Civil War - Uncommon Stories

Robert Smalls "Failure was not an option!" Robert Smalls was responsible for one of the most daring escapes during the Civil War, helped convince Lincoln that African Americans should be allowed to serve as Union soldiers, and ultimately was an important politician. Told by Jermaine Fowler of the Humanity Archive (www.thehumanityarchive.com) War and the Pity of War: This is hard to find but totally worth a read. It shows point and counter-point through poetry about war and the pity of war. Good Brother Bad Brother - a Teacher's Guide https://www.teachingbooks.net/media/pdf/HMH/GoodBrotherGuideGiblin.pdf

Great book resources We all love You-tube and yes, we reach for it but there are obnoxious ads, you can't save the child related videos, and then there's that pesky copyright law that should gnaw at us because well, it's the law. So, try these resources for finding great titles and author related information. 1) FREE World Area Book Awards Once a month this blog announces the books that are being recognized by teachers around the world. 2) FREE EPIC - books are free to read and access during the school day. After 4pm and on weekends, families can access via a digital subscription 3) FREE StoryLine Online - Favorite books are brought to life in the StoryLine read-alouds. Brought to you by the Screen Actors Guild, these are available and yes, they have respected copyright and union law to produce these popular videos. Favorites? When Pigasso and Catching the Story of a Young-Girls Baseball Dream https://storylineonline.net/books/catching-the-moon-the-story-of-a-young-girls-baseball-dream/ 4) FREE Mondays with Michelle Obama Read-alouds https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/mondays-with-michelle-obama-story-times-with-penguin-random-house-and-pbs-kids-streaming-on-youtube-and-facebook-start-monday-april-20-12-noon-et/ - Check-out Michelle Obama reading stories and even sharing a glimpse of her doggies too. Databases: Teaching Books Many state and district library services subscribe to Teaching Books. TB is indexed by grade, culture, awards, and types of resources available.