Kerley,
B. (2008). What to do about alice?, how alice roosevelt broke the rules,
charmed the world, and drove her father teddy crazy!. Scholastic.
Genre - Non-fiction - Biography
A fun
biography of Alice Roosevelt, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, who broke social
conventions set for women of the early 20th century.
Alice
Roosevelt was a true comedienne and one of the first celebrities before
“paparazzi”. Her stories are outlandish and fun. Children will see her as a fun
person rather than an old-fashioned history lesson.
This
book is a fun history lesson for upper elementary students because it has a
different perspective about a historical figure. I would share before studying
women of history.
After introducing
additional female historical figures, I would use a Venn diagram to
compare/contrast women and men in history. What is the same? What is different?
Have the roles changed in the last century? Why?
Floca,
B. (2009). Moonshot. Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books.
Genre - Non-fiction - Narrative Non-fiction
Richly
informative text and superbly accurate illustrations tell the story of Apollo
Flight 11.
There is
a plethora of information related to Apollo Flight 11 and the national space
program. It is presented in child-friendly language and interesting
illustrations (almost a comic book style).
I would
use this in upper elementary children’s social studies lesson – first as whole
group for informative text and then, in classroom library for information
gleaned from illustrations.
Encourage
small groups to research a historical topic and use a comic strip format to
retell the important details.
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