3.+Literature+List

Hannah- //America the Beautiful // by Robert Sabuda This book is made entirely of folded paper. This creative book illustrates through pop-ups of different land marks, people, and places that important in America’s history. Students will love looking at the intricate pop-ups, and will have a desire to learn about the 3-D images they are looking at.  (You can buy the book through Barnes and Noble) []


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//Duck for President // by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin When Duck gets tires of working on the farm under Farmer Brown’s control, he decides to run for president. He campaigns all around town and is elected president. Duck learns that being the president is very hard work and eventually returns to the farm.

//Our Library // by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Maggie Smith This children’s picture book discusses the importance of a library in schools and in society. A few students come together to save their library and ensure that it is taken care of so other students can use it for many years to come.

//Police Officers on Patrol // by Kersten Hamilton, illustrated by R.W. Alley Students always wonder what police officers do when they go to work. This children’s book describes all of the different situations that officers respond to including helping children, and stopping thieves from robbing a bank.

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//I Pledge Allegiance//
By // Bill Martin Jr. //

A step by step book that perfectly defines each word of the Pledge of Allegiance. For any child or adult confused by the vocabulary used in the pledge this book is the perfect to have,it defines each word and also gives a cleverly illustrated definition.

//F is for Flag//
//By Wendy Cheyette Lewison// This beautifully illustarted book offers students important factual information aout the flag of our nation. It provides with background information of how our flag came to be, and also talks about what the flag symbolizes today.

// Grace for President //
by Kelly Dipucchio

In this colorful ululated realistic fiction book students can find themselves in Grace’s shoes and this book will have everything they need to learn how to win an election. It provides students with information about electoral votes, and lots of useful information of how one vote can make a difference.

//Lincoln's Little Girl//
by Fred Trump

The enchanted biography tells of the story if a little girl named Grace, who at the age of eleven wrote to president Abraham Lincoln. Her letters expressed her admiration to him and she even advices him to grow whiskers in order to win the election. Not only does this biography captures the great importance of a president’s interaction but is also a great example of how big of an impact kids can have on history.

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**//My Teacher for President //** Author: Kay Winters Illustrator: Denise Brunkus //My Teacher for President //<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">is a picture book about how a classroom teacher should run for president. Reasons given include that she is used to being followed around and that she already attends a lot of meetings.

**//<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Grace for President //** <span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Author: Kelly DiPucchio Illustrator: LeUyen Pham //<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Grace for President //<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> is a picture book about a girl named Grace. Grace is astonished that there has never been a women president. She decides that she is going to run for president. Her teacher tells her that they are going to have their own election at the school and that she can actually run for president. Although no one raises their hand to run against her, the next day Thomas Cobb from Mr. Waller’s class decides to run against Grace. The students were assigned a state and the corresponding amount of electoral votes. Grace and Thomas campaigned and made promises. In the end it came down to one state, Wyoming, and Grace won!

**//<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lady Liberty //** <span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Author: Doreen Rappaport Illustrator: Matt Tavares <span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">//Lady Liberty// is a biography picture book about the Statue of Liberty. The book illustrates and gives information about some of the individuals that played a part in the creation of the Statue of Liberty. The book walks you through the Statue of Liberty’s journey to get to the United States of America. In the back there is some interesting dimensions listed about the Statue of Liberty and a timeline of important events.

<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">//**Barack**// <span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Author: Jonah Winter Illustorator: AG Ford //<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Barack //<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">is a biography picture book about Barack Obama’s life. The book begins with his birth and ends with run for president. Details include where he was born and how he moved around as a child. The book shares how he helped the poor and his climb through State Senate to U.S. Senate.

** Katie ** 1. __The Star-Spangled Banner__ Illustrated By: Peter Spier In this book, the Star-Spangled Banner written by Francis Scott Key is printed with illustrations that tell the story of the flag that survived through the War of 1812 at Fort McHenry. The illustrations go along with the verses and will help children understand the lyrics of the national anthem. Peter Spier also includes pictures of all of America’s different flags throughout the years and the music for the national anthem.

2. __The Flag Maker__ By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti Illustrated By: Claire A. Nivola This is a historical fiction book about Caroline, the daughter of Mary Pickersgill, a flag maker. Caroline is helping her mother sew the flag that will go to Fort McHenry which is the inspiration for our national anthem. The author includes facts about Caroline and Mary Pickersgill, the war, and the flag that they made.

3. __The Star-Spangled Banner__ By: Scholastic The national anthem, written by Francis Scott Key, is pared with photographs from different times throughout history that show American pride. The real photographs will be interesting for students to look at and see how times have changed but certain things have remained the same.

4. __The Story of “The Star-Spangled Banner”__ By: Patricia A. Pingry Illustrated By: Nancy Munger This book tells the story of how Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner because of watching the Battle of Baltimore in 1814. This book also explains how to show respect when the national anthem is playing.