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Some Dogs Do
Jez Alborough
Candlewick Press (2003)
When Sid tries to convince his doggy classmates that he flew to school, they do not believe him. |
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Teaching Activity - Individuality
About the Author/ Illustrator
Author/ Illustrator Interview
Publisher’s Information |
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Diary Of A Worm Doreen Cronin
Illustrated by Harry BlissJoanna Cotler Books (2003)
A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world. |
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Teaching Activity - Fact or Fiction
Teaching Activity – Scholastic Guide
Teacher’s Guide
About the Author
About the Illustrator |
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The Yellow Star: The Legend Of King Christian X Of Denmark
Carmen Agra DeedyIllustrated by Henri Sorensen
Peachtree (2000)
Retells the story of King Christian X and the Danish resistance to the Nazis during World War II. |
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Teaching Activity –
Holocaust (gr.3-5)
About the Author
About the Illustrator |
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Rap A Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles – Think Of That!
Leo and Diane Dillon
Blue Sky Press (2002)
In illustrations and rhyme this book describes the dancing of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the most famous tap dancers of all time. |
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Teaching Activity – Music & Movement
About the Author / Illustrators
Author’s Note |
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Hot Day On Abbott Avenue
Karen English
Illustrated by By Javaka Steptoe
Clarion Books (2004)
After having a fight, two friends spend the day ignoring each other, until the lure of a game of jump rope helps them to forget about being mad. |
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Teaching Activity –
Friendship Lesson Plans (scroll down)
About the Author
Illustrator Website
Publisher’s Information |
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Olivia And The Missing Toy
Ian Falconer
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2003)
When her best toy mysteriously disappears, Olivia the feisty pig is determined to find out who is responsible. |
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Olivia website (includes video and activity kit)
Author/ Illustrator Interview |
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Yesterday I Had The Blues
Jeron Ashford Frame
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Tricycle Press (2003)
A young boy ponders a variety of emotions and how different members of his family experience them, from his own blues to his father's grays and his grandmother's yellows.
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Teaching Activity – Color Wheel
Publisher’s Information |
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What Charlie Heard
Mordicai Gerstein
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2002)
Describes the life of American composer Charles Ives, who wrote music which expressed all the sounds he heard in the world, but which was not well received during his lifetime. |
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Teaching Activities - Discussion Guide
Author/ Illustrator Website |
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Bruh Rabbit And The Tar Baby Girl
Virginia Hamilton
Illustrated by James E. Ransome
The Blue Sky Press (2003)
In this retelling, using Gullah speech, of a familiar story the wily Bruh Rabbit outwits Bruh Fox who has set out to trap him.
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Teaching Activity - Gullah Net website
About the Author
About the Illustrator |
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The Cats In Krasinski Square
Karen Hesse
Illustrated by Wendy Watson
Scholastic Press (2004)
Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise a plan to thwart an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall. |
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Teaching Activities
Holocaust
About the Author
About the Illustrator |
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Just Like Josh Gibson
Angela Johnson
Illustrated by Beth Peck
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2004)
A young girl's grandmother tells her of her love for baseball and the day they let her play in the game even though she was a girl. |
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Teaching Activity- Baseball Webquest
About the Author |
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My Lucky Day
Keiko Kasza
G.P. Putnam's Sons (2003)
When a young pig knocks on a fox's door, the fox thinks dinner has arrived, but the pig has other plans. |
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Teaching Activity – Pigs
About the Author/ Illustrator |
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Saturdays And Teacakes
Lester L. Laminack
Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet
Peachtree (2004)
A young boy remembers the Saturdays when he was nine and ten and he would ride his bicycle to his Ma'am-maw's house, where they spent the day together mowing the lawn, picking vegetables, eating lunch, and making delicious, sweet teacakes.
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Teaching Activity – Across the Curriculum
About the Author (scroll down page)`
Illustrator Website |
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How I Became A Pirate
Melinda Long
Illustrated by David Shannon
Harcourt (2003)
Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.
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Teaching Activity - Activity Guide
Author Website
Illustrator interview |
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The Three Questions: Based On A Story By Leo Tolstoy
Jon J. Muth
Scholastic (2002)
Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions: "When is the best time to do things?" "Who is the most important?" and "What is the right thing to do?" |
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Teaching Activity –
Discussion Guide
About the Author/ Illustrator |
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Thunder Rose
Jerdine Nolen
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Silver Whistle/ Harcourt (2003)
Unusual from the day she is born, Thunder Rose performs all sorts of amazing feats, including building fences, taming a stampeding herd of steers, capturing a gang of rustlers, and turning aside a tornado. |
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Teaching Activity – Tall Tales
Author Website
Illustrator Website |
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Chato And The Party Animals
Gary Soto
Illustrated by Susan Guevara.
Putnam (2000)
Chato decides to throw a "pachanga" for his friend Novio Boy, who has never had a birthday party. |
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Teaching Activity – Discussion Guide
Author Website
Illustrator Website |
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How The Fisherman Tricked The Genie: A Tale Within A Tale Within A Tale
Kitoba Sunami
Illustrated by Amiko Hirao
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2002)
After releasing a captive genie from a bottle, a poor fisherman must rely on his wits when instead of wishes the genie promises revenge. |
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Teaching Activity – Discussion Guide |
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Sense Pass King: A Story From Cameroon
Katrin Tchana
Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Holiday House (2002)
Despite a jealous king's repeated attempts to get rid of her, Ma'antah continually manages to outwit him and proves herself worthy of the name Sense Pass King. |
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Teaching Activity –Discussion Guide
About the Illustrator |
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The Librarian Of Basra: A True Story From Iraq
Jeanette Winter
Harcourt (2005)
Based on a true story. In war-stricken Iraq where civilians – especially women –have little power, a librarian in Basra struggles to save her community's priceless collection of books. |
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Teaching Activity – Discussion Guide
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Candlewick Press
Scholastic
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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JUST LIKE JOSH GIBSON written by Angela Johnson, illustrated by Beth Peck. Copyright © 2004. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
DOUBLE DUTCH by Sharon M. Draper Copyright © 2002. Used with permission of Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
OLIVIA...AND THE MISSING TOY written and illustrated by Ian Falconer. Copyright © 2003. Used with permission of Anne Schwartz Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
HOW THE FISHERMAN TRICKED THE GENIE written by Christopher Sunami, illustrated by Amiko Hirao. Copyright © 2002. Used with permission of Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
