Many children love historical fiction, and teachers and parents like it because it helps teach a period in history that’s in the curriculum. I chose to write a historical fiction novel because of my background as a teacher and of how much I loved to read novels like Little House on the Prairie and Sarah, [...]
November 21, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Reading Skills
Tags: compare and contrast skills, historical fiction novels, middle grade historical fiction, Venn Diagram | 2 Comments »
*Picture book preschool through second grade *Three important pigs as main characters *Rating: Hogg, Hogg, & Hog will be a hit with kids because it’s silly, and there are a lot of animal sounds. It will be a hit with adults because it’s clever with tons of little details to notice and point out in [...]
February 20, 2012 in Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Shared Writing
Tags: books about the city, compare and contrast skills, picture books about city life, silly picture books, Venn Diagram | No Comments »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture Book for PreK-3rd (although kids of any age will enjoy this book!) Delightful old wolf as the main character Rating: One of the best retellings of a fable I’ve ever read. Short, short summary: If you’ve read Aesop’s fable about the little boy who cried wolf, you will [...]
September 12, 2008 in Picture Book, Rocco, John
Tags: Aesop's fables, compare and contrast, illustrations, John Rocco, morals, The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf, Venn Diagram, Wolf! Wolf!, writing activities | 2 Comments »
Review by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Middle-grade historical fiction 11-year-old boy, Samuel, main character Rating: A page turner with great hooks Short, short summary: Samuel is a slave in Kentucky in 1859. He runs away with another older slave, Harrison, and they travel on the Underground Railroad to freedom. Samuel uncovers secrets and meets many [...]
August 22, 2008 in Middle Grade Novel, Pearsall, Shelley
Tags: historical fiction, middle-grade fiction, the Underground Railroad, Trouble Don't Last, United States Civil War, Venn Diagram, writing activity | No Comments »
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