I have 3 new books this week to add to my wish list and all 3 came direct from Goodreads recommendations, one is an award winner several times over.
- Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
by Carole Boston Weatherford, Ekua Holmes (Illustrations)
Literary Awards
Caldecott Honor (2016), Sibert Honor (2016), John Steptoe New Talent Author Award (2016), Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor for Nonfiction (2016)
One of my favorite sayings is the mantra of this nonfiction book, “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired”. What a powerful statement and filled with charge. I have added this to my wish list for this reason and one other and that is that I enjoy reading non-fiction.
2. Eating the Alphabet
by Lois Ehlert
This another book that can be helpful to children who are learning English as a second language and preschoolers I think teachers can gain some fun ideas from this book to help any age student. This is a picture book that introduces children to vegetables from a variety of places while reinforcing the English alphabet.
3. Chester
by Mélanie Watt
This is an easy read fiction picture book, a “rewrite” a genre new to me, so I have added this children’s book out of curiosity. Chester and the mouse go toe-to-toe after a mishap, that mishap I’ll have to read about and share with all of you!
I am looking forward to reading all these books as my appreciation for children’s lit. grows this has all been a fun experience. I think my wish list is growing faster than I can read through it, what about you? And, now that the wish list is growing I have a new personal challenge in book selections, and that is how do I pick from my ever growing wish list? Well, I guess that is why it is so important that we stick to our goals, right?
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“Voice of Freedom” looks like a great book. The genre I enjoy reading! “Eating the Alphabet” looks like the perfect book for young children.
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Hi, I think it would benefit preschoolers but would like to see this used in higher grades. For those learning the English language maybe those students could use it at home as well.
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I really appreciated how you pointed out that “Eating the Alphabet” could be a great book for ESL kiddos. I think it is awesome that you are taking those things into consideration while writing your posts, because I really haven’t given it much thought!
Great post this week, happy reading!
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Your welcome, reading is going well this week, thank you. I have a question maybe you know? In our week 8 audit it says that we still need to complete out IMWAYR post, do you know what this is?
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Looks like you found your answer(:
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I read Voice of Freedom our second week of class when we were instructed to read Caldecott books, and I found it very inspirational! I loved the book and will definitely be buying it for my future classroom!
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I have never heard or seen any of these three books. All three look like wonderful reads, therefore I will be adding these to this week’s reading list! “Voice of Freedom” looks like a great book to share morals with the younger generation. I love how many awards this book received this year. I find it critical that students learn their alphabet at the earliest age possible. I love how you incorporated the thought of children using it to learn English. Does this book have any awards? Rewrites are wonderful. I love how they take an older story and put a new creative twist to it.
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