Nora’s Chicks
Bibliographic Information: MacLachlan, Patricia (2013). Nora’s Chicks. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. Reading Level: 2nd grade Synopsis: Nora and her family moved to the prairie from Russia. Nora was sad and … Continue reading
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
Bibliographic Information: Pinkney, A. D., & Pinkney, B. (2008). Boycott blues: How rosa parks inspired a nation. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books. Reading Level: 560L Synopsis: Pinkney uses colorful, bold and … Continue reading
Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Bibliographic Information: Shelton, P. Y., & Colon, R. (2010). Child of the civil rights movement. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books. Reading Level: Adult Directed/ 960L Synopsis: Told from the … Continue reading
I Will Come Back For You: A Family In Hiding During World War II
Bibliographic Information: Russo, M. (2011). I will come back for you: A family hiding during world war II. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books. Reading Level: 670L Synopsis: Through fictional characters, … Continue reading
14 Cows for America
Bibliographic Information: Written by: Carmen Agra Deedy, Illustrated by: Thomas Gonzalez, Collaborator: Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, Published By: Peachtree Publishers, 2009, 36 pp. Reading Level: AD 540 L (Adult Directed) Synopsis: … Continue reading
Looking Like Me
Looking Like Me. Written by Walter Dean Myers, Illustrated by Christopher Myers. Published by Egmont, c. 2009. Reading Level: 436L Synopsis: Walter Dean Myers uses poetry about all kinds of … Continue reading
Teaching Children's Literature 