Introduction: My name is Taylor Giany and I would like to teach any grade in elementary school.

I have not had

the opportunity to teach just yet, but I am definitely looking forward to teaching any grade. I believe my desire to
teach any grade stems from the belief that all children deserve to learn. My goal is to read 5 books a week, maybe
even more. This way if I want to elaborate on more children’s literature books I can. My two favorite quotes from
the book are “What is most important about fantasy, what separates and frees it from the boundaries of other
genres, is that it is an un-distilled version of human imagination—momentary worlds and magic that may be at odds
with the rational truth, yet continue to reflect our culture and times”- Melissa Thomas, pg. 153. And “Words are
left out and the picture says it. Pictures are left out and the word says it.” – Pg. 77
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Title Summary # Of Pages Genre Awards Response to Classroom

Text Use
Picture Books
The Look Book Picture book with holes 20 Picture N/A I thought the I would use
cut out on the previous books book was this book in
page so the students’ excellent for my
have to guess what the beginning classroom
next image is. readers. There to teach
are no words, about
but the reader prediction.
has to guess
Tana Hoban what the next
animal/object
is through a
 hole in the
previous page.
It keeps the
reader
guessing.
Hands A book about a little girl 15 Picture N/A I enjoyed this I would use
who works alongside her book book because I this book to
parents when they thought that teach about
garden, sew, and do the different
carpentry. She begins to illustrations ways we use
Lois Ehlert
think of all the things were great and our hands
your hands can do. I loved the every day. I
fact that it is would also
a text to world use this
book. book to
teach
children
that there
are
different
types of
hands out
there
(prostethic,
etc).
Growing Patterns: This book is about 32 Picture N/A I thought this I would
Fibonacci Numbers in number patterns and the book book was an definitely
Nature Fibonacci numbers (1 1 2 excellent way use this in
3 5 8 13). These numbers to incorporate my
are presented in nature reading with classroom to
and the pictures are very math. I believe teach about
detailed. For example 1 that reading math and
flower petal and 1 flower can be linked mathematic
petal make two, the on to all subjects patterns.
the next page it goes two and should be. This book
Sarah C. Campbell
spirals on a pinecone plus This book is a would serve
3 spirals on a pinecone great way to a great
make five. Etc. incorporate purpose in
the two. my
classroom
with
beginning
math.
Randolph Caldecott’s Randolph Caldecott is one 23 Picture 2008 Book Show I love Randolph I would use
Picture Books of the most well known 6 Book Award Winner Caldecott this book in
illustrators of the 19th
because I grew my
century. His works in this up with these classroom
book include The House stories. I love for multiple
that Jack Built, The his illustrations purposes. I
Diverting History of John and the way he would use
Randolph Caldecott Gilpin, Sing a Song for uses his words. this for
Sixpence, The Three Some stories social
Jovial Huntsmen, The are poetry and studies,
Farmer’s Boy, The Queen some are tales compare and
of Hearts, The Milkmaid, of long ago. But contrast
Hey Diddle Diddle, and they all have modern day
Baby Bunting. some sort of to then,
historical writing, art,
fiction to spelling, and
them. This is real world
because situations.
Caldecott
thrived in the
19th century.
Traditional Literature
Three Little Pigs “The Three Little Pigs" 21 Traditional This book is I would use
is about three pigs Literature good to this unit in my
whose mother cannot teach young classroom if I
keep them anymore. students was introducing
They are left to fend about or working on
for themselves. The rhyming and vocabulary and
Paul Galdone first pig builds his house repetition. rhyming. I
out of straw, the wolf This book is would compare
comes in and huffs and a little bit and contrast
puffs and blows his gruesome the different
house in and eats him, even though houses in the
the second pig gets it is book and also
sticks to build his house designed compare and
out of, the same thing and appeals contrast the
happens. Finally the to younger wolfs attitude
third pig builds his house children. I when he first
out of brick and the wolf think that starts out to
cannot blow the house in. the teacher the end when
The wolf goes down the should he cannot blow
chimney but the little consider the third little
pig was boiling a pot of the pig’s house
water, the wolf fell in emotional down.
