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GRANDDADDYS TURN A JOURNEY TO THE BALLOT BOX

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GRANDDADDYS TURN A JOURNEY TO THE BALLOT BOX

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by Michael S. Brandy and Eric stein
(RF) short write
How the characters are shaped by setting or time period?
The characters are shaped to a time period when segregation was present, but changes were occurring

Is the main character also the narrator? how does this effect the story?
yes, this effects the story because we are able to see the young boys point of view of change in segregation and pride that he felt.

What did you learn about this time period?
I learned that African Americans took great pride in their work and their ability to overcome.

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by Michael Morpurgo
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by Patricia Polacco
(F) 1 minute book talk

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by Diane Cohan
(M)  Book recommendation
This multicultural book is an inspiring story about a family and a race fighting for equality in Los Angeles. Carlito is a young boy who lives with his Mama and Abuela. His mother works really hard to provide a good life for them but is not being given the money or respect she deserves. Carlos learns about pride and the struggles his race faces. This is a good book to read to young children and has beautiful illustrations. I enjoyed very much

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by Barbara O'connor (RF) story map

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by J.K Rowling
(SF) Chapter book 9
book review
Harry Potter is an orphaned boy who lives with with an aunt and uncle who mistreat him. Their son bullies him. Just before Harry's eleventh birthday he began to receive letters. The letters are acceptance letters to Hogwarts. Harry is a wizard. He goes on to embark on many new adventures at Hogwarts and battles Lord Voldemort for the scourers stone. Harry defeats Voldemort and is praised by his peers and rewarded.

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by Thanhha Lai
(P) Book review (chapter book 10)
Ha is a young girl who lives in Saigon she has lived here her whole life, but when the Vietnam war threatens her home and family she is forced to move. She spends time as a refugee in a camp but her and her family finally settle in Alabama. Alabama is an unfamiliar place and even though there is a war back home she misses her home very much.It is hard for her to get use to Alabama and she endures bullies and many hardships because she is different and unfamiliar with the language and culture.She finds peace in her new home and even though it is not the same she hope for the best to come in her and her family's future.

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by Steve Parker
(IT) book review
The human body is a magnificent and mysterious structure. Evolutionary theory tells us that humans evolved from chimpanzees. Human anatomy has always been a fascination dating back to ancient Greece where they studied human structure and function.Children will learn the dissection of the body. They will learn everything from the microscopic body to the nervous system and muscles. This book provides in depth views on the body and its functions.

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by Janine Amos
(IT) book review
For young children divorce is all to common and a very difficult concept to grasp. This concept is ecpecially difficult for Tom and Danny who need guidance from the adults in their lives. Children will be given different scenarios of divorce and learn about feelings that may have and their parents may have. They will learn self coping skills and how to adjust to their new lives.Most importantly that they are loved and even though their family has changed it is still a family just a new kind of family.

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Finding Providence The Story of Roger Williams

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Finding Providence The Story of Roger Williams

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by Avi illustrations by James Watling book review (chapter book 8)
Roger Williams preached religious freedom and new ideas to his colony in Massachusetts. He believed in equality and that the Indians should not be removed from their own land. Due to his beliefs he faces  trial. He is later told by a friend that he was found guilty and will be sent back to England . His wife and daughter Mary fear he will be imprisoned or even killed for preaching his beliefs. Roger Williams hopeful leaves home, and Mary is fearful of where her father will go or what might happen to him along his journey. On his journey he finds the Narragansett's Indians who allow him to live among them. An Indian is sent to let Roger William's family know of his where about and Mary and her father are reunited in there new home.

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Dare to Dream Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement

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Dare to Dream Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement

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by Angela Shelf Medearis
book review (chapter book 7)
Coretta Scott grew up in a time where segregation was present this effected her greatly because of her race. She was not allowed to ride the bus to school because only white children could ride the bus she was not able to stand in certain lines at the store. This did not hold Coretta back her parents raised her to be proud and believe she was just as good as anyone else regardless of her skin color. Coretta fought for her right to education. She met Martin Luther King Jr through a mutual friend and began a relationship with him and soon became his wife. Coretta along with her husband helped lead the Civil Rights movement.She endured many tragedies once her husband passed but she keeps his memory alive and continues to be an active member in the international peace movement.

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Pocahontas The True Story of the Powhatan Princess

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Pocahontas The True Story of the Powhatan Princess

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by Catherine Iannone
(chapter book 6) (B)
Blog Post
Every one knows the Disney version of Pocahontas,but the true story is far from a fairy tale happy ending. This book is about the the Powhatan princess and shares details on the Powahaten tribe and the new colony. The book is aimed more towards older children, and offers original paintings and illustrations.
http://www.powhatan.org/pocc.html
http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/true-story-pocahontas-not-told-disney-002285
https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/pocahontas-her-life-and-legend.htm

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The Talking Eggs by Robert San Souci and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

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The Talking Eggs by Robert San Souci and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

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1 minute book talk (FT)

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by Louis Sachar
Review (RF)(chapter book 5)
This book is a must read for every child. I loved it! Stanley Yelnats is sent off to Camp Green lake due to the bad misfortune of his family. The camp is a detention center where he is forced to dig holes to "build character" Stanley feels there is more to this hole digging then he is led to believe. To his surprise he encounters a new friend who he embarks on a journey to unknowingly change his family curse.

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review (IT)
Spectacular Spiders is a very simple nicely texted book to share information about spiders and what they do in their environment. The little girl in the book tells about what she sees her "spectacular friend" do outside in her garden.The last few pages gives fun facts about spiders. This book is great for young children who are curious to learn.

