Social Education back issues from May 2008:
Editor's notebook.(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2008; ... Summer approaches, and with it the promise of long-awaited time for leisurely reading. This issue of Social Education, the last of the school year, focuses on literary and cultural themes, offering the annual Notable Social Studies Trade Books list, as well as reviews of the Carter G ....
Using literature to teach the rule of law.(Looking at the Law)
May 01, 2008; ... Concepts of law, justice, and the rules of fair play influence more than our legal system. They are central to our understanding of who we are and how we make sense of the world. Not surprisingly, these concepts often appear in the movies and television programs we watch and the books we ...
Letter to, and paintings by, George Catlin.(Teaching with Documents)
May 01, 2008; ... Letters received and sent by Secretary of War Lewis Cass in the 1830s reveal much about relations between the U.S. government and Native Americans. In the immediate aftermath of the Indian Removal Act, signed into law on May 28, 1830, by President Andrew Jackson, some letters came from ...
Images of struggle and triumph: using picture books to teach about civil rights in the secondary classroom.
May 01, 2008; ... Colored men and women traded in the five and dime all the time. They kept money in the bank and on some Saturdays were allowed to sit in the balcony of the theater to watch a movie. This all seemed normal to me. It's true that they couldn't drink out of the same water fountain as white ...
Behind the mask: social studies concepts and English language learners.(Point of View)(Personal account)
May 01, 2008; ... I climbed onto the airplane a competent and articulate adult. I climbed off the plane with the language skills of a two year old. Despite classes and tutoring, tapes and books, I couldn't understand what people said to me. Whenever I opened my mouth, the looks I got suggested I was from ...
Carter G. Woodson book awards.
May 01, 2008; ... In an effort to promote cultural literacy in children and young adults, the Racism and Social Justice Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies created the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. This award, given annually since 1974, seeks to recognize authors, illustrators, and ...
2007 Carter G. Woodson Award Book: Elementary Level.(John Lewis in the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... John Lewis in the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson, illustrations by Benny Andrews. New York, NX.: Lee & Low Books, Inc. Reviewed by Amy Camardese, assistant professor, Department of Education, Westminster College, New Wilmington, ...
2007 Carter G. Woodson Honor Book: Elementary Level.(Gordon Parks: No Excuses)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Gordon Parks: No Excuses, by Ann Parr, photographs by Gordon Parks, illustrations by Kathryn Breidenthal. Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing. Reviewed by Denise B. Geier, Ed.D., Educational Consultant, New Jersey. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Though raised in ...
2007 Carter G. Woodson Award Book: Middle Level.(Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, by Russell Freedman. New York, N.Y.: Holiday House Publishers. Reviewed by Sarah Jewett, assistant professor, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On December 2, 1955, ...
2007 Carter G. Woodson Honor Book: Middle Level.(Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America, by Deborah Hopkinson. New York, N.Y.: Scholastic, Inc. Reviewed by Kathryn A. Clark, fourth grade teacher, Varnum School, Lowell, Massachusetts. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The fiber of cotton is an important ...
2007 Carter G. Woodson Award Book: Secondary Level.(Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration during World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration during World War Hand a Librarian Who Made a Difference, by Joanne Oppenheim. New York, N.Y.: Scholastic, Inc. Reviewed by Sydney Bontrager, lecturer for the School of Education, Indiana University South Bend, ...
2007 Carter G. Woodson Honor Book: Secondary Level.(Growing Season: The Life of a Migrant Community)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... Growing Season: The Life of a Migrant Community, Photographs by Gary Harwood, text by David Hassler. Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press. Reviewed by Stephanie Nicole Robinson, professor of education, Ash ford University, San Diego, California. [ILLUSTRATION ...
Legacy of the American West: Indian cowboys, black cowboys, and vaqueros.
May 01, 2008; ... <Pre>Oh, I'm a lonely cowboy and I'm off the Texas trail,My trade is cinchin' saddles and pullin' bridle reins.For I can twist a lasso with the greatest skill and ease,Or rope and ride a bronco most anywhere I please. --"Lone Star Trail," recorded by Ken Maynard, 1930 ....
Integrating government and literature: mock civil and criminal trials based on To Kill A Mockingbird.
May 01, 2008; ... For many students, high school coursework consists of discrete subjects, each disconnected from the other, but together adding up to a high school diploma. (1) Nonetheless, at the classroom level one can find many examples of integrated, interdisciplinary, or cross-subject teaching. (2) ...
