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ISBN: 978-0-440-41782-8
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Written by Tonya Bolden, Illustrated by R. Gregory
Christie
About the Book
This incredible biography of Muhammad Ali takes readers
from his
unlikely beginnings as skinny, young Cassius Clay
learning to box at a
local gym to becoming the heavyweight champion of
the world.
In
the Classroom
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”
was Muhammad Ali’s motto.
Discuss with students why this was such an appropriate
motto for his
boxing style. Ask your students to come up with other
similes that
might have been appropriate to describe Ali in and
out of the ring.
Who are your students’ favorite athletes today?
Have them come up
with mottos that represent them.
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ISBN: 978-0-517-55947-5 |
Written by Maria Polushkin
Illustrated
by Jon Godell
About the Book
Just as Mrs. Mouse kisses baby mouse goodnight, he
cries, “Mother, Mother, I want another!” His concerned
mama rushes off to invite other mothers—Mrs. Duck,
Mrs. Frog, Mrs. Pig, and Mrs. Donkey—to help put her
son to bed. But baby mouse doesn’t want another mother.
Will Mrs. Mouse discover what her son really wants?
In the Classroom
Mrs.
Duck, Mrs. Frog, Mrs. Pig, and Mrs. Donkey each sing
a song to
baby mouse. Have students come up with other animal
mothers that
Mrs. Mouse may have brought in to see baby mouse.
As a class, write
the songs that these other animals would have sung
based on the
sounds they make and other characteristics.
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ISBN: 978-0-375-83841-5 |
Written by Mary Pope Osborne, Illustrated by Steve Johnson
and Lou Fancher
About the Book
Beloved author Mary Pope Osborne introduces young children
to the legendary Mose Humphreys, the 19th-century New
York City firefighter who was eight feet tall and able
to swim the Hudson River in two strokes. The book is
dedicated to the 343 New York City firefighters who
gave their lives to save others on September 11, 2001.
In the Classroom
Have a Mose Humphreys Day at your school to honor the
firefighters in your town. Write letters to firefighters
thanking them for the job they do. In the letters, have
the children tell about Mose’s feats. Decorate
your room to look like a firehouse. Invite a firefighter
and present him/her with the letters. Have the children
dress up as Mose Humphreys and ask each to tell about
a fantastic feat that Mose could do.
Activity prepared by Clifford Wohl,
Educational Consultant.
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ISBN: 978-0-553-11253-5 |
Written by Anne Rockwell, Illustrated by Cynthia von
Buhler
About
the Book
This easy-to-read picture book biography tells the
story of Molly Hays, the woman who became known as
Molly Pitcher because she carried water to thirsty
soldiers during the American Revolution.
In
the Classroom
Ask your students how they think Molly Pitcher felt
when General George Washington named her a sergeant
of the Continental Army. Have the class dramatize
a ceremony that General George Washington might have
conducted to bestow this honor upon her.
Activity prepared by Pat Scales,
Retired Director of Library Services, the South Carolina
Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities, Greenville,
SC.
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