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
Grandfather's Journey
Grandfather's Journey
Written and Illustrated by: Allen Say
"Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Allen Say gives us a poignant account of a family's unique cross-cultural experience. He warmly conveys his own love for his two countries, and the strong and constant desire to be in both places at once."
Publishers Synopsis
From the Author:
"I am striving to give shape to my dreams--the old business of making myths--the fundemental force of art. And so, GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY is essentially a dream book, for the life's journey is an endless dreaming of the places we have left behind and the places we have yet to reach."--Allen Say (Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech )
Online Resources:
http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~elbond/grand.htm
Labels:
3rd grade,
4th grade,
5th grade,
asian-american history,
immigration
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