Biblogragh

Electronic Reading File
By Rukiya Mathis

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Concept, Multicultural, Predictable and Traditional Literature

Picture of Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Brief Description of the Book	Ideas for Classroom Use	Recommended Age/Grade Level
	Soft Shapes Colors	Concept Book	Bob Filipowich	A book of different color animals illustrating that everything has color and colors are everywhere.	Review on shapes and colors.	Ages 1-4 years
	Olivia's Opposites	Concept Book	Ian Falconer/ Ann Bobco	This book illustrates words and their opposites and the description of opposite objects.	To introduce opposites.	Ages 1-4 years
	123 Follow Me	Concept Book	Philippe Duposquier	This is a number book which includes different animals as the number increases to ten.	A fun book to read for a quick review on numbers 1-10	Ages 1-4 years
	Papa Do You Love Me?	Multicultural/ Africa	Barbara M. Joose/ Lavalle	This book is about a father and how he conveys to his son his everlasting love for him.	This book can be read during Father's Day.	Ages 4-8 years
	Six Chinese Brothers	Multicultural/ China	Hou-Tien Cheng	This book is about a Chinese family that uses their many talents to save their father from an illness.	This book can be use when learning about Japan or other countries.	Ages 5-10 years
	The Terrible EEK!	Multicultural/ Japan	Patricia Compton	This book is about a Japanese father and son who describes the things they are most afraid of.	This is an exciting book to get over your fears. Maybe they can relate.	Ages 5-9 years
	Anansi Does the Impossible	Multicultural/ Africa	Aardema Verna/ Aladdin	This book is about a spider who conquers impossible task in order to keep folktales from the God.	Students can discuss their most impossible task.	Ages 5-10 years
	Bimwili and the Zimwi	Multicultural/ Africa	Aardema Verna/ Susan Meddaugh	This book is about a little girl who gets kidnapped by a Zimwi and is forced to sing in a drum for all the village people.	Students can learn about fantasy and magical characters.	Ages 5-10 years
	There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly	Predictable	Pam Adams	This book is a predictable book about a lady who swallows various animals.	This is a fun book where the students can easily join in and act out the different parts.	Ages 4-8 years
	Green Eggs and Ham	Predictable	Dr. Seuss	This book is a fun book of rhymes and predictable statements.	This is a great book to work on rhyming words.	Ages 4-8 years
	The Tortoise and the Hare	Traditional Literature/Fable	Saviour Pirotta/ Richard Johnson	The moral of this story was that the slow and steady wins the race.	This book will teach students morals.	Ages 4-8 years
	The Fox and the Stork	Traditional Literature/ Fable	Saviour Pirotta/ Richard Johnson	The moral of this story was to treat others as you like them to treat you.	This book can be used for students to understand the importance of treating people the way they would like to be treated.	Ages 4-8 years
	The Three Little Pigs	Traditional Literature	Retold/ Richard Johnson	The story of three pigs and their determination and teamwork to escape a big bad wolf.	These book can be read to demonstrate teamwork and effort.	Ages 3-7 years
	The Story of Rumpelstiltskin	Traditional Literature	Stephen Cartwright and Heather Amery	The story of a women who is held captive to make gold and a little	This is an awesome example of make believe and fairy tales.	Ages 3-7 years
	Rapunzel	Traditional Literature/ Caldecott	Paul O. Zelinsky	Mother Gothel discovers Rapunzel's plan to elope with the prince, cuts Rapunzel's tresses and casts her into the desert, then sees to it that the prince is blinded.	The students and retell the story through improv and still acting.	Ages 5 and up

Caldecott Award Winners

Picture of Book	Title	Genre/Awards	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Brief Description of the Book	Ideas for Classroom Use	Recommended Age/ Grade level
	Yo! Yes?	Caldecott	Chris Ruschka/ Richard Jackson	The celebration of friendship and offers a timeless message about taking risk	Have students create a picture of them and their best friend.	Ages 4-8 years
	The Snowy Day	Caldecott	Ezra Jack Keats	Peter experienced all the things you can possibly do in the snow all day long.	Introduction to seasons.	Ages 3-8 years
	The Treasure	Caldecott	Uri Shulevitz	A story of a man whose dreams of being rich becomes reality	Ask students to write a story about what they would do if they were rich?	Ages 4-8 years
	The Relatives Came	Caldecott	Stephen Gammell	The relatives came in town from Virginia to spend time with their family.	This book came be used in a lesson on the importance of families. Write a story about their family.	Ages 4-7 years
	Smoky Night	Caldecott	David Diaz	This book relates the happenings of a night of urban rioting from a child's perspective.	Have students draw a picture and use water resist as used in the book.	Ages 4-10 years
	In The Small, Small Pond	Caldecott	Denise Fleming	This book describes the cycle of the pond life.	Have student recreate the their very own life cycle of a pond.	Ages 4-8 years
	Owen	Caldecott	Kevin Henkes	This book is about a preschooler mouse, Owen, he confronts a classic childhood drama.	Have students put on a dramatic presentation of Owen an the problems he faces in school.	Ages 3-8 years
	Raven	Caldecott	Gerald McDermott	Raven steals light from the Sky Chief and brings it to the people where he lives.	Create a raven using colorful tissue paper and shapes.	Ages 4-8 years

