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Elementary School:
When I was Young in the Mountains. Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by Diane Goode, New York: Dutton, 1982.
This story highlights the pleasures of life in the mountains for a child who remembers the warmth, care, and love of living with her grandparents. Her fond reminiscences of her interactions with her family and church community appear to override the fact that they lived in a house with no plumbing or heating and were often threatened by black snakes.
December. Eve Bunting; illustrated by David Diaz, San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1997.
A homeless family finds the meaning of giving and the spirit of Christmas after they offer to share the little they have with an old woman who has even less than they do at Christmas.
Fly Away Home. Eve Bunting; illustrated by Ronald Himler, New York: Clarion Books, 1991.
A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, shares his life in moving from terminal to terminal and trying not to be noticed. When his father goes to work in the city, another homeless family living in the airport, cares for the boy. When the boy and his father look for an apartment, they find they cannot afford one. But the boy’s hope is renewed when he sees a trapped bird in the airport find its freedom.
Smoky Night. Eve Bunting; illustrated by David Diaz, San Diego: Harcourt Brace. 1994.
The story setting is the Los Angeles riots, where a family watches violence and looting in the streets of their neighborhood. When a fire breaks out in their apartment building, they move to shelter. As they look for their lost cat, they learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
Upper Elementary School:
Where the Lilies Bloom. Vera and Bill Cleaver, New York: Harper, 1969.
Mary Call, a fourteen-year old Appalachian girl, struggles to keep her family together, clothed, and fed by gathering and selling herbs that grow in the Great Smoky Mountains. She meets tests of her character and pride when her father dies and she is left to care for the family alone.
Children of the Orphan Trains. Holly Littlefield; Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books. 2001.
Learn of the journey of the orphans from their survival on the streets, to orphanages, and for some, their travel by trains to new homes. Illustrated with historical photographs, this book includes other resource books on orphans, websites on information about orphans, and notes to teachers and adults of activities that can be incorporated with the book.
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For exploring social teachings about the dignity of the human person
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A Bug's Life is the vividly animated tale of a spunky ant who rounds up serveral performing circus bugs to help defend his endangered ant colony against marauding grasshoppers. (1998).
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR YOUNG (ages 6-9)
READERS AND LISTENERS:
The Sneetches by Dr. Suess; Random House, 1961.
Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Suess; Random House, 1954.
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox; Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1997.
Sadako by Eleanor Coerr; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993.
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman; Dial, 1991.
The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors by Stan & Jan Berenstain; Random House, 1994.
The Lady in the Box by Ann McGovern; Turtle Books, 1997.
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco; Philomel Books, 1994.
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco; Scholastic, 2001.
The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco; Scholastic, 2000.
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco; Penguin-Putnam, 1992.
Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth; Random House, 1998.
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki; Publishers Group West, 1993.
The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric; Random House, 2000.
FOR INTERMEDIATE GRADE READERS:
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry; Houghton-Mifflin Co., 1989.
Samantha Learns a Lesson by Susan Adler; Pleasant Co., 1986.
The Night the Bells Rang by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock; Puffin Books, 1991.
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli; Scholastic, 1990.
Journey Home by Yoshiko Uchida; Alladin, 1978.
Do Bananas Chew Gum? By Jamie Gilson; Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1980.
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