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Picture Books:
The Room of
Wonders
Ruzzier, Sergio
0-374-36343-9
Collections
Friendship
Sharing
Museums
What type of things could you be collecting.
Summer is a
wonderful time of exploration.
Find a box and begin picking up
things to investigate like Pius, who is a “pack rat.
”
International Travel:
My Librarian is a
Camel
Ruurs,...
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Picture Books: The Room of Wonders Ruzzier, Sergio 0-374-36343-9 Collections Friendship Sharing Museums What type of things could you be collecting. Summer is a wonderful time of exploration. Find a box and begin picking up things to investigate like Pius, who is a “pack rat. ” International Travel: My Librarian is a Camel Ruurs, Margriet 1-590-78093-0 Global Reading Cultures Libraries How does a nomad get a library book? How far would a librarian need to travel to bring a book to a village in the Amazon? How far would you go? Postcard Passages Joyce, Susan 0-939217-27-9 Global Collections Journaling Travel Wow, summer vacation and that means a trip around the world. Where are you traveling? Buy a postcard and send it to yourself… don’t forget to write what you did that day. Monsoon Summer Perkins, Mitali 0-385-73123-X India Acceptance Friendship Prejudice Self-Worth Going to India isn’t where Jazz was planning on spending her summer. What does she learn about herself? What countr
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Realistic Courage:
A Circle Unbroken
A Line in the Sand
Behind the Mountains
Caddie Woodland
Fever 1793
Flight #116 is Down
Here Today
In the Shadow of Pali
My Face to the Wind
Soul Looks Back in Wonder
The Great Migration
Thomas
Walks in Beauty
Survival Literature
Family and Friendship:
Annie and the Old One
Drifting Snow
Her Own...
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Realistic Courage: A Circle Unbroken A Line in the Sand Behind the Mountains Caddie Woodland Fever 1793 Flight #116 is Down Here Today In the Shadow of Pali My Face to the Wind Soul Looks Back in Wonder The Great Migration Thomas Walks in Beauty Survival Literature Family and Friendship: Annie and the Old One Drifting Snow Her Own Song The Same Stuff as Stars Where the Lilies Bloom FantasySurvival: PoppyRedwall Wilderness Survival: Between a Rock and a Hardplace Brian”s Winter Island of the Blue Dolphins My Side of the Mountain Ten Miles from Winnemucca The Cay The Place of Lions The River Tracks in the Snow Wild Timothy
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Non-Fiction Investigations:
Around the World
in Eighty Poems
Berry, James
0-8118-3506-5
Poetry
Global
Daily Life
Rhythmic
Spending the summer traveling around the world.
What can
you see? Do words have sounds? Can you find the musical
“beat” of each country? This book will take you beyond its
pages into a world that is waiting for...
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Non-Fiction Investigations: Around the World in Eighty Poems Berry, James 0-8118-3506-5 Poetry Global Daily Life Rhythmic Spending the summer traveling around the world. What can you see? Do words have sounds? Can you find the musical “beat” of each country? This book will take you beyond its pages into a world that is waiting for you to investigation. Guys Read Scieszka, Jon 0-439-86424-0 Collections Authors Stories Fun Reads Looking for something to read? Try these stories written by a bunch of guys for guys. Funny, action-packed, goofy, gross, stupid, true…stories…all of them short to pass the summer boredom. Check out the web site: www. guysread. com A Life Like Mine DK and Unicef 0-7894-8859-0 Cultures Global Children Daily Life Who are the children of the world? How do other children live around the world? Why not take a trip and investigate the different lives, the same hopes, and the unending courage of these children who are just like you. Fictional Discoveries: Chasing V
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From kim_shealy
Science FictionScience Fiction
Ender’s Game
Card, Orson Scott FIC CAR
Ender Wiggens, child genius is chosen to save the world
from destruction.
The House of the Scorpion
Farmer, Nancy FIC FAR
14 year old Matteo was harvested/cloned from a powerful
drug lord.
Escape is his only chance for survival.
Eva
Dickenson, Peter FIC DIC
Set...
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Science FictionScience Fiction Ender’s Game Card, Orson Scott FIC CAR Ender Wiggens, child genius is chosen to save the world from destruction. The House of the Scorpion Farmer, Nancy FIC FAR 14 year old Matteo was harvested/cloned from a powerful drug lord. Escape is his only chance for survival. Eva Dickenson, Peter FIC DIC Set in the near future, Eva awakens from her coma sensing something is very wrong. After a horrific car crash, Eva discovers her new body belonged to a chimpanzee. The Illustrated Man Bradbury, Ray FIC BRA A young man meets up with an illustrated man whose tattoo’s have the power to tell stories and show you the future. Feed Anderson, M. T. FIC AND In the future world of teenager Titus, everyone has been implanted with a computer chip that continually feeds you your every thoughts and desires.
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From kim_shealy
Time:
Truth:
Historical Fiction
Perspective:
Tone:
"Through historical fiction, students can begin to visualize the sweep of history.
As
characters in historical fiction from many different time periods face and overcome their
problems, students may discover universal truths, identify feelings and behaviors that
encourage them to...
