DIANE GOODE has illustrated 55 beloved and critically acclaimed picture books, including the New York Times best seller, FOUNDING MOTHERS and the Caldecott Honor Book, WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS.
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By: Robin,
on 3/3/2014
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By: Laura Zarrin,
on 7/3/2011
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Enough gushing. I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July. We'll be parading around our neighborhood. So excited that the route passes in front of our house. So fun.
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By: Bianca Schulze,
on 3/14/2014
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By: Robin,
on 3/3/2014
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The recently-published FOUNDING MOTHERS, by Cokie Roberts, presents the incredible accomplishments of the women who orchestrated the American Revolution behind the scenes.
In this vibrant nonfiction picture book, Roberts traces the stories of heroic, patriotic women such as Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Phillis Wheatley, Mercy Otis Warren, Sarah Livingston Jay, and others through their personal correspondence, private journals, ledgers and lists, and even favored recipes. The extraordinary triumphs of these women created a shared bond that urged the founding fathers to “Remember the Ladies.”
Here are some Common Core objectives that FOUNDING MOTHERS can help meet:
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
- Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
And here are some questions you can use and build on for a Common Core-ready lesson:
- How does the structure of nonfiction text affect how we understand the material? RI.5.5
- What composite structure does the author use to shape events, ideas, concepts and information? RI.5.5
- What is the author’s purpose for writing this book? Do you think the author is a reliable source? Discuss. RI.5.8, SL.5.1d, SL.5.4
We’ll be highlighting lots more titles and how they can be used to support the Common Core in the coming months, so be sure to check back often for our Common Core Spotlight feature!
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By: Laura Zarrin,
on 7/3/2011
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I couldn't think of a better way to honor the founders of our country than by telling you about this book, Founding Mothers, by Cokie Roberts. I've been wanting to read it for years, but never got around to it. I'm blessed with parents who are voracious readers, so I have a constant supply of free books. Their senior center has tons to take/borrow. It's a great place to donate books to also.
Anyway, back to this book. It is the most amazing account of the beginning of our country! It's a little hard to follow due to the number of women, men, and events covered, but well worth it. It was like my favorite art history class, 15th century Renaissance, where you get all the dirt and behind the scenes stories, often in their own words. Loved it!!! You get a real picture of what life and society was like then. You also realize that, for better or worse, absolutely nothing about politics has changed since then. If you're as into history as I am, you will really enjoy it. It covers the road to revolution all the way until the 19th century, mostly covering the revolutionary period. These women and men were amazing! One of the women (Abigail Adams, I think?) wondered in a letter if future generations would remember the sacrifices they made for our country. I do now. When I got to the section about the preamble to the constitution I got the chills. It's so beautifully written. Of course, whenever I think of it the Schoolhouse Rock song pops into my head.
Enough gushing. I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July. We'll be parading around our neighborhood. So excited that the route passes in front of our house. So fun.
Thank you so much to all the soldiers, past and present, who serve our country! We are forever in your debt.
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