and the pig ate him and demographi
lived happily ever after. c of the
students
before
reading this
book to the
students, or
telling the
students
that this is
not real and
this is just
make
 believe.
King Arthur and his This book is about King 222 Traditional N/A This book is I would use
Knights Arthur and all of his Literature awesome this book in my
adventures from the for older classroom to
start to the beginning children. I depict
including the coming of love King determination,
Arthur: Merlin, Uther Arthur and history, and
and Igraine, The Sword I love the key events.
in the Stone, Morgan Le fact that This book could
Far and the Sword in the this book also be used as
Julek Heller and Lake. The Knights of the goes in basis for role-
Deirdre Headon Roundtable: The First chronologic playing in the
Quest, The False al order classroom. I
Excalibur, etc. And from the would also use
finally the Decline of time King this book to
Camelot: Lancelot and Arthur promote team-
Guinevere, The Last started out work and
Battle to the time working
that he together. I
first would even do
started to activities to go
the time along with the
the decline book such as
of King comparing and
Arthur and contrasting and
 Camelot. timelines.
The book is
very real
and the
pictures are
so life-like.
This book
really tells
the raw
story of
King
Arthur.
Giant Treasury of Peter This book is about 92 Traditional N/A This book is I would
Rabbit Beatrix Potter’s 8 Literature one from definitely use
beloved fairytales, my personal this in my
including Peter Rabbit. collection. I classroom for
The tales include: have loved text to self
Squirrel Nutkin, it ever gratification
Benjamin Bunny, Two Bad since I was and I would
Mice, Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, little. The also use this
Mr. Jeremy Fisher, The illustrations for text to
Tailor of Gloucester, and are world. I would
The Pie and the Patty- phenomenal use text to
Pan. and the way world to see if
Beatrix Potter Beatrix the children
 Potter can tell the
words the difference
stories, between
keeps you fairytales and
entertained reality and also
and to try to get
intrigued them to relate
for the the stories to
whole book. their own lives.
The Magic Orange Tree This book is about 210 Traditional 2005 Anne Izard’s This book is I would use
Hatian folktales. The literature Storyteller Choice good, but this in an upper
book includes folktales Award Winner some of the grade
about kings, princesses, content is classroom to
reincarnation, death graphic, promote
reincarnated into people, which is diversity and
and songs about the why I differences of
Diane Wolkstein Haitian culture. picked this cultures. I
book for would also use
the upper- this for a
grade cultural day.
reader (4-
5th). I
enjoyed the
way
Wolkstein
 portrayed
Haitians as
being good,
honest,
hardworking
people, even
though the
book is
folklore.
Modern Fantasy
Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl This book is 48 Modern N/A This book is I would use
about a pig Fantasy really good this book
named about for the
Amanda who portraying the first day of
is so excited first day of school and
for her first school, how for have
day of school. some it’s students
Jean Van Leeuwen
She exciting and share their
befriends a others it’s a thoughts
little girl on very nervous and feelings
the bus who and scary time. about the
does not say This book was first day of
a word. As good at school. I
the story portraying would have
progresses, each side of them tell
 everyone is the spectrum the class
talking about with being and myself
laughing and excited, to what they
having fun, being scared. I are most
except for would excited for
the one little definitely use and what
girl she met this in my they are
on the school classroom. most afraid
bus. Amanda of and ask
decides, students if
since she they have
doesn’t know ever had a
her name, she time on the
will call her first day of
Lollipop. school
Lollipop where they
doesn’t talk were very
until the end nervous.
of the story.
When she
finally tells
Amanda that
her name is
Emily.
Ricky the Racoon This is about 15 Modern N/A The book in a I would use
 a raccoon Fantasy excellent way this in my
Alain Gree and Luis named Ricky to promote classroom to
Camps who is very sharing promote
lazy. He through sharing,
doesn’t want personification. working
to do The hard, and
anything to illustrations being a
help out the are wonderful. team player.
other animals The text is a
besides sit bit wordy so if
and lay this is to be
around. One taught to a
day he ran younger class,
out of the teacher
crayfish to should read
eat and had this aloud.
to build a
raft to get to
the other
