Posted on April 29, 2019 by Maureen Schlosser
Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story Summary Imagine leaving your country, all by yourself, at the age of ten. Now see yourself arriving in a new country. No one is there to meet you, and you don’t understand the language. Imagine what that must… Continue Reading “Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Lesléa Newman”
Posted on July 17, 2018 by Maureen Schlosser
All That Trash Summary What would you do if you had to get rid of 3,186 tons of trash? This was a problem that Lowell Harrelson thought he could handle. He rented a barge, loaded it with trash from New York City and Long… Continue Reading “All That Trash: The Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and Our Problem with Stuff”
Category: Curate, Historical-United States-20th Century, Recycling & Green Living, Science and Nature-Environmental Conservation & ProtectionTags: Curate, curation, environment, environmental conservation and protection, Meghan McCarthy, nonfiction, picture books, Pollution and conservation, recycling, refuse and refuse disposal, science and nature, social sciences
Posted on May 24, 2018 by Maureen Schlosser
Summary It’s eerie to think that Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson and Frank Morrison was published two months before the March For Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. The stories are the same; courageous children taking monumental risks to draw attention to atrocities.… Continue Reading “Let the Children March Lesson Activity”
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