Our teacher judges know a page-turner when they read one, and so do their students. If you’re looking for books that motivate and educate, you’ll find that these books make their mark…and you could win them all!
Post a comment to this blog no later than 11:59 pm EDT on May 30, 2016, to tell me which of these 2016 Teachers’ Choice Award–winning books would quickly become a favorite. From the comments, I’ll randomly select one teacher to win all the items in today’s post.
And the winning books you can win right here on the Learning blog are…
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Rags, the Hero Dog of WWI: A true Story from Sleeping Bear Press: This little dog—a scrawny mutt found in the streets of Paris—is a wartime hero. He warns of incoming shells, delivers messages, and stays faithful to his soldier companion even when they are both wounded. Rags’s battlefield exploits became the stuff of legend! (TCA for Children’s Books)
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Abandoned! Towns Without People from Bearport Publishing: True stories and spooky tales will keep students on the edge of their seats as they trace the history of several abandoned towns—from California mining towns to Native American villages in rocky plateaus—and learn why the inhabitants left. (TCA for Children’s Books)
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Top Secret Files—World War II from Prufrock Press: Spy school, poison pens, and exploding muffins were all part of World War II. Students will find information about them here that isn’t in history books plus will crack a spy code and build a fingerprint kit. (TCA for Children’s Books)
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Examining the Evidence—Seven Strategies for Teaching with Primary Sources from Capstone: Make primary sources—documents history is made of and images that science is based on—come alive for students with the strategies in this book. It also offers ways to enhance students’ visual literacy with photographs and primary source texts.
(TCA for Professional Development)
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Don’t forget—you need to post a comment for a chance to win! Then check your email after the deadline. That’s how you’ll be notified.
Always rooting for you,
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PS: Want to see all the Teachers’ Choice Award winners for 2016? Click here!
My students would love “Rags, the Hero Dog of WWII,,,” They love any books about dogs and this one would be always be in demand!
OHH they all look wonderful but I can see Abandoned Towns without people being a huge hit. They al sound great and I for one will be reading them.
I love them all! But “Examining the Evidence—Seven Strategies for Teaching with Primary Sources” looks very informative and right in line with Common Core standards.
They all look like good reads.
I would use Rags Hero Dog of WW1 and Top Secret Files – World War II could be used in the same semester.
Abandoned! Towns Without people and Examining the Evidence could be used in connection with each other or as literary circles.
My kids would love any of these choices as independent reading.
My students would yip with joy for “Rags, the Hero Dog of WWI”!
Historical Fiction is my favorite genre—can’t wait to read these new additions!
I teach 6th grade Social Studies. These would make excellent additions to our classroom library and would give me more of an opportunity for centers teaching.
These look like good books to get interested in history for my younger students.