side of the
lake. All of
the animals
pitched in to
help him and
Ricky
 realized that
he should
help his
friends out
more.
The Wizard of Oz The Wizard 272 Modern The book didn’t win The Wizard of This book
of Oz is Fantasy any awards because Oz is a classic can be
about a girl it was published in tale loved by taught in
named 1900, the first millions. The the
Dorothy who award was the movie classroom to
becomes Newberry Medal definitely promote
unconscious given in 1922. differs from aspects of
Frank L. Baum
when a the book in so wanting
tornado many ways something
strikes her (ruby slippers money can’t
farm. She vs. silver buy. Also, I
dreams about slippers, would use
going to a meeting Oz this to
different several times teach
world where vs. once). But determinati
everything is the book goes on, enemies
bright and into such grave vs. friends,
colorful. The detail that the making new
problem is book just sucks friends, and
her house you right in. looking deep
fell on the This is inside you
bad witch’s definitely a for the
sister and book full of things you
now the bad fantasy and really want.
witch is after mythological
her. But creatures. I
Glenda, the love the way
good witch of the book
the South captures the
protects her, essence of
gives her what the
silver characters
slippers, and want that
says if she cannot be man-
ever wants to made or money
go home, she bought.
just taps her
silver slipper
three times
and says
“There’s no
place like
home.”She
meets a few
friends along
the way (the
tin man, the
cowardly lion,
and the
scarecrow)
who all want
different
things (a
brain, a
heart, and
courage).
They meet
with the
wizard of oz
a few times
in the book
only to reveal
he is a man
from Omaha
in a hot air
balloon.
Dorothy kills
the bad witch
by pouring
water over
 her and
eventually
the
characters in
the book all
get what
they want.
Harry Potter Collections Harry Potter • Harry Modern Harry Potter and Harry Potter is I would
is a boy who Potter Fantasy the Philosopher’s by far my definitely
is very lonely and the (Sorcerer’s) Stone: favorite use these
and shunned Sorcere collection of books in my
by his family r's • Nestlé children’s classroom, I
and Stone - Smarties Book books. Even may not use
neighbors 309 Prize 1997 though the them for
and is forced • Harry Gold Medal 9- books are very any purpose
J.K Rowling
to live in a Potter 11 years dark and have but for my
cupboard. On and the • FCBG a lot of graphic own library
his 11th Chamber Children’s parts to them, so that the
birthday a of Book Award they aren’t children can
hagrid tells Secrets 1997 Overall scary enough enjoy them.
Harry that - 352 winner and to deter I would
he is a wizard • Harry Longer Novel children away teach the
and would be Potter Category from reading children
going to and the • Birmingham them. The about
Hogwarts Prisoner Cable Harry Potter bravery and
School of of Children’s collection about being
Witchcraft Azkaban Book Award sucks you into scared to
and - 448 1997 a world of move to new
Wizardry. • Harry • Young witchcraft, places and
Harry goes to Potter Telegraph heroism, try new
the school and the Paperback of bravery, and things.
where he Goblet the Year 1998 love stories. I Since there
meets of Fire - • British Book love the way is so much
Hermione and 734 Awards 1997 J.K Rowling controversy
Ron who • Harry Children’s portrays all of surrounding
become his Potter Book of the the characters these
best friends. and the Year and is so books, I
There he Order of • Sheffield precise in may not be
learns how to the Children’s describing the able to do
be a wizard. Phoenix Book Award characters. any lessons
Lord - 896 1998 on these.
Voldemort • Harry • Booklist
(an evil Potter Editors Choice
character) and the 1998
wants the Half- • Whitaker’s
very powerful blood Platinum Book
sorcerer’s Prince - Award 2001
stone but 652 • New York
Harry • Harry Public Library
defeats Lord Potter 100 Titles for
Voldemort, and the Reading and
who tries to Deathly Sharing
kill him when Hallows - • Publishers
he was an 784 Weekly Best
infant. The Book of 1998
books go on
about
different
enemies Harry Potter and
Harry has to the Chamber of
defeat, Secrets:
Harry’s
* Nestlé Smarties
growing up
Book Prize 1998 Gold
and his other
Medal 9-11 years
wishes and
* Scottish Arts
desires, and
Council Children’s
in the end
Book Award 1999
Harry kills
* FCBG Children’s
Voldemort
Book Award 1998
for good.
Overall winner and
Longer Novel
Category
* British Book
Awards 1998
Children’s Book of
the Year
* North East Book
Award 1999
* North East
Scotland Book
Award 1998
* The Booksellers
Association / The
Bookseller Author of
the Year 1998
* Whitaker’s
Platinum Book Award
2001