Dear Miss Breed: using primary documents to advance student understanding of Japanese internment camps.
May 01, 2008; ... The history of the United States includes myriad examples of courage and selflessness as well as instances of prejudice and discrimination. Many students believe that prejudice and discrimination are limited to individuals and do not realize that these can form part of government or ...
Welcome home Annie: rethinking Ellis Island and Annie Moore in the classroom.
May 01, 2008; ... <Pre>Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore;Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I life my lamp beside the golden door! --Emma Lazarus (1883) (1) </Pre> The story of the ...
Resolutions passed by the 2007 NCSS House of Delegates: the NCSS House of Delegates, which met on November 30 and December 1, during the NCSS Annual Meeting in San Diego, passed the following resolutions.(NCSS Notebook)(National Council for the Social Studies)
May 01, 2008 ... 07-01-1: NCLB Action Plan for NCSS Advocacy Supported by: California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Middle States, New Mexico, New York State, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Texas Rationale: The NCSS Position Statement on NCLB needs to be supported by an ...
Curriculum guidelines for social studies teaching and learning: a position statement of National Council for the Social Studies.(NCSS Position Statement)
May 01, 2008 ... Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, ...
Campy: The Story of Roy Campanella.(Biography)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Campy: The Story of Roy Campanella. David A. Adler. Illustrated by Gordon C. James. Viking Children's Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group. 40pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-670-06041-2, $15.99. (P) The first African American catcher to integrate the Major ...
Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer.(Biography)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer. Written and illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 48pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-374-31838-3, $17.00. (I) This ...
Frida: !Viva la Vida! Long Live Life!(Biography)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Frida: !Viva la Vida! Long Live Life! Carmen T. Bernier-Grand. Illustrated with paintings by Frida Kahlo. Marshall Cavendish Children. 64pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5336-9, $18.99; Library ISBN 978-0-7614-5336-9, $18.99. (M) Twenty-six free verse poems outline the famed Mexican artist's ...
Giants of Science: Marie Curie.(Biography)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Giants of Science: Marie Curie. Kathleen Krull. Illustrated by Boris Kulikov. Viking Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group. 144pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-670-05894-5, $15.99. F (Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group) ....
Jeannette Rankin: A Political Pioneer.(Biography)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jeannette Rankin: Political Pioneer. Gretchen Woelfle. Illustrated with photographs. Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc. 104pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-437-2, $18.95. (M) This story chronicles ...
Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson.(Biography)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson. Sue Stauffacher. Illustrated by Greg Couch. Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. 40pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-375-83408-0, $16.99; Library ISBN 978-0-375-93408-7, $19.99. (P) Rhythmic prose ...
Our Country's First Ladies.(Biography)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Our Country's First Ladies. Ann Bausum. Illustrated with prints and photographs. National Geographic Society. 128pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-4263-0006-6, $19.95; Library ISBN 978-1-4263-0007-3, $28.90. (M) Historic essays, fun-fact boxes, quotations, full-page portraits and ...
Patience Wright: America's First Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy.(Biography)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Patience Wright: America's First Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy. Pegi Deitz Shea. Illustrated by Bethanne Andersen. Henry Holt and Company. 40pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-6770-5, $17.95. (I) Raised as a Quaker in the 1700s, Patience Lovell Wright became an ...
The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America.(Biography)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America. Written and illustrated by Cheryl Harness. National Geographic Society. 144pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-4263-0008-0, $16.95; Library ISBN 978-1-4263-0009-7, $25.90. (M) An all-encompassing biography ...
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali.(Biography)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali. Charles R. Smith Jr. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Candlewick Press. 80pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-1692-2, $19.99. (I, M) This biography of "The Greatest" ...
Up Close: Rachel Carson.(Biography)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Up Close: Rachel Carson. Ellen Levine. Viking Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group. 224pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-670-06220-1, $15.99; Paperback ISBN 978-0-14-241046-2, Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, $6.99. (H) In 1961, Rachel ...
Vinnie and Abraham.(Biography)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Vinnie and Abraham. Dawn FitzGerald. Illustrated by Catherine Stock. Charlesbridge. 48pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-57091-658-8, $15.95. (I, M) Poverty and prejudice against women did not deter Vinnie Ream from ...
