Steph Coccia- Poem

Now We are Six

By: A.A. Milne

Summary: in this poem, a child explores his or her life up until their current age of six.

Rating/Evaluation: I really like this poem. I feel that it captures life as a young child. I also feel that the children hearing this will able to see themselves in the poem. Also, I see that it captures what a child of that age may do. It shows that children are more capable them we realize.

5 stars!!

Found on: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/now-we-are-six-by-a-a-milne

Steph Coccia- Poem

Dirty Face

By Shel Silverstein

Summary: A mother ask her child how his face got so dirty. The response he gives her is amazing.

Rating/ Evaluation:  I just loves how this poem captures the life of a young child.  Young children are messy, dirty, and unpredictable, but that is what makes them special. I see that this poem can target children and adults. For the kids, it might suggest new ways to explore the world. For parents, it shows that life is unpredictable, and to just go with the flow.

5 stars!!

Found On: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/dirty-face-by-shel-silverstein

Steph Coccia- Poem

Friends

By: Abbie Farwell Brown

Summary: friends are everywhere, even if you can’t see them!

Rating/Evaluation: this poem really speaks to the heart. I feel that it gives children a sense of everlasting friendship. I don’t think that nature is supposed to replace actual friendship, but just offers a comforting solace in our glorious world.

5 stars!!

Found on: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/friends-by-abbie-farwell-brown

Steph Coccia- Historical Fiction

My Dream of Martin Luther King

BY: Faith Ringgold

Summary: the author tells us about her dream. In her dream, she tells us the life story of Martin Luther King.

Rating/ Evaluation: this is a great story to learn about the Civil Rights movement. In addition, it is also great to learn about the people involved in this movement. This book shows what a dream and determination can do to help improve society.

ISBN: 0-517-88577-8

Published by: Crown Publishers, Inc.

5 stars!!

Steph Coccia- Historical Fiction

Sitting Bull Remembers

By: Ann Turner

Paintings by: Wendell Minor

Summary: in this story Sitting Bull remembers his life before everything has happened. The white men came into his territory, and want make changes; like put in a railroad. The Sioux Tribe ( Sitting Bull’s Tribe) gets angry and revolts against the white men that are going to attack the tribe. Finally, we see Siting Bull captured remembering his life.

Rating/ Evaluation: this is a great book to do with a history lesson regarding the events that occurred at between the whites and the Native Americans. The pictures portray the events that has happened, and in a sense the Native American culture. One last thing that I like about this book, it that it is like sitting Bull is telling us the story himself. The reader may experience a sense of connection.

ISBN: 978-0-06-051399-3

Published by: Harper Collins Publishers

5 stars!!

Steph Coccia- Historical Fiction

The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

BY: Chris Barton

Illustrated by Don Tate

Summary: this chronicles of the life of John Roy Lynch. It starts with his terrible beginnings as a slave and continues until to show his strength and accomplishments as he ends up  and ends as a member of the U.S.  Congress.

Rating/ Evaluation: I think that this would be a great story to read to students who are in the upper elementary grades. They would be able to see what life was like for the slaves in the time leading up to the civil war. This story is also powerful in providing that anyone, regardless of color can accomplish anything that they set their mind to.

Published by: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2015

ISBN:978-0-8028-5379-0

5 stars!!

Stephanie Coccia- Informational

B is for Brooklyn

By: Selina Alko

Summary: this is an alphabet that teaches about the facts and uniqueness of Brooklyn.

Rating/ Evaluation: I really like that it incorporates the life of somebody in Brooklyn. A child may see this and feel that the story may be about him or her. A child may really learn the culture and lifestyle of the city. While leaning that, they are also learning the alphabet!!

ISBN: 978-0-8050-9213-4

Henry Holt and Company, LLC

5 stars!!

Stephanie Coccia- informational text

Opposites

By: Xavier Deneuz

Summary: This book deals with opposites. An example would be a fish tank that is empty, as it is compared to an empty fish tank.

Rating/Evaluation: this book allows a simple comparison of things that a child encounter on a daily basis. The simplicity of the pictures allow for greater knowledge absorption. I feel that children will see this book, and remember what they learned as they continue to grow.

ISBN: 978-1-4521-1725-6

Chronicle Books, 2013

5 stars!