Harry Potter and

the Prisoner of
Azkaban:

* Nestlé Smarties
Book Prize 1999 Gold
Medal 9-11 years
* Whitbread
Children’s Book of
the Year 1999
* British Book
Awards 1999 Author
of the Year
* The Booksellers
Association / The
Bookseller Author of
the Year 1998
* FCBG Children’s
Book Award 1999 /
Longer Novel
Category
* Whitaker’s
Platinum Book Award
2001

Harry Potter and

the Goblet of Fire:

* Scottish Arts
Council Book Award
2001
* Children’s Book
Award in 9-11
category 2001
* Winner of the
Hugo Award
* Whitaker’s
Platinum Book Award
 2001

Harry Potter and

the Half-Blood
Prince:

*British Book
Awards – Book of
the Year 2006

Harry Potter and

the Deathly
Hallows:

*Newsweek Best
Book of the Year –
2007
Poetry Books
ABC’s of African This book 32 Poetry • CBC/NCSS This book is I would use
American Poetry goes is about Books Notable Social excellent for this book
African Studies Trade teaching young for teaching
American Book, children about young
poetry • Coretta Scott slavery and the children
starting with King Award way African about
A and ending Honor Book Americans African
with Z. Each were American
 poem determined to history and
describes survive. The slavery
something or illustrations without
someone and are absolutely actually
has a place in gorgeous and showing
history. The the words are them
book talks easy to read. slavery.
about This book This is an
slavery, points out excellent
Ashley Bryan
Harriet different way to
Tubman, and historical teach
the way figures such as children
African Harriet about
Americans Tubman and diversity
had to be Kojo, which I and about
strong to loved. the
defeat strength
slavery. and courage
African
Americans
had to
overcome
slavery.
Been to Yesterdays This book is a 64 Poetry 1996 Christopher This book was I would use
collection of Books Award excellent in this in my
 poems about portraying the classroom to
a little boys fears and talk about
life when he changes that change and
moves from this little boy the
PA to NJ. had growing up. emotions
Lee Bennett Hopkins This goes This talks you may feel
through what about things when you go
he sees his that children through big
thoughts and would feel in changes
emotions, it real life (such (such as a
talks about as anger from big move or
his parents’ a divorce, etc). a divorce),
divorce, This book and ways
moving away portrayed this that you can
again, boy in such a deal with
holidays, new way that you those
schools, etc. almost feel changes
sorry for (such as
everything he through
had to go writing and
through poetry).
growing up.
Where the Sidewalk One of my 176 Poetry  ALA Notable My favorite I would use
Ends most beloved Books Children’s Book Shel this book to
books  New York Times Silverstein teach
 growing up. Outstanding Book of book is “Where children
This book the Year the Sidewalk about the
teaches kids  New York Times Ends.” I’ve hard times
about silly Notable always loved it of everyday
words and all  George C. Stone growing up. I life and
about Center for love the rich about
growing up Children's Books paper and growing up.
Shel Silverstein and all of the Recognition of Merit pencil drawings Sometimes
trials and Award and I love the I may even
tribulations  Golden Archer fact that Shel use a poem
that come Award (Wisconsin) Silverstein or two to
along with it.  Golden Archer always rhymes lighten the
Some take Award (Wisconsin) in his poems, mood of the
the theme of even when he classroom. I
traditional doesn’t have would use
mother goose to. He makes this book to
poems and children relate teach
some are to his poems, children
purely which is the about
humorous. reason I loved poetry and
his poems all rhyming
throughout my schemes as
childhood. well.
The Giving Tree This book is 64 Poetry Nominated for a I love this I would use
about a boy Books Golden Globe Award book, growing this book to
 who finds a and an Academy up I read this teach
tree in the Award. book over and children
forest. over again. I about using
Growing up really love the what
the tree illustrations mother
provides for because they nature gives
him, apples to really tell the you, but to
eat, shade to relationship not take too
rest, and the tree has much. Also,
branches in with the boy I would use
Shel Silverstein
which to and the boy this book
build a home. has with the about how
As the boy tree. to preserve
grows older Silverstein the world
he requires portrays the (recycling,
more and tree as loving beach
more of the the boy cleanup,
tree. After unconditionally, etc). This
the boy no matter would be a
grows old, where he goes good
the tree is or what he introduction
just a stump takes from the book for a
and the tree tree. I think lesson on
has nothing this is a good preservation
left to give way for and being
 him. All the children to nice to
old man learn that just nature and
wants is just because nature ways to give
a place to sit gives us back to
and rest, and something, nature as
a place to sit doesn’t mean well.
