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| 121.A Northern Light by: Jennifer Donnelly September 01, 2004 |
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| Lest I get carried away with verbose praise, I just want to say that this is superb storytelling by Donnelly. Admittedly, I had no knowledge of the real murder of a Grace Brown. And though her letters were indeed heartbreaking, and at turns, horrific to read, I was more fascinated with the lives of Mattie and Weaver - two of the strongest characters I've ever encountered. After reading this novel, I found myself grateful that I, as yet, have not gone through the kind of back-breaking, and, dare I ... Read More: |
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| 122.A Little History of the World by: E. H. Gombrich October 13, 2005 |
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| In trying to compensate for my white trash/private school education, I found this book, as well as the science book "The Canon" by Natalie Angier extremely helpful.The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science |
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| 123.Copper Sun by: Sharon M. Draper January 01, 2008 |
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| This is a very well-written, fast-paced, factually-based book. Chapter twenty-four, starting on page 155, about four-year-old Tidbit being used as gator bait by Clay Derby and his friends was especially enlightening (or sickening). |
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| 124.American Revolution (DK Eyewitness Books) by: Stuart Murray April 04, 2005 |
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| As always, loaded with photos and illustration. There are some maps and a timeline, a glossary and a Find Out More" section with some web sites and places to visit. My boys love the DK books. I good overview on the subject, but I would definitely combine it with other books/materials to cover the war in more depth.
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| 125.Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by: Jean Fritz December 29, 1997 |
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| Writing in a conversational storytelling style, Jean Fritz describes the writing of the Constitution and the development of the Bill of Rights. Quick to clear up any misunderstanding about how the colonies came to form a new nation - those fifty-five delegates from the fledgling sovereign states did not come to Philadelphia singing sweet refrains of "one nation under God" - the text clearly and thoroughly covers the arguments, debates, negotiations, and compromises that hallmarked that Federal Convention. The text is compelling, ... Read More: |
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| 126.Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 by: Elisa Carbone September 20, 2007 |
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| Out of all of the books he had to read for classes, this is the one that stands out to him and he wanted it to re-read and to pass on to his son. |
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| 127.Penny from Heaven by: Jennifer L. Holm December 26, 2007 |
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| An exciting book that makes you stop and wonder about various situations Penny goes through. It's not really adventurous, however, which seemed to dissapoint me. In the long run, it's worth reading. |
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| 128.Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust by: Eve Bunting 1989-09 |
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| This book is an excellent book for readers of all ages. Children that are too young for studying the Holocaust will gain much understanding from this book. This book was recently used in a high school classroom studying the Holocaust and students responded very well. The simple story and beautiful illustrations present the Holocaust in such a simple way that makes it easier for understanding the bigger themes later on. |
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| 129.Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (PMC) (Puffin Modern Classics) by: Eleanor Coerr April 12, 2004 |
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| For many years after the nuclear weapons that ended World War II were exploded over Japan, the radiation effects lingered to cause sickness and death. Sadako is a young girl who was an infant resident in Hiroshima when the explosion took place. She is a lively girl and a star on her school's track team.
Suddenly in 1954, she is struck by feelings of extreme weakness and is diagnosed with leukemia. This was before there were effective treatments against the disease and she goes into the hospital where the disease progresses rapidly and she ... Read More: |
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| 130.Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Book) by: Jack Knowlton May 23, 1986 |
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| While written for youth, this is a very good introduction to maps. It is especially useful because it informs young readers that maps are not always accurate. The historic discussion helps to bring students to the present in terms of how maps, in general, evolved. Comparison of globes and flat maps is very instructive. I would have
said more about the utility of Mercator and similar maps (especially rhumb lines, shortest distances), but the Greenland/South America discussion is on target. I would have included another map -- the Western and Eastern ... Read More: |
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