Vivian Kirkfield
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Pippa's Passover Plate Tekijä: Vivian Kirkfield
A sweet, rhyming story about a mouse preparing for Passover. No religious information or explanation of the holiday are provided.
I like seeing books where friendships are highlighted--friendships where people do NOT look the same. I didn't know Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe were friends but I think that's cool! I also did like that this book did NOT highlight all the negative/sadness that was Marilyn. (But then again might not be exactly appropriate in a children's book ;))
Recommended Ages: Gr. 4-7
Plot Summary: Each chapter tells the story of how one inventor dreamed up an idea, worked hard to accomplish it, and how it changed the world. While the end papers have a visual timeline of many different types of transportation, the chapters focus on:
1. Manned balloon flight - Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier
2. Bicycle - Karl Drais
3. Steam Locomotive - George Stephenson
4. Gasoline-Powered Automobile - Bertha and Karl Benz
5. Interstate Bus Company - Eric Wickman
6. Liquid-Fuel-Propelled Rocket - Robert Goddard
7. Folding Wheelchair - Herbert Everest and Harry Jennings
8. Industrial Robot - George Devol
9. Computer-Generated Ship Design - Raye Montague
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Recurring Themes: perseverance, engineering, invention, design, transportation
Controversial Issues: The only thing I didn't like about this book was the focus on European and white inventors. I did like that it had two chapters about women.
Personal Thoughts: These short chapters were engaging in their storytelling. I learned a lot about the inventors and was impressed with their ability to continue the work they believed in, even when some thought they were silly for it or it took a very, very, very long time.
Genre: non-fiction, informational text, each chapter is narrative non-fiction -- do not need to read from cover to cover
Pacing: surprisingly fast!
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Storyline:
Activity: could be a really great book to use for social studies and science because of the history and engineering involved… (lisätietoja)
Plot Summary: Each chapter tells the story of how one inventor dreamed up an idea, worked hard to accomplish it, and how it changed the world. While the end papers have a visual timeline of many different types of transportation, the chapters focus on:
1. Manned balloon flight - Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier
2. Bicycle - Karl Drais
3. Steam Locomotive - George Stephenson
4. Gasoline-Powered Automobile - Bertha and Karl Benz
5. Interstate Bus Company - Eric Wickman
6. Liquid-Fuel-Propelled Rocket - Robert Goddard
7. Folding Wheelchair - Herbert Everest and Harry Jennings
8. Industrial Robot - George Devol
9. Computer-Generated Ship Design - Raye Montague
Setting:
Characters:
Recurring Themes: perseverance, engineering, invention, design, transportation
Controversial Issues: The only thing I didn't like about this book was the focus on European and white inventors. I did like that it had two chapters about women.
Personal Thoughts: These short chapters were engaging in their storytelling. I learned a lot about the inventors and was impressed with their ability to continue the work they believed in, even when some thought they were silly for it or it took a very, very, very long time.
Genre: non-fiction, informational text, each chapter is narrative non-fiction -- do not need to read from cover to cover
Pacing: surprisingly fast!
Characters:
Frame:
Storyline:
Activity: could be a really great book to use for social studies and science because of the history and engineering involved… (lisätietoja)
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
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