and rest he we have to
had. take all of it.
Realistic Fiction
I Won’t Go Without a This book is 13 Realistic N/A This book is This book
about a boy excellent for
Father Fiction can be used
named Steve, teaching about
in my
who does not different families
have a father. and single-parent classroom to
One day, the homes. This book promote
teacher portrays the diversity
announced there anger that some
and teach
would be an children feel and
children
open house later some of the ways
that week. they can deal with about
Muriel Stanek Steve did not this anger. I love different
want to go the illustrations families and
because he was and the way the
single
embarrassed author uses words
parent
that the kids to really portray
would laugh at Steve’s anger homes and
him for not towards not that no
having a father having a father. family is the
or that he would
 feel different. same. This
His mother is an
tried to explain
excellent
to him that lots
of children don’t book for
have fathers teaching
and that it’s children
okay. After a
that
couple days of
families
deliberation,
Steve finally come from
decided to go all different
and saw that backgrounds
lots of families
and that
are different
different
and that no two
families are the types of
same. families
exist all
around the
world.
Grandmas at the Lake This book is 29 Realistic N/A The book was I would use
about two good, although the this in my
Fiction
Grandmas who wording was quite
classroom to
invite their repetitive. I would
grandson and a recommend this model
friend to a book to an early getting
cabin on a lake. reader because along,
The two the words are big
sharing, and
grandmas can’t and are very
 get along and simple. I thought compromise.
when one says that the
no, the other illustrations were
says yes. The the juiciest part
two boys decide of the book.
to take matters
into their own
hands and when
the grandmas
are asleep, they
Emily Arnold McCully sneak out to a
boat into the
middle of the
lake. The
grandmas wake
up and chase
after them. The
boys yell from
the boat they
won’t come back
until the
grandmas agree
to let them have
fun.
Madeline’s Rescue Madeline is a 56 Realistic Caldecott Medal I enjoyed this I would use
spunky, bright book because it
Fiction this to
girl at Ms. shows team work,
teach a
Clavel’s girls determination,
academy in and love for class about
Paris, France. animals. This can determinati
 One day she be a book for all on and also
falls into a lake ages and for all I would use
and a dog saves generations. This
this for
her. She wants also had a rhyming
to keep the dog scheme so teaching
but the mean students with about
inspectors will learning problems different
not have it and with rhyming can
places
kick the dog improve their
Ludwig Bemelmans around the
out. After many skills.
trials and world.
tribulations,
Madeline finally
gets the dog
back.
Follow the Moon This is about 32 Realistic American Bookseller I loved this This is a
a turtle who Fiction Pick of the List book, the good way to
doesn’t hatch illustrations introduce a
when his where science
brothers and phenomenal lesson or a
sisters hatch and the specific
Sarah Weeks
and is all richness of the lesson on
alone. That’s text is sea turtles.
when a little amazing. This I would use
boy comes to book captures this for my
help him and the heart classroom to
builds a because it is teach
fence around written as if students
 him and the sea turtle how sea
keeps him was talking turtles
away from instead of the follow the
danger. The little boy. I moon and
turtle thinks truly enjoyed ways to
that a party this book and prevent sea
with a disco would turtles from
ball is the recommend it following
moon, but the to readers of the wrong
little boy all ages to see light and
helps him to how sea turtles becoming
the real moon hatch and get hurt.
in the ocean. to the water.
Historical Fiction
President’s Day This book is 40 Historical Best Book for Youth This book did a I would use
about a class Fiction Award 2004 good job of this book in
who decides portraying my
to put on a what the classroom
play about presidents alongside a
presidents looked like. history unit.
Anne Rockwell day. The However, I I would use
book goes on would have this to
to briefly liked to have introduce
describe the seen more of children
first few what they about
 presidents stood for and President’s
and who they what their Day and the
were. They accomplishmen presidents.
also describe ts were.
what they
look like and
what they
wore.
Mr. Lincolns Whiskers Mr. Lincolns 32 Historical Caldecott Medal This book is I would use
Whiskers is Fiction excellent in this in my
about a little portraying classroom to
girl named Grade Bedell talk about
Grace Bedell, and Abraham history and
she wants to Lincoln. This is the ever
Karen B. Winnick vote for a true story, changing
Abraham but made into world. I
Lincoln but fiction to suit would use
she is a girl, the younger this book to
and only 11 children. This open up a
