The Giver by Lois Lowry Published in `1993 Appropriate for late elementary/early middle school aged students. This book is about the main character, JoThe Giver by Lois Lowry Published in `1993 Appropriate for late elementary/early middle school aged students. This book is about the main character, Jonas who is a normal everyday kid about to turn 12 to be assigned his job. After the chief elder skips her he is instantly worried but he is then assigned the most important job of the society, the receiver. After he is given this job, he then goes and starts to learn how big of a responsibility it is. The book ends but there are more books in this series as it is apart of the quartet. I would recommend encouraging your students to read this book as it is a Newberry honor book and it has a lot of interesting ideas to discuss!...more
All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino Published in 2011 Read aloud to preschool/elementary ageAll the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino Published in 2011 Read aloud to preschool/elementary aged students. This book is about an Dan Yaccarino's grandfather who was an Italian-American immigrant and arrived at Ellis Island with pretty much only a shovel and some advice. The book shows how the family heritage had been kept year after year as immigrant families never want to forget where they came from. This book was really intriguing to read as it showed that these families have a rich family background just like Americans do! Definitely recommend!...more