Posted on October 20, 2019 by Rebecca Granatini
What is real, and what is fake? How do we know when a source is truly credible? In the interesting true story Fairy Spell, by Marc Tyler Nobleman, we read the story of two British girls that convinced the world that fairies are real!… Continue Reading “Fairy Spell Lesson Activity”
Category: Engage, HIstory-Europe, PhotographyTags: autobiography, biographies, hoaxes, photography, truthfulness and falsehood
Posted on January 12, 2019 by Maureen Schlosser
Dreamers Summary Yuyi Morales reminds us how important libraries are in her book Dreamers. When Morales first arrived in America with her young son, she didn’t know how to speak English. She was afraid and unsure of her new surroundings. One day, she visited… Continue Reading “Dreamers Lesson Activity”
Category: Biography & Autobiography-Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Explore, People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino, Social Themes-Emigration & ImmigrationTags: art, autobiography, books and reading, creativity, illustrations, immigration, lessons, Library Lessons, Mexican Americans, picture books
Posted on November 1, 2018 by Maureen Schlosser
Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton Summary Think of a favorite author who is also an illustrator. Do you ever wonder about their process? Do they write the story and then work on the illustrations? For Virginia Lee Burton, the illustrations took… Continue Reading “Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton Lesson Activity”
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