Africa Dream – E. Greenfield – New York: Harper, 1989 The Blind Man and the Elephant – L. Quigley – New York: Scribner’s & Sons, 1959 Brother Eagle, Sister Sky -A message from Chief Seattle – New York: Dial Books, 1991 Dragonfly’s Tale – K. Rodanas – New York: Clarion Books, 1991 The Golden Deer… Read more »
Bamboo Hats and a Rice Cake by Ann Tompert Borning Room by Paul Fleischman Catwings by Ursula LeGuin A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Children’s Book of Virtues by William Bennett (pages 64-82) Dawn by Molly Bang Dick Whittington and His Cat retold by Eva Moore Dogger by… Read more »
This month: An introduction to “Journeys” through Crow and Weasel by Barry Lopez with an emphasis on themes of self-esteem, cultural diversity, respect, friendship, goals, creativity, learning and expressing in multiple ways. I love to start the year with this book because in essence it is a story of why we’re here with each other…. Read more »
Carrick and Carrick-Old Mother Witch Cohen-The Carp in the Bathtub Dalgliesh-The Courage of Sarah Noble Daugherty-Andy and the Lion D’Aulaire-Abraham Lincoln De Clements-Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade Estes-The Middle Moffat Flack-Ask Mr. Bear Godden-The Mousewife Greene-Mother Teresa Hughes-Nutty for the President Keats-Louie Korschunow-The Foundling Fox Low-Don’t Drag Your Feet McCloskey-Make Way for Ducklings Morey-Gentle Ben… Read more »
Addy Saves the Day by Connie Porter Annabelle’s Un-Birthday by Steven Kroll Awful Thursday by Ron Roy Book of Virtues by William Bennett Boy Who Cried Wolf by Aesop Boy Who Held Back the Sea by Thomas Locker Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink The Cay by Theodore Taylor Children’s Book of Virtues by William Bennett… Read more »
A Reading List The Bridge Dancers – C. Saller – Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1991 Call It Courage – A. Sperry – New York: Macmillan (Collier Books), 1978 The Courage of Sarah Noble – A. Dalgliesh – New York: Scribner’s & Sons, 1954 El Chino – A. Say – Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1990 The… Read more »
Using Tom and Huck to Develop Moral Reasoning Brief Description Demonstrates how to use dilemma situations for literature to develop adolescent moral reasoning. Dilemmas involve questions of responsibility, fairness, rightness and wrongness, empathy and caring, and motive or intention. Sample activities focus on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Adapt these activities to any piece of… Read more »
Adventures of Obadiah by Brinton Turkle Amanda and the Giggling Ghost by Steven Kroll Bad Times of Irma Baumline by Carol Brink Berenstein Bears and the Truth by Stan and Jan Berenstein Big Fat Enormous Lie by Marjorie Sharmat The Cuckoo Child by Dick King-Smith The Cybil War by Betsy Byars A Day’s Work by… Read more »
Most of the books on this list are situational books that will lead to discussion of how self control was used or could have been used. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman Angry by Susan Riley Baby Blue Cat Who Said No by Ainslie Pryor Berenstein Bears andthe Bad Habit by Stan andJan Berenstein Berenstein Bears… Read more »
