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Dragonfly
picture books combine dazzling art with smart, simple text
to enchant young readers in grades PreK–3. In a classroom-friendly paperback format, Dragonfly Books range from concept books to read-together stories to books for newly independent readers. The Dragonfly line includes a dozen books from the esteemed Caldecott family and features beloved authors and illustrators such as Judy Blume, Leo Lionni, Pat Mora, Faith Ringgold, Eric Rohmann, and Mary Pope Osborne.


 




ISBN: 978-0-440-41782-8

THE CHAMP:THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD ALI
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.




ISBN: 978-0-517-55947-5

MOTHER, MOTHER, I WANT ANOTHER
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.



ISBN: 978-0-375-83841-5
NEW YORK’S BRAVEST
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.




ISBN: 978-0-553-11253-5

THEY CALLED HER MOLLY PITCHER
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.