years old. book is lesson in
One day she excellent writing and
writes to because in the parallel it
Abraham back of the with
Lincoln telling book the actual history. I
him to grow transcripts of would ask
 whiskers. what Grace the
Everyone wrote and Mr. students to
says that Mr. Lincoln wrote imagine
Lincoln won’t are there. being in
reply back, Also, the that time
but he did letter in which period
reply, 7 days she writes is where girls
later. She the exact could not
actually got letter that the vote and
to see him as real Grace only boys
well and when Bedell writes had rights
she did, he Mr. Lincoln. back then. I
had a beard. would as
them to
write a
letter to
Mr. Lincoln
as well
stating
their own
thoughts
and feelings.
Passage to Freedom This story is 32 Historical American Pick of the This book was I would use
about a little Fiction List good. I thought this book in
boy whose that the a thematic
 father was a momentum of unit on
Japanese the story went history and
Diplomat in a little bit too Nazism. I
the 1940’s. fast and there would do
They lived in was no several
Ken Mochizuki
Lithuania. All background activities
of the Jews about the Jews including
stood outside or why they having the
his house for were being students
days because sought after. I write
the Nazi’s thought that letters to
were coming the story the
to kill them. would have government
They asked been a lot as if they
his father better if we were the
for Visas were given father,
from the more pleading for
Japanese background visas. I
Government, knowledge. I would also
but they kept did however, have the
saying no. like the fact students
Finally the that the story role play the
father hand was through a book, have
wrote over child’s eyes and one student
300 visas for not the eyes of play the
 people the father. Dad, one
despite what the child,
the One the
government mom, and
said. the rest of
Eventually the class
Lithuania was would be
taken over by the Polish
the soviets wanting
and ordered visas.
them to
leave. Now
there is a
memorial in
his father’s
name in
Japan called
the Hill of
Humanity.
Osceola This is about 24 Historical I liked this This book
a boy named Fiction story a lot. I can be used
Joanne Oppenheim Little Owl, thought it was for many
who was alive good and the purposes. To
during the illustrations teach about
war of 1812. were excellent war, to
General as well. They teach about
Andrew weren’t in color the history
Jackson was but you could of Florida
punishing and really capture and to teach
burning down the essence of about the
the villages the Indians Indians
of Indians and their (Seminole,C
who were struggles reek
friends of through the Indians). I
the English. illustrations. I could do an
They were thought that activity
divided into the book was where the
two groups, chronologically students
the white correct. The role play.
sticks and book gave Half of the
the red direct facts students
sticks, the which I liked would be
red sticks as well. Indians and
were still the other
friendly with half would
the British, be the
so they had British. I
to go on the could also
run. They do an
hooked up activity
with the where the
Seminole students
tribe in write down
Florida but what they
the men would do if
found them they were
and burned an Indian in
their villages this
down as well. situation.
This time the Would they
Indians move like
fought for the British
their want? Or
freedom and would they
burned down stand and
many ways fight for
for the their right
British to to freedom
find them and why.
(bridges,
villages, etc).
The leader of
the Indians,
Osceola, was
captured and
 taken to
prison where
he died, but
his spirit
lives on and
the Indians
continued to
live in FL.
Non Fiction
Animals Nobody Loves This book is 48 Non- This book, to I would use
about Fiction me, shows this book to
different students that do an
creatures in there are activity for
the wild that other animals students to
are not out there draw their
necessarily besides the own “ugly”
pretty or cuddly cute animal. They
Seymour Simon aesthetically ones we see in can come up
appealing. our everyday with their
This book life. This book own animal
shows the was a good way or creature.
different to show
creatures, students that
what their not everything
name is, and that is ugly is
 where they necessarily
live. harmful.
Gray Whales This book is 72 Non- This book is This would
all about gray Fiction excellent for be used in a
whales, their children. The thematic
habitats, picture are unit (ocean
what they excellent and life, etc). I
like to eat, under each would use
how much picture, there book in my
Jim Darling
they weigh, is a caption, classroom
how long they which I liked. for read
are, etc. This Also, the book aloud
book details goes into detail because the
where these about how the pictures are
gray whales whales are excellent. I
live and what becoming could also
types of gray extinct and use this
whales there what we can do along side
are. to save them. other books
