She also pennedRemember: The Journey to School Integration(2004), which chronicles the hardships of Black students during the racialintegrationof the American public school system. The book’s publication was timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary ofBrownv.Board of Education(1954), theU.S. ...
I’ve reviewed many Holocaust books for middle grade students, but this book is really an excellent “first book” on the subject for young readers. It is informative, without revealing too much scary information for children. The book is only 120 pages with short chapters narrated by both Re...
Personal information can make a professional biography more engaging, so long as the facts are relevant to your audience and not too personal.You might mention places you’ve traveled or favorite books, but don't discuss significant others or family members. If you can’t think of anything rel...
The harvest of Hemingway’s considerable experience of Spain in war and peace was the novelFor Whom the Bell Tolls(1940), a substantial and impressive work that some critics consider his finest novel, in preference toA Farewell to Arms. It was also the most successful of all his books as ...
We have biographies on famous and historical figures who your students will enjoy studying. With these resources, lessons, and printables, you will learn how you can incorporate the study of famous people in your classroom.
Anne Frank lived a short life, but her words will survive for a long time. In this lesson, you will read the story of a girl who went into hiding and how her words survived and were read by millions of people. Words Are Stronger Than War ...
As the title of the exhibit suggests, a number of the items displayed were connected to their creators' mothers. A copy of Richard Le Gallienne's The Quest of the Golden Girl (1896), for example, is lovingly inscribed "To the Dear Mother of AU my Books..." and chockablock full of...
but I personally would not get this for an elementary library. It would be an excellent supplement for middle school or high school students learning about this period of American history, no doubt initiating some interesting conversations on gossip and bullying. I wish there had been some additio...
To pass the time during his incarceration, he read constantly, devouring books from the prison library in an attempt make up for the years of education he had missed by dropping out of high school. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Also while in prison, Malcolm was visited by several ...
Learn about J.D. Salinger, who wrote ''The Catcher in the Rye.'' Explore J.D. Salinger's biography and books, and discover his life as a literary...