A Day's Work This book is about a child and grandfather who are mexican and have to go do hard labor day in and day out. The grandfather does not know what how to speak English and know nothing about gardening, but they have to make money to live. This book will teach children that they need to be thankful for what they have and to always work hard, even when times get tough.
By: Eve Bunting
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #: 978-0395845189
Evaluation: 5 out of 5
The Wall
This bok is about a father and his son who visit the Vietnam Veterans memorial. This book will hep explain to children about the vietnam war and why we have a wall that is a memorial for the vietnam veterans.
By: Eve Bunting
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #: 978-0395629772
Evaluation: 5 out of 5
Just In Time Abraham Lincoln
This story features two little boys who visit a Civil War Museum with their grandmother. The children are asked to play a game and then find themselves in the realistic world of 1862. This book will allow students to see the aftermath of the Civil War and hear what Abraham Lincoln has to say.
By: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN #: 978-0147510624
Evaluation 5 out of 5
The two books by Eve Bunting interest me. She seems to have written a lot of historical books for children, and they all sound good
ReplyDeleteThe book about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial looks very interesting, and I think it would be extremely relatable for students if they could read this book and actually go to the memorial or at least see pictures of it!
ReplyDeleteThe Abraham Lincoln book seems interesting because it seems to be written in a way that can allow children to see what presidents were like and how to learn about history within it.
ReplyDeleteA Day's Work looks like it would be an extremely good book to pair with the novel Return to Sender that one of our literature circle groups is reading. That book deals with the same issue and shows two differing perspectives on the immigration issue. A teacher could read the picture book first to build background knowledge before reading the novel.
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