Fantasy and Realistic Fiction

Picture of Book	Title	Genre/Award	Author/ Illustrator	Brief Description of the Book	Ideas for Classroom Use	Recommended Age/Grade Level
	Orso The Troll who Couldn't Scare	Fantasy/Science Fiction	Brad Thiessen/ Jeremy Balzer	Orso is taught to be a scary troll but he choose to be friendly instead.	A creative activity that includes drawing and imagination of trolls.	Ages 3-8 years
	Dad, Are You The Tooth fairy?	Fantasy/Science Fiction	Ron Spears	A little boy, Gabby, who believes that fairy tales are real and his dad assures him that magical things can happen.	Create their very own tooth fairy out of a variety of material such a glitter, feathers etc.	Ages 4-8 years
	Little Kisses	Fantasy/Science Fiction	Jollie Jones/Julie Downing	A story from a dog's perspective. He has a close relationship with Jollie and gets lost and encounters some terrible things.	Write a short story about their relationship with their pets or pets they have had.	Young children of all ages
	Me First	Fantasy/Science Fiction	Helen Lester/ Lynn Munsing	This book is about a pig name Pinkerton who is mean to everybody and always wants to be first.	Have students act out this great story and allow students to really get into character.	Ages 6-12 years
	The Doorbell Rang	Realistic Fiction	Pat Hutchins	Every time the door bell rang the children shared their cookies with friends.	Have students put on a dramatic presentation and use props such a paper cookies and trays.	Ages 4-8 years
	Amazing Grace	Realistic Fiction	Mary Hoffman/Caroline Binch	Grace loved to dress up and she wanted to be Peter Pan in a play but everyone said she couldn't.	Have the discussion about why Grace couldn't be Peter Pan.	Ages 4-8 years
	Did I tell you I love you Today?	Realistic Fiction	Deloris Jordan/Roslyn M. Jordan/ Evans	Mother is expressing her love to her child and the duties and pleasures of being a mother.	Write a card expressing their love for their mother or guardian.	Age 4-8 years
	Goodnight, My Angel	Realistic Fiction	Billy Joel/Yvonne Gilbert	A daddy's relationship with his daughter and how he expresses his love for her.	Draw a picture of them and their dad or a male figure in their life. Use pastel colors.	Ages 3-5 years

Historical, Poetry and Informational

Picture of Book	Title	Genre/Award	Author/Illustrator	Brief Description of the Book	Ideas for classroom use	Recommended Age/ Grade Level
	A Sweet Smell of Roses	Historical Fiction	Angela Johnson/ Eric Velasquez	A story of two girls who march with MLK to freedom.	This book can be used to introduce Black History Month.	Children of all ages.
	Under The Quilt of Night	Historical Fiction	Debrorah Hopkinson/ James E. Ransome	A story inspired by the Underground railroad and how they traveled to freedom in Canada.	Create a quilt out of construction paper strips and draw a map of the class on the front.	Ages 5-10 years
	Stone Soup	Historical Fiction	Heather Forest/ Susan Gaber	A story about sharing and the stingy attitudes of the European village people.	This book can introduce a lesson on manners.	Ages 5-9 years
	A Child's Treasury of Best Loved Poems	Poetry Anathologies	Teddy Edinjikkan/ Ernie Eldredge	Magical imagination poetry.	A lesson on rhyming words and creative writing. Have them think of rhyming words and write them on chart paper.	Children of all ages
	The Great Frog Race and other Poems	Poetry Anathologies	Kristine O'Connell George/ Kate Kiesler	Interesting great poem on Nature	A lesson on creative writing about nature.	Children of all ages
	Rosa Parks	Informational	Wil Mara	Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights and fight against segregation laws.	Lesson for Black History Month to introduce famous black people. Discuss what acts were wrong and why?	Children of all ages
	Sitting Bull	Informational	Susan Evento	Sitting Bull's brave fight to save his people and land.	Native America and the Battle of Little Bighorn. Create an Indian and use feathers and beads.	Children of all ages
	George Washington Our First President	Informational	Garnet Jackson/ Cornelius Van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu	The life of George Washington and how he became president	Social study lesson on our first president and his accomplishments. Create a graphic organizer of his accomplishments.	Grade level 2
	Salt in his Shoes	Informational	Deloris Jordan and Roslyn Jordon/ Kadar Nelson	Michael Jordan's inspirational pursuit of a dream.	Have students bring in an old shoe and decorate it with there dreams and goals that they want to reach.	Children of all ages

