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.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Day Gogo Went to Vote
The Day Gogo Went to Vote
"Thembi accompanies her hundred-year-old great-grandmother to the polling place in the first election in which black South Africans are allowed to vote. Infirm and housebound, Gogo is determined to vote and does so with a little help from her community. Excellent pastel pictures capture the happy occasion."
Parent's Choice Review
This book can be used as an avenue to explore the history of voting in other countries and compare that history with that of the United States.
Online Resources:
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-africa/micmea/index.htm
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