false 15 34 33 true 6141388 read 1 true 4307404 currently-reading 0 true 4307403 to-read 20 false 4641345 midway http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54837018 to: The Art of War (Mass Market Paperback) by Sun Tzu
A great book to read for anyone wanting to go into military service. Troop placements, morale, commanders...this book tells many details.


Age: 18 yrs. +
Genre: Fighting strategies ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54464352 to: Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid (Hardcover) by Denis Leary
bookshelves: currently-reading
A comic's opinion of America and its people. Use caution when reading, it includes harsh language. After all...it is Denis Leary. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54456401 to: The Cats in Krasinski Square (Hardcover) by Karen Hesse
This books tells of a young girl in a WWII ghetto. She is trying to smuggle food and medicine to those who desperately need it, but the S.S. find out and attempt to stop her. A good book to tell of a true story of what happened during the war.

Illustrator: Wendy Watson
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication Date: 2004

Audience: young children 3 - 8 yrs.
specific use: guided practice / independent reading
social issues: atrocities of WWII and how people helped each other.
literacy elements: perseverance
text: the text tells what that illustrator is trying to draw. This book meshes well between writer and illustrator. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54456261 to: Antonio's Card / La Tarjeta de Antonio (Hardcover) by Rigoberto Gonzalez
A boy fears he will be picked on when his mother's life partner shows up at his school to pick him up. Although he loves them both, he feels children will not understand his family style.

Illustrator: Gonzalez
Publisher: Children's book press
Publication Date: 2005

Audience: young adults 3-7 yrs.
specific use: shared reading
social issues: nontraditional family units.
literacy elements: acceptance and tension
genre: alternative lifestyle children's literature. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54456187 to: Flossie and the Fox (Hardcover) by Patricia C. McKissack
This book tells of a girl who was determined to get a package to the neighbor. Although she knows what a fox it, she pretends to not know and fools the fox the whole way, where she makes it over safely.

Illustrator: Rachel Isadora
Publisher: Dial
Publication Date: 1986

Audience: young readers 4-8 yrs.
specific use: guided practice
social issues: being aware of your surroundings
literacy elements: trickery
text: the fox tells the girl all the different types of traits a fox has and describes them. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54456127 to: Sami and the Time of the Troubles (Paperback) by Florence Parry Heide
The book tells of a young boy in a war-torn country and what he is able to do on a daily basis. The book opens your eyes to how life really is for those caught up in a war.

Author: Florence Heide and Judith Gilliland
Illustrator: Ted Lewin
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Date: 1992

Audience: young children 5 - 10yrs.
specific use: group reading
social issues: how war affects a child's life.
literacy elements: determination
genre: children's ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54456012 to: Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq (Hardcover) by Mark Alan Stamaty
This books tells of how a woman cared deeply for the history and culture of her own culture, that she will do whatever is necessary to preserve it.

Illustrator: Mark Alan Stamaty
Publisher: Knopf books for young readers
Publication Date: 2004

Audience: 5 - 10 yrs.
specific use: independent reading / guided practice
social issues: how a woman was able to save books she thought was very important.
literacy elements: perseverance in the face of the enemy.
text: ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54455914 to: The Higher Power of Lucky (Hardcover) by Susan Patron
Lucky can't stand her town anymore, so she decides to leave it and go out on her own. Other come with her and she finally realizes she liked where she was at.

Illustrator: Matt Phelan
Publisher: Atheneum books for young readers
Publication Date: 2006

Audience: young readers 12 - 15
specific use: independent practice
social issues: being an adopted child
literacy elements: being on one's own. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54455796 to: Picture This How Pictures Work (Paperback) by M. Bang
This books helps to show a child how the illustrator and author work together to make the pictures go along with the words. The illustrator can produce images to show a contrast, likeness, and more subtle tones. A good book for understanding how pictures really work.

Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: 2000

Audience: young readers 5-10
specific use: shared reading
social issues: how pictures represent meaning in the books.
literacy elements: imagery
text: the book explains how images are used to get the author's point across. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45790540 to: 1776 (Paperback) by David McCullough
bookshelves: midway
A good book that tells of the American Revolution from the individuals standpoint. The book tells of how America almost lost the war, but it was a select few men to thrived and continued to fight for their ideals.

Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Publication Date: 2006

Audience: young adults 12 +
specific use: independent reading / guided practice
social issues: war
literacy elements: perseverance of a struggling group of people trying to win their freedom
genre: nonfiction and fiction ]]>