https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij Made with a curious mind en-us 2017-10-09 18:12:38 UTC 2017-10-16 03:57:33 UTC hello@padlet.com mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197068922 by Michelle Cook
Non Fiction
Read Sept 4
This book is based off of a saying that became really popular during the 2008 presidential election. The saying was about previous African Americans that did what they did for the purpose of future African Americans to be able to continue to make positive changes. 
  I really liked this book because at the end it gave more information about each important person mentioned in the story. 
 This book would be interesting to children that wanted to learn about some important people in African American history.
 I could use this book to introduce different pioneers of change during different lessons. This book includes chemist, presidents, olympians, athletes, etc. ]]> 2017-10-15 00:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197068922 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197069271 by David A. Adler
Non Fiction
Read Sept 4
This book is about Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player in the major leagues. He was gifted in many sports in high school such as baseball, football, basketball, and track and field. After college, he spent some time playing football, in the military, and playing for a minor league African American baseball team, until a baseball manager in the major leagues saw him and to hired him to make a difference in major league baseball. 
 I like this book because it starts by talking about his mother and father. From the way that his parents raised him, you can see why he was so resilient  and courageous.
 This book is interesting to kids who like sports and are interested in history. 
 I could use this book to teach about perseverance. Just like Robinson never gave up on his dreams, I would teach my kids not to give up on theirs (narrative writing lesson).]]> 2017-10-15 00:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197069271 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197069762 by Deborah Hodge
Non Fiction
Read Sept 4
This book is about growing a garden in the city. Its informative because when children thing of growing food they think of farms in suburban areas. This book shows that you can grow food anywhere with sunlight, water, and soil. It also includes animals that live in these city gardens and shares their role in gardening. 
 I like this book because it changes the perception of where you can garden. It also encourages sharing extra produce grown,
 This book is interesting to students who have an interest in gardening or has a family that gardens.
I could use this book as a part of a science (photosynthesis) lesson.

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Non Fiction
Read Sept 4
This book explains how everyone wears different clothes to tell others about themselves. It explains how clothes can express peoples cultures, sports interests, jobs, and school. It has different chapter that talk about the different aspects of clothes and people.
 I like this book because it shows children how people can dress alike and different based on their culture and interest. It teaches children to be open to differences in clothing because you can learn from others different from you.
  This book is interesting to kids learning about why clothes are important.
  I could use this book to teach about different parts of a non fiction book such as a glossary, table of contents, and index. ]]> 2017-10-15 19:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197153463 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197155245 selected by Jack Prelutsky
Non Fiction
Read Sept 4
This book is a compilation of poems by different poets about school, riding the bus, homework, recess, and other parts of school. This book is interesting because the illustrations give a great visual of what the poems are about. 
I like this book because it is funny. One poem, Far Away, talks about how focussed a student was on her book that her friends couldn't distract her with the silly things they were saying. 
This book is interesting to kids who likes poems. They could relate to the poems in this book because it is about stuff that they do everyday in school.
I could use this book to read to the class at the end of the day or when we are having group time.]]> 2017-10-15 20:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197155245 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197156608 by Jeanette Winter
Non Fiction
Read Sept 4
This book is about the famous architect Zaha Hadid. She had unique designs she wanted to make into buildings but was turned down many times because she was a woman and an Arab. Eventually she built a team that made her designs possible. She won many award before her death on 2016.
I like this book because it shows how perseverance can pay off in the end.
This book is interesting to kids who are like different building designs and are interested in architects and their hard work.
I can use this book to teach about different ways women have changed the world despite how hard it was (writing topic). ]]> 2017-10-15 20:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197156608 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197158981 by Adam Lehrhaupt
Non Fiction
Read Sept 4
This book is about a Hero and Heroine who have to save the day. This book is really interesting because it teaches about different parts of a story while telling a story.
I like this book because at the end it has a list with definitions of important parts of a story. 
This book would be interesting to kids who like funny stories and want to learn about parts of a story in a fun way.
 I could use this book to teach about protagonist, antagonist, plot, climax, and other parts of a story.]]> 2017-10-15 20:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197158981 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197160062 by Isabel Thomas
Non Fiction
Read Sept 4
This book teaches all about textiles. It explains that textiles are materials made from fibers or yarns. Textiles are used for many different things such as art, clothing, embroidery, carpets and rugs, etc. 
   I like this book because it explains in detail how textiles are made and has interesting pictures to go with the facts. It also has an activity in the back for kids to do when they are done reading.
  This book is interesting to kids who are interesting in clothes and how they are made, as well as other things made with textiles.
 I could use this book to teach reading comprehension by reading and having students find the answers from the text.]]> 2017-10-15 20:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197160062 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197161052 by Cassie Mayer
Non Ficiton
Read Sept 2
This book is about farming and how it is done. It connects things that we eat/drink with what's on the farm. It also explains the tools that farmers use to get the job done.
 I like this book because it shows how important farming is to our community.
 This book is interesting to kids who wonder where our produce comes from when they see it in the store. 
  I could use this book to teach about different jobs and to teach about where produce comes from. ]]> 2017-10-15 20:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197161052 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197161706 by Steve Jenkins
Non Fiction
Read Sept 2
This book is all about the sea, from top to bottom. It describes the sea and the different sea animals that are in it from the surface level to the very bottom. It also explains that the depth of the ocean are the least explored, so there are many animals deep down that many don't know about. 
I like this book because the author spent a lot of time talking about the sea animals deep down in the sea.
    This book is interesting to kids who like reading about the ocean.
 I could use this book to show students how far the light travels to the sea and where it stops and the sea become really dark. ]]> 2017-10-15 21:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197161706 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197162881 by Patrick McDonnell
Non Fiction
Read Sept 2
This book is about Dr. Jane Goodall. Goodall was a humanitarian, animal activist, and environmentalist. She loved to be outside exploring and learning about animals with her chimpanzee. Her goal was to make life better for all living things. This book shows how she grew up and the dreams she had that came true. 
 I like this book because of the great illustrations. There are images of her holding her chimpanzee and many illustrations of pictures she actually drew herself when she was a child. 
 This book is interesting to kids who like animals and scientists.
I could use this book to teach about science and exploring outside.

