Biblio, Part 3 of 10

["Cheryl W. Stevens" <cheryls@NECA.COM>]

>
WESTWARD MOVEMENT

 We have the following books reviewed (and some expanded on with activities)
> on our web site (http://www.crocker.com/~rebotis/) which are good Westward
> Movement books and which could certainly be used through the 5th grade:
>
> Ackerman, Karen. Araminta's Paint Box. Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Picture
> Book. Grades 1+.
> Bunting, Eve and Greg Shed. Dandelions. Picture Book. Grades 2+.
> Conrad, Pam. Prairie Songs. Novel. Grades 5+.
> Turner, Ann. Grasshopper Summer. Novel. Grades 3+. Featured Book.
>
> I would also recommend Prairie Visions by Pam Conrad and Dakota Dugout by
> Ann Turner



JAPAN NOVELS

Subject:      Re: Japan Novels

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
You didn't identify what reading level you wanted for novels on
Japan.  I recently read Shizuko's Daughter  by Kiyoko Mori and really
enjoyed it.  Mori has also written some other novels that take place
in Japan but I can't remember the titles off the top of my head.
They have been published in the last two years or so.  Katherine
Patterson has also written some novels that take place in Japan.  The
Master Puppeteer is one title.  Under the Blood Red Sun by Graham
Salisbury tells the story of a Japanese family living in Hawaii
during World War II.  The Road to Manzanar tells the story of a
Japanese American girl sent to an internment camp.

ON JAPAN:

Blumberg, Rhoda.  Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun.  Lothrop Lee
(0688037232).
Coerr, Eleanor.  Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.  There is also a
video by the same title and
picture book derived
from the video titled _Sadako_ (1993).
Cooper, Floyd (illus).  The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars, adapted from a
Heian period Japanese scroll.
Hughes, Monica.  Little Fingerling.  Kids Can Press.
Kalman, Bobbie.  Japan, the Culture (0865052069)
                          Japan, the Land (0865052042)
                          Japan, the People (0865052050)
                                     Crabtree, 1989.
Paterson, Katherine.  The Master Puppeteer
                                 The Sign of the Chrysanthemum
                                 Of Nightingales That Weep.
San Souci, Robert.  The Samurai's Daughter.  (0803711352).
Snyder, Diane.  The Boy of the Three Year Nap.  Houghton Mifflin (0395440904)
Stamm. Claus.  Three Strong Women:  A Tall Tale from Japan.

TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE

Anno Mitsumasa
Higa, Tomiko.  The Girl with the White Flag.
Ishii, Momoko. The Doll's Day for Yoshiko.
Maruki, Toshi.  Hiroshima no Pika.
Matsutani, Miyoko.  The Witch's Magic Cloth.
Mori, Kyoko (lives in the US; writes in English)  Shizuko's Daughter
                          One Bird.
Morimoto, Junko (writes in English; wonderful illustrations).  Little One Inch
                          Kenju's Wood
                          My Hiroshima.
Paterson, Katherine, trans.  The Crane Wife
                                            The Tongue Cut Sparrow.
Tsuboi Sakae.  Twenty-four Eyes.
Tsutsui, Yoriko.  Anna in Charge
                          Anna's Picnic.
Watanabe, Shigeo.  "I Can" books, etc.
Yashima, Taro (might write in English).  The Crow Boy
                                                             Umbrella
                                                             The Seashore
Story

JAPANESE AMERICAN

Hamanaka, Sheila.  The Journey.
Say, Allen.  Grandfather's Journey.  Houghton Mifflin (0395570352)
Takashima, Shizuye.  A Child in Prison Camp.  Morrow, 1974.
Tsuchiya, Yukio.  Faithful Elephants.
Uchida Yoshiko
Yamamoto, Hisaye.  Seventeen Syllables.
Yep, Laurence, edit.  In _AmericanDragons_, some Japanese-American writers
are included.


MIDDLE SCHOOL HISTORICAL FICTION

titles by Avi such as _The True Adventures of Charlotte Doyle_
_Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo_ by Zlata Filipovic
_Anne Frank_, of course
_No promises in the Wind_ by Irene Hunt (the Depression)
_Fallen Angels_ by Walter Dean Myers (Viet Nam)


MATH CONCEPTS
THE m&m'sd Counting Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath, Charlesbridge
Publishing  - great way to teach numeral and counting concepts and if you use
the actual candy you already have the manipulatives.
The Doorbell Rang - can't think of the author off hand.  This is a WONDERFUL
book to teach division to ANY age.  Again, if you bring the cookies, you
already have the manipulatives the kids need.
Two Ways To Count To Ten, Retold by Ruby Dee, Henry Holt publishers - skip
counting
Any book about quilts to talk about patterns, shapes and tessellations.
Color Zoo, by Lois Ehlert to teach about shapes
Six Brave Explorers by Kees Moerbeek and Carla Dijs - subtraction
Eric Carle has several WONDERFUL  books which demonstrate different skills
taught in Math such as The Grouchy Ladybug - a book about time and The Very
Hungry Caterpillar which is a books about the days of the week.
If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz - number concepts
Several books by Anno present specific math skills in a wonderful literature
setting.
The list could go on and on but maybe this will be a start.


WYOMING
Author          Title
Lucas, B.       Snowed In
Blanc, E.       Berchuck
Downing, W.     Kid Curry's Last Ride
Henry, Mar.     San Domingo:The Medicine Hot Stallion
O'Hara, M.      Thunderhead
                My Friend Flicka
                The Green Grass of Wyoming
Wallace, B.     Red Dog
Hayden, A.      Has Anyone Seen Allie
Coil, M.        The Eagle Catcher
Rosenthal, C.   Eleana of the Stars
Gardiner, J.    Stone Fox
Gregory, K.     Jenny of the Tetons
Thomasma, K.    Naya Nuki
Smith, S.       Exploring the Mountain States Through Literature Series



Cheryl W. Stevens
Library Media Specialist
Willimantic, Connecticut
cheryls@neca.com
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Tolland High School
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