen
 from eir moer or faer ey cold
rie abo o
eir parens
make em feel
Jack akes 
o keys and finds imself locked in a seam nnel
dens can
rie abo or discss siaions
ere ey ave been in a
panic siaion and e
ay ey solved e problem, fel or reaced Jack
sed is sense of smell o elp gide im o safey dens cold
discss o
eir senses cold elp em in differen siaions
Jack learns a is faer did no ave an easy ime afer rerning
from e
ar in Vienam dens cold researc Vienam War veerans
and veerans from oer
ars and discss e problems ey faced
en
ey rerned dens cold creae a
ebpage
i e resorces a
are available for veerans oday and
rie abo
a needs are no
being mee for soldiers rerning from Iraq and
fganisan
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Renee Jackson
„
or ʹ Lara Ingalls Wilder
2 Illsraor ʹ ar Williams
3 ile ʹ Lile Hose in e Big Woods
4 Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „32, „3, „„
 enre ʹ Hisorical Ficion
6 Forma ʹ Caper Book


ard ʹ
 mmary ʹ is is e firs book in e Lile Hose series by Lara Ingalls
Wilder I is e semi-aobiograpical sory of e aor͛s life gro
ing
p in e „0͛s in e Wisconsin fronier Lara, er sisers, Mary and
Carrie, and er Ma and Pa live in a log cabin in e big
oods eir
closes neigbors are
olves and bears e girls spend ime
i
relaives and make a firs visi o o
n o pass e ime and eac life
lessons, Pa sares sories Lara learns a og i is fn earing abo
a long ime ago, ͞no
is al
ays beer
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ dens cold researc Lara Ingalls
Wilder as an aor and find o more abo er life and oer books se
as
rien ey cold
rie repors or creae a imeline of er life ey
cold researc fronier life and compare and conras i o life oday ey
cold
rie a personal leer elling abo an experience from ey o
n
life ey cold
rie a sory abo someone a inflenced em ey
cold
rie a ne
spaper aricle abo an even from e book
dens cold researc log cabins, en dra
a picre or bild a
model of a log cabin ey cold en
rie a descripive paragrap abo
e cabin and a persasive paragrap o sell e cabin ey cold find
examples of ne
or nfamiliar vocablary
ords in e book and make a

ord
all or car of e definiions dens cold find examples of
simile, meapor, and personificaion in e book
dens cold researc
olves and
rie a repor or
rie a paper on

y
olves are ofen porrayed as e ͞bad gy in lierare ey cold
find oer examples of
olves in lierare ey cold researc and
repor on bears and oer
ild life in e book
 dens cold researc o
o make maple syrp, collec recipes and
insrcions and creae a class cookbook or pos e informaion on a
class
iki dens cold creae a fronier cookbook by researcing
a
ypes of food
as common and collecing recipes of e ime period and
posing em on a class blog or pblising a book
dens cold researc e sae of Wisconsin and make repors on e
sae ey cold make a map or diorama of e propery
ere e log
cabin
as ey cold researc Lara Ingalls Wilder͛s life and make a map
so
ing e differen places se lived

„
or ʹ Paricia Polacco

2 Illsraor ʹ Paricia Polacco
3 ile ʹ e Berfly
4 Dae of Pblicaion ʹ 2000
 enre ʹ Hisorical Ficion
6 Forma ʹ Picre Book


ard ʹ
 mmary ʹ is sory akes place dring e Nazi occpaion of France in
e „40͛s is book is based on a sory old o e aor by er
n
Moniqe
s a yong girl dring World War II, Moniqe sees firsand e
injsices perperaed on Je
is people in er village a e ands of e
Nazis Moniqe discovers a yong girl, ervine and er family are living in
er basemen e family is Je
is and Moniqe͛s moer is par of e
Frenc Undergrond and is iding e family from e Nazis e berfly
becomes a symbol of freedom for Moniqe and evrine b
en a
neigbor sees e girls releasing a berfly one nig, everyone is in
danger
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ dens cold begin by researcing
World War II ey cold find oer books on e
ar and
a
as
appening a e ime in e Unied aes and in Erope ey cold
repor eir finding o e class individally or
ork as grops o ell
a

as appening in differen conries ey cold discss and compare
and conras e
ars impac in e U and in Erope
 dens cold researc Je
is clre and olidays ey cold make a
calendar so
ing e daes celebraed by e Je
is people ey cold
repor on food, symbols, and Je
is radiion dens cold discss
y
e Nazis
ere argeing e Je
is people o persece ey cold
invesigae e Frenc Undergrond and o
ey elped save people͛s
lives and
rie repors on eir findings
dens cold researc France ey cold make a map of France, dra

picres of e Frenc flag and repor on expors and famos Frenc
people ey cold make a vocablary lis of e Frenc
ords in e book
and eir definiions
dens cold make vocablary liss of ne

ords from e book ey
cold
rie senences sing ose
ords ey cold
rie leers o
friends like Moniqe and evrine do laer ey cold mark
orld maps

i all e places evrine lived rogo er life
dens cold researc berflies ey cold learn e life cycle and
creae books so
ing e pases a berfly goes rog ey cold do
a ma lesson on symmery sing a berfly ey cold dra
picres of
berflies and
rie abo
y ey
ere sed as a symbol of freedom in
e book