Other Awards

Picture of Book	Title	Genre/Award	Author/Illustrator	Brief Description of the Book	Ideas for classroom use	Recommended Age/ Grade Level
	The Stray Dog	New York Times Best Illustrated Book	Marc Simont/Reiko Sassa	A family finds a stray dog and befriends him but when they say goodbye the dog's catcher comes	Have a discussion about if they have ever befriended a stray animal.	Ages 4-8 years
	Have You Seen My Duckling?	ALA Notable Book	Nancy Tafuri	Mother Duck looses her duckling and asks all the animals if they have seen her.	A great lesson to introduce the farm animals. Match the Mother animal to their baby.	Ages 3-8 years
	A Chair For My Mother	Boston Globel Horn Book Award for Illustration	Vara B. Williams	After a fire destroys their home the family saves money to buy Rosa's mother a new chair.	Have students write a short story about something dramatic that has happen to their family or belongings.	Ages 3-8 years
	Snow	Book list Editors Choice and Reading Magic Award	Uri Shulevitz	Nobody believed that it was going to snow, but the little boy believed and it did.	A great activity to identify objects and concepts.	Ages 3-8 years
	The Fox went Out on a Chilly Night	American Book Award	Peter Spier	A story of a fox stealing grey geese to feed his family.	A great story for a sing-a-long and music lesson.	Ages 5-8 years

Newbery Awards

Picture of Book	Title	Genre/Award	Author/Illustrator	Brief Description of the Book	Ideas for classroom use	Recommended Age/ Grade Level
	On My Honor	Newbery Award	Marion Dane Bauer	Joel and his best friend Tony have known each other since the age of 2. Joel is a little in awe of his daredevil friend, and when Tony wants to go swimming in the treacherous and forbidden Vermilion River, Joel is torn between disobeying his parents and incurring Tony's scorn. When Tony drowns, Joel is consumed with guilt, as well as terrified of telling his parents of his disobedience.	Have the students write about a daredevil act they have done.	Ages 9 - 12
	The Giver	Newbery Award	Lois Lowry	In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his Utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy.	Have the students write a story where there is no crime, violence or evil acts.	Ages 9 - 12
	A Gathering Of Days	Newbery Award	Joan W. Blos	A year in the life of a 13-year-old girl in 19th-century New England. Catherine Cabot Hall begins her diary in 1830, a few years after the death of her mother. She relates her life on a the family farm where she lives with her father and her sister.	Have the students create a diary.	Ages 9-12 years
	A View From Saturday	Newbery Award	E.L. Konigsburg	The new book centers around a group of four brilliant, shy 12-year-olds and the tea party they have each Saturday morning. Konigsburg's wacky erudition and her knack for offbeat characters make this a funny and endearing story of friendship.	Have a tea party and teach the student the importance of table manners.	Ages 9-12 years
	Dear Mr. Henshaw	Newbery Award	Beverly Cleary	In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.	Have student write a letter to a teacher explaining something.	Ages 8-12 years
	Charlotte's Web	Newbery Award	E.B. White	An affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing, playful bloke, Wilbur is devastated when he learns of the destiny that befalls all those of porcine persuasion.	Have them design the web out of art material.	Ages 8-12 years
	Holes	Yearling Newbery Award	Louis Sachar	"If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy." Such is the reigning philosophy at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention facility where there is no lake, and there are no happy campers.	Have the students act out a particular scene in the story.	Ages 9-12 years
	Because of Winn-Dixie	Newbery Award	Kat Dicamillo	Because of Winn-Dixie, a big, ugly, happy dog, 10-year-old Opal learns 10 things about her long-gone mother from her preacher father. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal makes new friends among the somewhat unusual residents of her new hometown, Naomi, Florida.	Have a class discussion about Opal's friends. Discuss their similarities and differences.	Ages 9-12 years
	Nothing But The Truth	Newbery Award	Avi	A documentary novel. Using memos, letters, bits of dialogue, and more, a school crisis--which involves issues of truth and honesty--unfolds in such a way that the reader must decided what truly happened.	Role play using the technique hot seating and have students tell truths and lies on a subject.	Ages 8-12 years
	Rascal	Newbery Award	Sterling North	The author recalls his carefree life in a small Midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.	Have students draw their very own rascal.	Ages 9-12 years

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