This book is about a girl who tells the story of her brother, who has autism. She wants to go to the park with her friend, and decides to take her brother along. Since he has autism he does things different from normal children. He listens to the brick walk, and the sidewalk. It tells how children with autism are different but they are still people who need to be loved.
Sequoyah wanted to create a writing system for the Cherokee Indians and turn his people into a nation of readers and writers. Sequoyah knew no English and had no idea how to capture speech on paper. But slowly, he worked out a system that surprised the Cherokee Nation.
Brian P. Cleary tells a commical story that brings adjectives to life. With silly pictures and funny descriptions, children are sure to understand what and adjective is once they read this book. Throughout the book, the adjectives are in bold, colorful writing so that they are easy to recognize. Cleary also gives examples of how to use adjectives in his writing. Not only is this a great book for children, but it’s an awesome way to introduce adjectives.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president, the first woman to have a seat on the stock exchange, the first woman to own a newspaper, and the first woman to speak before Congress. She was born in poverty, she was the seventh of ten children. Because her family was so poor, she began working at age eight as a child preacher. When she got older, she knew she wanted a better life. She married, divorced, moved to New York City, and became a millionaire by offering Cornelius Vanderbilt financial advice from the spirit world. Through all of that, she still wanted more. She wanted to address and challenge society’s strict limitations on women. She announced herself as the first female president candidate for the presidency of the United States. She founded her newspaper to publicize her 1872 campaign. Even though she did not win, she made history and times for women would never be the same.
The lives of the mountain people in the Appalachian region of the United States are chronicled in this book. The author was reared in West Virginia in the 1960’s; this allows her to write from an intimate perspective in a way that allows an outsider to become knowledgeable of the customs and everyday existence of the people. Their love for their dogs and their penchant for remaining in the area without regard for the trappings of the world that exists beyond the mountains are alluded to. She speculates that perhaps the mountains, which seem to block them from the outside world, play a part in their seeming malaise toward change. Many of those who do leave and acquire a professional education and employment almost always return. They, though, are unable to explain why they come back.
Coal mining, the main job for generations of fathers and sons, leaves its mark on the lives of the people, even down to the coal dust which settles on the sides of the houses. Many of these houses do not have modern amenities, including running water; this makes having a functional inside bathroom impossible. Bodily eliminations are done in little buildings called outhouses.
The author also reveals their religious denominational preferences and their reluctance to meet new people. She does state, however, that they will assist newcomers in many ways once they become familiar with them.
The author effectively conveys the everyday existence of Applachians, whose lives revolve around the looming mountains and the changing of the seasons which dictate the preparations necessary to exist in their seemingly cloistered world.
This book puts in perspective what a great inventor Ben Franklin was. Things such as odometers, lightening rods, and bifocals were all due to his genius. It shows on one page Ben making the invention, and on the other us using it . This is a great book to read to students while discussing history.
| An informational book about the good and bad of being President of the United States. This book explains that it does not matter what a president looks like or how much money he has, as long as his first priority is to serve the country. Each president is mentioned, along with interesting facts about them. |
This book is layed out as an alphabet book. There is a different African tradition or term for each letter. The book is so interesting and the pictures are even better!
This book about the White House is very interesting and a good read to assist children in learning about the life of the President. It not only introduces each President by telling interesting (and sometimes embaressing) facts about them, but it also lays out the rooms of the White House and the interesting history in each. I found this book helpful and interesting so I am sure kids would too.
This book is a must read for jazz aficionados as well as the common person who loves a little jazz every now and then. The story of Duke’s life is told in an interesting story line with beautiful pictures. This book would also be great for integration.