„
or ʹ Megan McDonald

2 Illsraor ʹ ed Le
in
3 ile ʹ e rea Pmpkin 
ic
4 Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „2
 enre ʹ Hisorical Ficion
6 Forma ʹ Picre Book


ard ʹ
 mmary ʹ randpa ells is grandcildren a sory from is cildood in
e „20͛s I is e sory of
a appened
en Big Max, e gian
pmpkin is siser Rosie
as gro
ing for nsine irls qil paces,
accidenly ges smased e sory goes on o ell o
e and is friend
Oo replaced e pmpkin and
ere ey go e 
eny cens o pay
for i
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ dens cold researc e „20͛s and
compare and conras e
ay of life en and e
ay of life oday ey
cold researc cloing, ransporaion, and invenions and
rie repors
on e differences and similariies of everyday life
In science, sdens cold researc pmpkins ey cold researc o

o gro
pmpkins ey cold plan pmpkin seeds o observe and record
eir gro
 ey cold ry o see
o cold gro
e larges pmpkin
In ma, sdens cold bring in pmpkins and measre em
ile
sdying circmference or forms of measre
dens cold collec recipes a sed pmpkin and creae a
cookbook o be pblised or p on a blog or
iki ey cold do e
same
i apple ber recipes e class cold cook some of e recipes
in grops or make someing a ome and bring in and sare e recipe
and sample
i e class as a presenaion
dens cold collec pennies for a grop pary or cariy ey cold
pracice coning
i pennies ey cold researc pennies and
y

braam Lincoln
as cosen o be on e penny en
rie a repor ey
cold
rie a paper on
eer or no pennies sold sill be in se
oday ey cold design eir o
n coin and presen i o e class
dens cold jornal abo a personal experience a creaed a
problem and o
ey solved i ey cold inclde dra
ings or poos
and pos em o a class or individal blog

„
or ʹ F N Monjo
2 Illsraor ʹ Fred Brenner
3 ile ʹ e Drinking ord
4 Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „0
 enre ʹ Hisorical Ficion
6 Forma ʹ Caper Book


ard ʹ
 mmary ʹ is book is se in pre Civil War Ne
England Deacon Fller͛s
son, ommy, finds a family of rna
ay slaves iding in a ay
agon in is
faer͛s barn e family as follo
ed e Big Dipper, or as ey call i e
 Drinking ord, o e Fller͛s ome e ome is a sop on e
Undergrond Railroad
ere Deacon Fller elped people escape o
Canada ommy as o ink fas o save is faer and e family e is
elping
en e marsal comes looking for e rna
ays
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ is book cold be a saring poin o
discss
a
as leading p o e civil
ar dens cold researc e
Undergrond Railroad and
rie repors abo o
i
orked ey cold
read abo oer people like Harrie bman a
orked in e effor
ey cold discss
y e Undergrond Railroad
as needed ey
cold researc Canada and
rie repors on
a a conry fel abo
slavery
is book cold be sed o open a ni in Black Hisory mon
dens cold discss or repor on
frican-
merican isory, e clre,
e sories and e eroes of e era of e book dens cold
collaborae on a collecion of
frican-
merican arifacs of e era sc as
e song sed in e book, oer msic, poems, and sories and pos em
o a class
ebpage dens cold jornal eir ogs on slavery and

a a life mig ave been like
In science, sdens cold researc e Big Dipper and e Nor ar
and o
ese poins in e sky are sed for navigaion dens cold
repor on ancien
ays of navigaion and
a people se oday
dens cold creae a map and race e pa for slaves from eir sae
o Ne
England o Canada