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Time: Truth: Historical Fiction Perspective: Tone: "Through historical fiction, students can begin to visualize the sweep of history. As characters in historical fiction from many different time periods face and overcome their problems, students may discover universal truths, identify feelings and behaviors that encourage them to consider alternative ways to handle their own problems, empathize with view points that are different from their own, and realize that history consists of many people who have learned to work together" (Norton, p. 523). "Through the use of historical fiction, readers are able to take a field trip to a place and a time long past and find some application" (Hoffman). Reading to acquire information Curiosity Variety of opinions Courage Meeting challenges Adventure/Exploration Culture & Community Historical analogies History brought to lifePaying attention to what the characters are experiencing, thinking, and feeling Interpretive history Historical facts Hist
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From kim_shealy
Prejudice:
Slavery
Persecution & Oppression: Injustice Literature
A Picture of Freedom
Brady
Jip: His Story
Letters from a Slave Girl
Meet Addy: An American Girl
Nightjohn
Slavery in Ancient Egypt
Slavery in Ancient Greece
Music from a Place Called Half Moon
Tales from Gold Mountain
The Starplace
War:
Along the Tracks
Anne Frank Beyond...
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Prejudice: Slavery Persecution & Oppression: Injustice Literature A Picture of Freedom Brady Jip: His Story Letters from a Slave Girl Meet Addy: An American Girl Nightjohn Slavery in Ancient Egypt Slavery in Ancient Greece Music from a Place Called Half Moon Tales from Gold Mountain The Starplace War: Along the Tracks Anne Frank Beyond the Diary Anne Frank and Me Dear Ellen Bee Fish I Dream of Peace Lily’s Crossing Lyddie My Brother, My Sister, and I The Forty-third War To Life Year of Impossible Goodbyes Among the Free American Negro Poetry Land of Buffalo Bones One Eye Laughing, the Other The Cage Why Do They Hate Year of no Rain Amer Refugees: Good Night, Maman Grab Hands and Run Greater Than Angels Smiling For Strangers Tangled Threads The Other Side of Truth Under the Persimmon Tree Future Colonies: City of Ember The Green Book The People of Sparks Freedom: Long Journey Home Sojourner Truth The People Could Fly
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From kim_shealy
Fictional Genres: Mathematics:
Cultural
Death
Family
Friendship
Grief/Loss
Historical
Immigration
Reality Fiction
Survival
Translated Picture Books
War
Science:
Social Studies:
International/Multicultural
Literacy Literacy
Non-Fiction:
One Grain of Rice
math + seasons =
Mathematickles
Sir...
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Fictional Genres: Mathematics: Cultural Death Family Friendship Grief/Loss Historical Immigration Reality Fiction Survival Translated Picture Books War Science: Social Studies: International/Multicultural Literacy Literacy Non-Fiction: One Grain of Rice math + seasons = Mathematickles Sir Cumference Animals Conservation Habitats Preservation Seasons Country Flags Country Regions Map Research Global Celebrations Global Government Land Regions Refugee Migration Social Reform War Art Folklore International Holidays International Recipes Music Poetry Internet LinksI
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From kim_shealy
International Travel With a Book
A School Wide Theme
2007-2008
Helping our students to think globally is a basic goal for all educators.
In their book
Global Perspectives in Children’s Literature, Evelyn Freeman and Barbara Lehman
stated that, “Our world is shrinking due to global communications and increased
mobility.
” The...
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International Travel With a Book A School Wide Theme 2007-2008 Helping our students to think globally is a basic goal for all educators. In their book Global Perspectives in Children’s Literature, Evelyn Freeman and Barbara Lehman stated that, “Our world is shrinking due to global communications and increased mobility. ” The following global book list is designed for educators who have a desire to add International Literature to their Library shelves. Freeman and Lehman stated that, “Children’s literature about other cultures around the world is a way to bring people together, to travel the globe, to bridge our differences, and to rejoice in our common joys and triumphs. ” Global Insights Cover Title & Author Publishing Date ISBN# Country Genre ReviewStatement Age Group The People Atlas Steele, Philip 1991 0-19-520846-3 World NF-Atlas Cultural Information Grade 3+ Children’s World Atlas Tivers, Jacqueline Day, Michael 1983 0-670-21791-3 World NF-Atlas Nations with Import/Export Symbo
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Multicultural/International YA Books
2008
This is by far my most passionate area for introducing students to literature connections
in and beyond their library shelves.
The world opened up to me as a reader once I began
reading and hearing the voices of those who live in other nations.
Voices of those who
are culturally diverse here...
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Multicultural/International YA Books 2008 This is by far my most passionate area for introducing students to literature connections in and beyond their library shelves. The world opened up to me as a reader once I began reading and hearing the voices of those who live in other nations. Voices of those who are culturally diverse here in the United States began a connection of compassion and inspiration to my heart, as if I now had a wealth of new friends and family that I could find hope, strength, and understanding about this journey we call “life. ” Coretta Scott King Award Book: African American Literature Book Club: http://aalbc. com/books/related. htm Title: Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue Author: Lester, Julius RL: 5+ IL: 6-10 Themes: Slavery, Oppression, Prejudice, Injustice, Family, Freedom, Courage “The novel provides a compelling opportunity for children to step into the shoes of those whose lives were torn apart by slavery. " Finding literature that does not read like any
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