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by Don Brown
summary (HF)
April 14, 1935 was the day of the great american dust bowl. The dust bowl effected many farmers on the southern plains. It effected food and the price of food. It also effected the job market for many Americans. The dust was every where and sand was in everything! This book shows the effects and gives many details and illustrations on one of Americas most horrific natural disasters.

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by Pam Munnoz Ryan & Peter Sis (chapter book 4)
(MAW) summary
Neftali is a young shy boy who lives in a home with a very authoritarian father who does not believe in wasting time imagining. Neftali is creative and different because of this he faces bullying at school by other students.despite all of these hardships he stays resilient and always uses his imagination to escape the world in which he lives in. Ultimately his creative mind and strong will drive him to success.

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by Grace Lin (chapter book 3) (M) letter

Dear student,
I just finished reading Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. I enjoyed this book very much and think it would be a good read. The book is about a young beautiful girl named Minli who is bright and full of life, yet she lives in a poor village. The villagers and Minlis family all work in the feilds to maintain living. What truly brightens Minlis soul is to hear her father tell old Chinese folk tales at dinner time. Her fathers stories are always about Jade the dragon or the Old man on the moon.Even though her mother disapproves of these tall tales Minli set out on a journey to find the Old man on the moon and change her villages fortune for good. You would enjoy this book Minlis adventure is extrodinary and filled with fantasy.
Best of readings,
Crystal

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by Joann Sfar
(GN) Defining Quote
"Look at the sky, ask yourself. Has the sheep eaten the flower, yes or no? And youll see how everything changes, and no grown up will ever understand." In this quote the aviator is glad to have met the little prince because he know that the little prince brought his inner child back into existence. As adults we do not see the beauty in the world we could as children and now he is able to see things from a different perspective

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by Trinka Hakes Noble
infographic (HF)

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by:Brian Selznick
defining quote
(BAW)
"Imagine as you read this how it would feel if you had one dream, one hope, one mysterious wish, and then saw it disappear into thin air." I think this quote is important to the book, because it show the importance of magic and the impact that Houdini had on 10 year old Victor. I like that it says " disappear into thin air." realating his dream of magic gone like a magic trick in just a matter of seconds.

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by Maurice Sendak
Book review (CAW)
Max is a young mischievous boy with quite an imagination after causing quite a deal of chaos for his mother she sends him off to bed. In Max's room his imagination takes him on a journey to a place where the wild things are. Max tames the wild things and is made king he is praised an rejoiced and is having the time of his life. Max begins to long for home and his mother so says good bye and takes a journey back home to where he is loved.

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The Book Itch Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

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The Book Itch Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

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by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Infographic (HF)

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by Glenda Armand and illustrated by Colin Bootman
(HF)
book recommendation
Love Twelve Miles Long is an absolutely must read to children or for anyone. This book is truly touching and heart warming. It is set on a plantation in the 1820's and the 12 miles refers to the walk a mother would take to see her son. The love in this book is truly amazing as a mother to a young son myself I teared up a few times. I couldn't imagine what slavery was like and not having the freedom to be able to be with your child. In the end we learn that the child is the successful Fredrick Douglas and because of his mothers love he grew up to be a man he knew his mother would be proud of. This is a strong book and filled with beautiful words and I would recommend it to anyone.

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by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Summary (FC)
A young boy decides to give a mouse a cookie. After he gives the mouse a cookie the mouse asks for a glass of milk and a straw needless to say the young boy learns that once you give a mouse a cookie a long list of requests will follow .

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by Dr. Seuss
(P)
Summary
Sally and her brother sat in their house unable to play outside due to weather conditions. Then along walked in The Cat in the Hat with promises of fun things to do while their mother was away. The fish strongly protests to this idea.The Cat in The Hat brought plenty of chaos and also Thing 1 and Thing 2 who created a disaster of a mess.After seeing how much chaos has been caused they ask The Cat in The Hat to leave. They rush to clean and once again along comes in The Cat in The Hat and helped clean and save the day before their mother arrived

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(post modern picture book)
(chapter book 2)
short write:
1)The genre and its characteristics.
The genre of this book is post modern. We are able to tell that this book is postmodern because  of the nonlinear plots and the ambiguity the book presents.
2)What makes this a good example of the genre?
Shortcut is a good example of a postmodern book because of the ambiguity the reader is not given much information on the characters but leaves readers looking closely at the illustration to make sense of the story as a whole.
3)What clues about the genre the title and illustrations provide.
By looking at the book at first you can tell it would fall into the category of a post modern book because it is not your typical children's book. The illustrations are very elaborate and you must pay close attention to them after reading the text. Also the story is short but it is a chapter book.

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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story map (NAW) (chapter book 1)

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Book Review (TL)
Through her version of a classic tale Marianna Mayer paints vivid imagery through her words. Beauty, a beautiful hard working farm girl is forced to take the place of her father in a palace with an unsightly beast. Beauty;s pure heart allows her to see the beast for the kind loving gentle soul he is and through her pure love for him she is able to break an enchantment placed upon him by a fairy testing his compassion. Beast becomes a handsome prince that Beauty had dreamed about and their love frees the servants and nobleman of their invisibility. The palace and everyone in it rejoices and prepares for a great wedding to occur.

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Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer

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Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer

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Infographic (TL)

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(CAW)
Book Review
Viva Frida is a bilingual children's literature book, and is an awarded Caldecott book. Viva Frida is a short story with simple text written to celebrate the life that Frida Khalo lived , and how beautiful it was brought to life by the art work she created. The text is brought to life by the amazing illustration that portrays many of Kahlos famous self portraits by using props and puppets.In the book Frida Kahlo searches, dreams, and uses self discovery to find that through her surroundings she is inspired and she is able to live through her art and bring all things to life in her art work.