Trade+Books

= **Trade Books** =

//Ask Me No Questions// by Marino Budhos is a look into a young girl’s life after she leaves her home in Bangladesh following the September 11th attacks. I think the book will allow students to understand the prejudices in their world today. I think it would be interesting to pair this with a book concerning the Civil Rights Movement like //Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.// Budhos, M. (2006). //Ask me no questions//. (p. 176). Atheneum Books for Young Readers. //A Mind with Wings: The Story of Henry David Thoreau// by Gerald Hausman, Loretta Hausman will allow students an inside look into the great writer’s life. My Practicum students this semester were studying his works. I think this book would add more perspective.

Hausman, G. (2006). //A mind with wings: The story of henry david thoreau//. (p. 160). Trumpeter.

// The Patch // by Justina Chen Headley is about a five year old girl forced to wear an eye patch. Instead of fading into the background of the classroom, the girl creates a pirate person for herself. I do not know how I would incorporate this into my classroom, but I think it would teach anyone how to be courageous no matter what your age.

Headley, J. C. (2006). //The Patch//. Charlesbridge Publishing.

//Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village// by Laura Amy Schlitz offers a look into the ordinary people found during the Middle Ages. My co-op teacher in last semester’s Practicum had a unit about this time period. The book would provide a look into more than just the knights at the Round Table.

Schlitz, L. (2007). //Good masters! sweet ladies! voices from a medieval village//. (p. 96). Candlewick Press.

// Reaching for Sun // by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer tells the tale of a girl struggling to cope with her cerebral palsy and family. Her story is written in free verse poetry. The students can learn about writing poetry in a way that best expresses them.

Zimmer, T. (2007). //Reaching for sun//. Bloomsbury USA Childrens.