This gives as well
children a about
chance to see whales and I
what they can could do a
do to save variety of
whales. activities on
 the gray
whale and
maybe even
do a project
to make a
gray whale
to scale.
Through My Eyes This book is 63 Non- Jane Addams I loved this I would use
about Ruby Fiction Children’s Book book so much. this book to
Bridges, the Award. I thought it teach
first African portrayed the children
American girl Carter G. Woodson integration about
to be book award. movement in a segregation
Ruby Bridges integrated beautiful light. and
into a white This is because integration.
school. This it was written This book
book talks by Ruby can be used
about her Bridges for pivotal
struggles, herself. This moments in
her fears, book showed history.
her anxieties, the struggles This book
and what it and pain of can also be
was like for what she went used to
her at the through. I teach
time. This would students to
 book was definitely make accept all
written by sure this book races and
Ruby Bridges is read to an colors and
so it is in older class creeds.
first person. though because
of the wording.
Whales, Dolphins, and This book is 112 Non- This book is This book
Porpoises all about Fiction excellent for can be used
dolphins, older children. in a
whales, and The book talks thematic
porpoises. about the unit or by
The book difference itself
talks about between a because the
the whale, dolphin text is so
differences and a porpoise rich and
John E. Heyning
between and the ways detailed. I
them and the that they are would
similarities alike as well. I definitely
between liked this book use this
them. The because it book when
book goes shows a lot of talking
into the illustrations about ocean
history of about the life. Some
the whale, different of the
dolphin, and types of activities I
 the porpoise. whales and could do
The book dolphins and would be a
talks about also gives venn
the great detail on diagram,
conservation the intelligence comparing
of these of all three and
creatures creatures. I contrasting,
and what we, liked this book drawing
as humans, a lot and would different
can do to recommend it types of
preserve to any whales and
them. The classroom dolphins,
book also teacher. and even a
talks about “make your
the research own dolphin
that is being or whale”
done on them activity.
and the
different
signature
whistles
porpoises
have.
Diverse Populations
The Colors of Us “The Colors 14 Diverse National Parenting I liked the I would use
 of Us” is Population Publications Gold book because this book
about s Award, it uses similes when
relating skin and Child magazine to compare and teaching
color to Best Book contrast about
colors we see designation, both different diversity
every day or 2001, and Bank colors. I also and about
foods we see Street School Books like that the different
often. The Committee Best book uses races. I
book uses Book designation, colors, objects, would also
Karen Katz similes to 2002 and foods that use this to
compare skin we see in show
color to everyday life. students
colors we see that
every day. everyone is
For example: different.
“My baby- Segregation
sitter Candy and
is like a discriminati
beautiful on are
Jewel, wrong no
bronze and matter what
amber. skin tone or
hair color or
eye color we
have, we are
 all the same.
Pablo Remembers the This is about 42 Diverse N/A This book is a I would use
Fiesta of the Day of Pablo, a 9 Population good way to this book to
the Dead year old s promote promote
Mexican boy different different
who is cultures and cultures and
learning more ethnicities. I different
about Dia de liked the book ways of
los Muertos because it was celebration.
(Day of the almost in diary This would
Dead). The form. The be a good
George Ancona book goes on story spanned book to use
to talk about over two days for
the history from day to culturally
of the day, night. I liked sheltered
what they the way the students
eat, what author who have no
they drink, portrayed the background
and why they day of the or
have the day. dead as not knowledge
being scary, that other
but being cultures
magical and a exist, etc.
way to
remember
 ancestors.
The Space Between our This book is 144 Diverse This poetry This book
Footsteps about poems Population collection was could be
and paintings s excellent; it used in the
from the really brought classroom to
Middle East. out the true learn about
While the essence of the different
poems are Middle East. types of
more like The paintings art, poetry,
stories, the were fabulous and to learn
Naomi Shihab Nye paintings are as well. I loved about the
actual the fact that Middle East.
paintings the author I would use
done of the used real this along
Middle East. stories and with a
The stories illustrations to history
are portray the lesson or
wonderful Middle East. even an art
and describe lesson.
the Middle
East in
excellent
detail. The
poems are all
excerpts
from poems
found from
actual
residents of
the Middle
East.