The Cupcake Thief.(Civic Ideals and Practices)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... The Cupcake Thief. Ellen Jackson. Illustrated by Blanche Sims. Kane Press, Inc. 32pp. Paperback ISBN 978-157565-247-4, $5.95. (P, I) When one student accuses another of stealing his cupcake, the teacher sets the matter for Student ...
Being Bee.(Contemporary Concerns)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Brief review)
May 01, 2008 ... Being Bee. Catherine Bateson. Holiday House. 136pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-2104-6, $16.95. (I, M) A wonderful story ...
Camel Rider.(Contemporary Concerns)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Camel Rider. Prue Mason. Charlesbridge. 208pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-58089-314-5, $15.95. (M) When terrorists attack Adam's city, he leaves the escape caravan and encounters Walid, who was sold into ...
Dear Author: Letters of Hope.(Contemporary Concerns)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Dear Author: Letters of Hope. Top Young Adult Authors Respond to Kids' Toughest Issues. Edited by Joan E Kaywell. Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group. 272pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-399-23705-8, $14.99. (M, H) Fictional stories often ...
Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature.(Contemporary Concerns)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature. Robin Brande. Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. 272pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-375-84349-5, $15.99; Library ISBN 978-0-375-94349-2, $18.99. F (Laurel-Leaf, an imprint of Random House Children's ...
Hair for Mama.(Contemporary Concerns)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hair for Mama. Kelly A. Tinkham. Illustrated by Amy June Bates. Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-8037-2955-1, $16.99. (P, I) A beautifully illustrated story ...
How to Steal a Dog.(Contemporary Concerns)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... How to Steal a Dog. Barbara O'Connor. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 176pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-374-33497-0, $16.00. (I, M) Told through the voice of young Georgina, who ...
In the Name of God.(Contemporary Concerns)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the Name of God. Paula Jolin. Roaring Brook Press. 208pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-211-6, $16.95. (M, H) A 17-year-old girl living ...
Inside Out: Portrait of an Eating Disorder.(Contemporary Concerns)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Inside Out: Portrait of an Eating Disorder. Written and illustrated by Nadia Shivak. Ginee Seo Books. 64pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-689-85216-9, $17.99. (H) A graphic novel that includes many images drawn by the author as she ...
Jazz on a Saturday Night.(Contemporary Concerns)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Jazz on a Saturday Night. Leo and Diane Dillon. The Blue Sky Press. 40pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-590-47893-9, $16.99. (I, M) Through muted illustrations and staccato text, readers are drawn into a spectacular evening of ...
The Middle of Somewhere.(Contemporary Concerns)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... The Middle of Somewhere. J.B. Cheaney. Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. 224pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-375-83790-6, $15.99; Library ISBN 978-0-375-93790-3, $18.99. F (Yearling, an imprint of Random ...
Reaching for Sun.(Contemporary Concerns)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Reaching for Sun. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer. Bloomsbury Children's Books. 181pp. Trade ISBN 1-59990-037-8, $14.95. (I, M) Through lyrical poetry, a young girl with cerebral palsy conveys how ...
Lawn Boy.(Economics)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Lawn Boy. Gary Paulsen. Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. 96pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-385-74686-1, $12.99; Library ISBN 978-0-385-90923-5, $15.99. F (Yearling, an imprint of Random House Children's Books) ....
Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with a Caribou Herd.(Environment/Energy/Ecology)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with a Caribou Herd. Karsten Heuer. Walker & Company. 48pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-8027-9565-6, $17.95; Library ISBN 978-0-802795663, $18.85. (M, H) Heuer (a park warden) and his ...
An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming.(Environment/Energy/Ecology)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming. AI Gore. Viking Children's Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group. 192pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-670-06271-3, $23.00; Paperback ISBN 978-0-670-06272-0, ...
One Well: The Story of Water on Earth.(Environment/Energy/Ecology)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... One Well: The Story of Water on Earth. Rochelle Strauss. Illustrated by Rosemary Woods. Kids Can Press. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-55337-954-6, $17.95. (I, M) Did you know the water you use might have once been the spray of a ...
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella.(Folktales)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella. Paul Fleischman. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. Henry Holt and Company. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-7953-1, $16.95. (P, I) The author weaves together ...
Rough, Tough Charley.(Folktales)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Rough, Tough Charley. Verla Kay. Illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Tricycle Press. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-58426-184-7, $15.95. (P, I) With her signature "cryptic rhyme," the author ...
