Be wary of the Dear America as they are of inconsistent quality. Those featuring Native Americans are poorly reviewed in terms of cultural sensitivity and historical accuracy.
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: Gray, Paula <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Informational books > Hi Kelly, I am a third grade teacher and my students really enjoy books > on animals. They love horse books, dog and cat books, bug books, books > on bears, and many more. They also enjoy historical books such as books > on the Titanic, mummies, and historical figures. They enjoy the Magic > School Bus series. Another collection they enjoy is Dear America series. > If you choose series books, all you have to do is read one aloud and > book talk the others and they will read many in the series. I hope this > helps. Paula > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelly L > Brownell > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 12:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] Informational books > > > > Hello, My name is Kelly and I'm currently studying at Wayne State > University. I have a strong interest in using informational books for my > future students. My question is, what kind of subjects do the students > find most interesting from experiences that you have had. Thank you. > > Kelly Brownell > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > -- > This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. > http://www.astaro.com > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
