This blog was developed as a resource for teachers who are looking to incorporate high quality and award winning trade books into their social studies curriculum. I have compiled and cited various reviews on these books, and additionally have listed online resources that will help teachers use these books for instructional purposes.
Monday, February 22, 2010
A Castle on Viola Street
A Castle on Viola Street
Written and Illustrated by: DyAnne Di Salvo-Ryan
"Andy is so used to his family's small, run-down apartment that he has never imagined living anywhere else--especially not in a new house with a garden and a porch. Such houses seem like castles to him.
But when he hears about an organization that turns abandoned houses into homes, he discovers that his castle isn't in the clouds--it's on Viola Street. And with some hard work and community caring, it could be his very own.
DyAnne DiSalvo combines new faces with familiar ones from earlier stories in this warm, vibrant tale about the good things that come when a whole family pitches in to make a better life for themselves."
Publishers Description
Online Resources:
http://treasures.macmillanmh.com/national/students/grade3/book2/unit6/a-castle-on-viola-street
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