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Eve Bunting's book "How Many Days to America" is a personal favorite. I keep clippings of refugee boat stories from the newspapers in my own file and bring them out when working the story with older students. Dates spanning two decades convince me that the issues are real enough to keep the book in the 'must read' holiday stack. Houghton Mifflin has quite a useful teacher's guide to the book on their website: http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/readers_guides/bunting/america.shtml There is always value in pulling your collection of Eve Bunting issue books (day laborers, Rodney King riots, Vietnam veteran's memorial, trans-national adoption, homelessness) and talking about how picture books can speak to broad social issues. But for 5th graders, I would go beyond the book to current immigration issues, http://www.crf-usa.org/immigration/immigration_cuba_haiti.htm to Caribbean refugee issues, http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/STATISTICS/4198c2594.pdf to orientation of the role of the US Coast Guard http://www.uscg.mil/top/missions/M_Security.asp to refugee assistance http://www.theirc.org/where/united_states_miami_fl/ and piracy http://www.piratesinfo.com/detail/detail.php?article_id=45 but also a recent National Geographic article on piracy in the Malacca Straits: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-10/malacca-strait-pirates/stanm eyer-field-notes.html By all means, use it with confidence. Craig Seasholes Librarian, Giddens School 620 20th Ave S. Seattle, WA 98144 work 206 324-4847 *818 library@giddensschool.org <http://www.bloglines.com/blog/Bookman> http://www.bloglines.com/blog/Bookman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------