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Grandparents, Part 1

March 7, 2021September 24, 2020 by Heidi Hammond and Gail Nordstrom

The typical post-World War II nuclear family was sidelined during the political and societal turmoil of the 1960s. Due to divorce, remarriage, and blended families, the 21st century has seen an increasing number of grandparents involved in their grandchildren’s lives. To celebrate Grandparents Day in September, this article examines the portrayal of grandparents and great-grandparents in selected Caldecott Medal and Honor books.

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Bookstorm™: Bulldozer’s Big Day

March 13, 2021October 6, 2015 by Vicki Palmquist

It’s Bulldozer’s big day — his birthday! But around the construction site, it seems like everyone is too busy to remember. Bulldozer wheels around asking his truck friends if they know what day it is, but they each only say it’s a work day. They go on scooping, sifting, stirring, filling, and lifting, and little Bulldozer grows more and more glum.… more

Chasing Freedom Companion Booktalks

September 24, 2015September 1, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

To get you started on the Bookstorm™ Books …
Alec’s Primer Mildred Pitts Walter
illustrated by Larry Johnson
Vermont Folklife Center, 2005 Based on the true story of Alec Turner (1845−1923), who learned to read as a boy with the help of his owner’s daughter Supplement the story with stories and songs from tape-recorded interviews with Daisy Turner, Alec’s daughter A Carter G.

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Bookstorm™: Chasing Freedom

March 13, 2021September 1, 2015 by Vicki Palmquist

In this Bookstorm™: Chasing Freedom
The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
written by Nikki Grimes
illustrated by Michele Wood
Orchard Books, 2015
As Nikki Grimes writes in her author’s note for this book, “History is often taught in bits and pieces, and students rarely get the notion that these bits and pieces are connected.”… more

Grandparents, Part 1

Bookstorm™: Bulldozer’s Big Day

Chasing Freedom Companion Booktalks

Bookstorm™: Chasing Freedom

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