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale.(Folktales)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale. Carmen Agra Deedy. Illustrated by Michael Austin. Peachtree Publishers. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-56145-399-3, $16.95. (P, I) Lilting language, subtle humor, and charming illustrations characterize this retelling of the tale of a young ...
Battling in the Pacific: Soldiering in World War II.(Geography/People/Places)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Battling in the Pacific: Soldiering in World War II. (Soldiers on the Battlefront). Susan Provost Belier. Twenty-First Century Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group. 112pp. Library ISBN 978-0-8225-6381-5, $33.26. (M, H) Experience the terrors and ...
Night of the Howling Dogs.(Geography/People/Places)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Night of the Howling Dogs. Graham Salisbury. Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. 208pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-385-73122-5, $16.99; Library ISBN 978-0-385-90146-8, $19.99. F (Laurel-Leaf, an ...
The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story.(Geography/People/Places)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story. Peter Lane Taylor with Christos Nicola. Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group. 64pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-58013-260-2, $18.95; ...
Ziba Came on a Boat.(Geography/People/Places)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Ziba Came on a Boat. Liz Lofthouse. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen. Kane/Miller Book Publishers, Inc. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-933605-52-4, $15.95. (P, I) Based on true events, this ...
The Brothers' War: Civil War Voices in Verse.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... The Brothers' War: Civil War Voices in Verse. J. Patrick Lewis. Illustrated with photographs. National Geographic Society. 48pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-4263-0036-3, $17.95; Library ISBN 978-1-4263-0037-9, $25.90. (M, H) Letters and writings of soldiers and civilians, ...
Come Look with Me: Latin American Art.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Come Look with Me: Latin American Art. Kimberly Lane. Charlesbridge. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-890674-20-5, $15.95. (P, I) An interactive introduction to artists and their artwork ....
D is for Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] D is for Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet. Nancy I. Sanders. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Sleeping Bear Press. 40pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-5853-6293-6, $17.95. (I, M) ...
Dadblamed Union Army Cow.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Dadblamed Union Army Cow. Susan Fletcher. Illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root. Candlewick Press. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-1578-9, $16.99. (I, M) Yes, it's true! The author retells the humorous tale ...
Diamonds in the Shadow.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Diamonds in the Shadow. Caroline B. Cooney. Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. 240pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-385-73261-1, $15.99; Library ISBN 978-0-385-90278-6, $18.99. F (Delacorte Press, an imprint of ...
Elijah of Buxton.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Elijah of Buxton. Christopher Paul Curtis. Scholastic Press. 288pp. Trade ISBN 0-439-02344-0, $16.99. F (Scholastic Pa perbacks). (I, M) Eleven-year-old Elijah, born free in Canada, travels to the ...
Fire from the Rock.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Fire from the Rock. Sharon M. Draper. Dutton Children's Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group. 240pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-525-47720-4, $16.99; Paperback ISBN 978-0-14-241199-5, Speak/Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, $7.99. (M) Sylvia is ...
Five Little Gefiltes.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Five Little Gefiltes. Written and illustrated by Dave Horowitz. G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-399-24608-1, $12.99. (P) In this parody of Five Little Ducklings, five little ...
Gibson Girls and Suffragists: Perceptions of Women from 1900 to 1918.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Gibson Girls and Suffragists: Perceptions of Women from 1900 to 1918. (Images and Issues of Women in the Twentieth Century). Catherine Gourley. Twenty-First Century Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group. 144pp. Library ISBN 978-0-8225-7150-6, $38.60. (H) All five titles in this ...
Greetings from Planet Earth.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Greetings from Planet Earth. Barbara Kerley. Scholastic Press. 256pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-439-80203-1, $16.99. F (Scholastic Paperbacks). (M) While Theo's class puzzles over the question "Who are we?", Theo ...
Harlem Summer.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Harlem Summer. Written by Walter Dean Myers. Scholastic Press. 244pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-4393-6843-8, $16.99. F (Scholastic Paperbacks). (M) This coming-of-age novel chronicles the summer adventures of 16-year-old Mark Purvis, working ...
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad.(History/Life and Culture in the Americas)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
May 01, 2008 ... Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. Ellen Levine. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Scholastic Press. 40pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-439-77733-9, $16.99. (P, I) ...