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Non Fiction
Read Sept 2
This book is about the summer of 1869 when America's new transcontinental railroad opened. It talks about families that road the train to San Francisco and what they saw on their way. It also explains how the train works and the people that make it possible to operate. 
 I like this book because  it is very detailed about the journey on the railroad. It also provides a map in the beginning of where the Pacific railroad went back in 1969 as well as civil war information, and an ad from when the railroad was opening.  
  This book is interesting to kids who like trains, like many kids do.
I could use this book to talk about the history of transportation.]]> 2017-10-15 21:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197165464 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197166397 by Mara Rockliff
Non Fiction
Read Sept 1
This book is about Nell Richardson and Alice Burke, two suffragist that left from New York City, to spread the word about equal voting rights for women, In April 1916. During this time women were not allowed to vote which cause the women's suffragette movement. In their car was many tools to help them prove that women had the brains and abilities to do anything a man could. 
 I like this book because it represents an important time in history where women fought for their rights.
 This book is interesting to kids that like history and politics. 
I could use this book to teach social studies and the journey many took to be able to vote.]]> 2017-10-15 21:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197166397 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197167909 by David Elliott
Non Fiction
Read Sept 1
  This book is about the different animals on the farm and their role. It describes the animals with detailed pictures and what other animals they interact with on the farm. 
  I like this book because of the sketched pictures. They are really detailed and the coloring is soft yet brilliant.
 This book is interesting to kids who like farm animals and poetry.
  I could use this book to teach rhyming.]]> 2017-10-15 22:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197167909 mpless1 https://padlet.com/mpless1/bwx100ha1oij/wish/197172215 by Martin Luther King III
Non Fiction 
Read Sept 1
This book is about Martin Luther King, Jr. and some of the wonderful work he did to make the world equal for all people. It is told by his son who is named after him. This makes the book different because he includes memories he had with his father during holidays, his first day at an integrated school, and at protests.
 I like this book because it is different from other memoirs of MLK Jr. being that it is from his child, the book seems more personal.
  This book is interesting to kids that want to learn about civil rights activist.
  I could use this book to teach about role reversal (the son went from being comforted to the comforter in the book) and civil rights history. 

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