„
or ʹ Micael Dorris

2 Illsraor ʹ
3 ile ʹ Morning irl
4 Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „2
 enre ʹ Hisorical Ficion
6 Forma ʹ Caper Book


ard ʹ
 mmary ʹ is book is alernaing capers
rien by Morning irl a
yong naive girl and er broer, ar Boy ey ell abo eir daily life
 on a Caribbean Island and eir family relaionsips ey describe eir
conflics as broer and siser and o
ey vie
life differenly I is no
nil e Epiloge a yo learn a e seing is „42 and Eropeans
are approacing e island
n excerp from e jornal of Crisoper
Colmbs provides a look ino e fre of ese innocen people
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ is book can be an opening o discss
broer and siser relaionsips or family relaionsips in general
dens cold jornal abo a personal family experience or
rie a play
based on e book and presen i o e class
is book is a good one o se in a reading circle dens cold
rie
a poem abo e sory ey cold
rie a paragrap abo
a ey

old name emselves and
y ey cold researc e meaning of
eir names and
rie a fe
senences abo i and presen i o e class
dens cold
rie a descripion of e island ey cold
rie a
persasive ad o bring people o e island ey cold dra
picres of
eir image of e seing of e book, e people, e plans, and e
animals from e book In science, sdens cold researc e climae,
and
a animals and plans are naive o e islands of e Caribbean
ey cold en presen e repors o class or pos o a class
iki
ey cold researc
a life
old ave been like in a ime and
compare and conras
a life is like for ose living in e Caribbean
oday ey cold researc Crisoper Colmbs, is jorney and
a
appened o e naive people afer is arrival dens cold find oer
sorces of sories of Colmbs coming o e Ne
World and creae a
imeline of is voyages and discoveries

„
or ʹ Barbara Cooney

2 Illsraor ʹ Barbara Cooney
3 ile ʹ Eleanor
4 Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „6
 enre ʹ Biograpy
6 Forma ʹ Picre Book


ard ʹ
L
Noable
 mmary ʹ is is e biograpy of Eleanor Roosevel e book focses
primarily on er early years and e loss of a broer, er moer and er
faer all by e age of nine years old is look a er early life and o

er edcaion a an Englis boarding scool and er relaionsip

i a
special eacer elped er gain poise, confidence, and learn o be brave
and loyal
ll qaliies a served er
ell as Firs lady of e Unied
aes for sixeen years e
fer
ord gives many of er
accomplismens sc as being a fonding member of e Unied
Naions
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ dens cold researc Franklin
Delano Roosevel and
rie a repor abo is presiden and is
ife,
Eleanor ey cold researc e accomplismens of Eleanor Roosevel

ile er sband
as in office and
a se did afer is erm
as
over ey cold researc e forming of e Unied Naions and make a
presenaion on o
e Unied Naions came abo and
a i does
oday
dens cold researc
a life
as like
en Eleanor
as gro
ing
p and compare and conras
a life in Ne
York Ciy is like oday
dens cold dra
a map and race Eleanor͛s jorney from e Unied
aes o scool in England ey cold calclae e disance from e
Unied aes o England
dens cold jornal abo a loss of a friend, family member or pe
and o
ey fel ey cold discss in grops o
ey
old feel if
ey
ere orpaned or ad o live
i someone oer an eir
parens

„
or ʹ Jean Friz

2 Illsraor ʹ Margo omes
3 ile ʹ Wa͛s e Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
4 Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „6
 enre ʹ Biograpy
6 Forma ʹ Picre Book


ard ʹ
 mmary ʹ is book follo
s Ben Franklin͛s life from bir in „06 o is
dea a age 4 e book offers explanaions and insig ino o
Ben
og abo ings and o
e made ings appen in is life I gives
some of is accomplismens and invenions inclding o
e proved
ligning and elecriciy
ere e same ing I covers Ben͛s personal
and pblic life from is bir in Boson o is moving o Pennsylvania and
evenally o Erope is all brings im back o e Unied aes
ere
e elps
rie e Consiion
 raegies o se
i e book ʹ dens cold researc oer books
and biograpies of Ben Franklin and compare e facs from e varios
sorces o creae a imeline of Ben͛s life and accomplismens ey
cold also compare e books for
riing syle and
rie book repors on
eir favorie biograpy of Ben Franklin
is book cold be sed o sar a ni on e Revolionary War and
e Consiion of e Unied aes dens cold reenac e signing
of e Consiion ey cold brainsorm abo iems ey
old ave
added o e Consiion if ey ad
rien i ey cold researc
Ben͛s par in e
ar and in
riing e Consiion and
rie a paper on
is
ork
In science, sdens cold researc Ben͛s invenions and discoveries
and creae a blog of is accomplismens ey cold coose a pariclar
invenion and presen a alk on o
e came p
i e idea dens
cold creae eir o
n
eaer almanac similar o Ben͛s poor Ricard͛s

lmanac and inclde eir o
n
isdoms

„
or ʹ Joanna Cole

2 Illsraor ʹ Brce Degen
3 ile ʹ e Magic cool Bs: Los in e olar ysem
4 Dae of Pblicaion ʹ „0
 enre ʹ Informaional Books
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2 Illsraor ʹ Poograper: Warren Faidley
3 ile ʹ Ligning
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3 ile ʹ Dinosar Discoveries
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