Coleman, P. (1995). Rosie the Riveter. New York: Crown Publishers.
This book is 103 pages.
Grade Level
This book would be appropriate for grades 6 – 9.
Curriculum Links
This book could be used in social studies instruction.
Author Credibility
Penny Colman is the author of many nonfiction books where she explores women and their contributions at different times in history. This book contains quotes from women workers and information from magazine and newspaper articles during the time of World War II.
Awards
1996 Blue Ribbon Award
1996 Junior Library Guild selection
1996 Orbis Pictus Honor Book citation
1996 National Council of Teachers of English
1996 Teachers Choice and Young Adult Choice
1996 International Reading Association
Summary
Between 1943 and the beginning of 1945, the United States government and industry encouraged all women to take jobs on the home front while the men were on the battlefront during World War II. This book discusses the changes that occurred during a time where America had to pull together and how women took jobs that had never been offered to them before. They became very skilled in laborious jobs that only men had worked. This book shows how women took charge and showed what they could do in a male dominated society.
National/State Standards
The social studies strands addressed by this book include:
Time, Continuity, and Change
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Illustrations and Graphics
The book is illustrated with black and white photographs that validate the truth of the text. The photographs are very powerful in their portrayal of how women were very important and much needed as America was preparing for war.
Access Features
Important access features in this book include a table of contents, bibliography, timeline and index. Other features that add to the wealth of knowledge about this subject is a list of women’s wartime jobs and facts/figures about women in the workforce.
Use in My Classroom
I would use this book during my study of World War II to show how America had to change to prepare for war. It would be very useful to discuss how the role of women was empowered and how their contributions were tremendous during a time of need.
My Response
I really enjoyed this book! I like to read books about how women have contributed or changed society in a very important way. The photographs in this book captured the women in action. The advertisements from the U.S. government showed how much they depended on women to step up to the plate. I thought this book was wonderful!
Related Text
Spies!: Women in the Civil War by Penny Colman
Women in Society: United States of America by Penny Colman
Strike!: The Bitter Struggle of American Workers from Colonial Times to the Present by Penny Colman
Adventuring Women: Eight True Stories about Women Who Made a Difference by Penny Colman
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Brooklyn Bridge by Lynn Curlee #2
Curlee, L. (2001). Brooklyn Bridge. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Grade Level
This book would be appropriate for grades 3 – 6.
Curriculum Link
I would use this book in social studies instruction.
Author Credibility
Lynn Curlee has written several children’s books about historical monuments and architectural structures in the United States. No information about his research was listed in the book.
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
Summary
This book has a lot of indepth information about the Brooklyn Bridge describing the planning, construction, and history of the bridge. It discusses the hardships that John Roebling, the mastermind behind the bridge, and his workers face throughout the construction of the bridge. The illustrations and diagrams in the book really supplement the story well. This story shows how the construction of the “World’s Greatest Bridge” was a major achievement of the United States.
National/State Standards
Social Studies Standards – Science, Technology, and Society
Illustrations/Graphics
The illustrations are acrylic paintings that were photographed and included in the book. The illustrations support the story being told and show the reader what it might have been like to have been a part of the crew building the bridge.
Access Features
Important access features in this book include labeled diagrams, a map of the surrounding area near the Brooklyn Bridge, a page dedicated to the specifications of the parts of the bridge, and a timeline beginning in 1869 and ending in 1883 when the bridge was completed.
Use in My Classroom
I would use this book during a study of the great monuments and architectural icons of the United States. We would discuss their significance in the history of the United States.
My Response
I really enjoyed reading this book. I was surprised at what I learned from the reading. I never knew the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge was such an important accomplishment in the United States.
Related Texts
Wonders of the World by Elizabeth Mann
Capital by Lynn Curlee
A Picture History of the Brooklyn Bridge by Mary J. Shapiro
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough
Grade Level
This book would be appropriate for grades 3 – 6.
Curriculum Link
I would use this book in social studies instruction.
Author Credibility
Lynn Curlee has written several children’s books about historical monuments and architectural structures in the United States. No information about his research was listed in the book.
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
Summary
This book has a lot of indepth information about the Brooklyn Bridge describing the planning, construction, and history of the bridge. It discusses the hardships that John Roebling, the mastermind behind the bridge, and his workers face throughout the construction of the bridge. The illustrations and diagrams in the book really supplement the story well. This story shows how the construction of the “World’s Greatest Bridge” was a major achievement of the United States.
National/State Standards
Social Studies Standards – Science, Technology, and Society
Illustrations/Graphics
The illustrations are acrylic paintings that were photographed and included in the book. The illustrations support the story being told and show the reader what it might have been like to have been a part of the crew building the bridge.
Access Features
Important access features in this book include labeled diagrams, a map of the surrounding area near the Brooklyn Bridge, a page dedicated to the specifications of the parts of the bridge, and a timeline beginning in 1869 and ending in 1883 when the bridge was completed.
Use in My Classroom
I would use this book during a study of the great monuments and architectural icons of the United States. We would discuss their significance in the history of the United States.
My Response
I really enjoyed reading this book. I was surprised at what I learned from the reading. I never knew the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge was such an important accomplishment in the United States.
Related Texts
Wonders of the World by Elizabeth Mann
Capital by Lynn Curlee
A Picture History of the Brooklyn Bridge by Mary J. Shapiro
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges #1
Bridges, R. (1999). Through My Eyes. New York: Scholastic Press.
Grade Level
This book would be appropriate for second grade through eighth grade. Reading aloud would be more appropriate for the younger grades.
Curriculum Link
I would use this book in social studies instruction.
Author Credibility
Through My Eyes is an autobiography of Ruby Bridges` experiences during her first grade year as the only African American in her school. She experienced integration first-hand in the New Orleans school she attended in 1960.
Awards
2000 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; 2000 Carter G. Woodson Book Award
Summary
At just six years old, Ruby Bridges was the only African American student to integrate the William Frantz Public School in 1960. This book recalls her vivid memories of the obstacles she faced during the Civil Rights Movement.
National/State Standards
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions and Civic Ideals and Practices are the social studies strands addressed by this book.
Illustrations/Graphics
The illustrations used in this book are black and white photographs from a variety of sources. These illustrations show Ruby’s first-hand experience as she integrated William Frantz Public School at the age of six.
Access Features
Access features in the book include a Dear Reader written by Harry Belafonte, a bar on many pages that gives excerpts from interviews and articles, a heading at the top of each two page spread, a timeline of major events during the Civil Rights Movement, and a section devoted to informing the reader about what Ruby is doing now as an adult.
Use in my Classroom
I would use this book to study Black History month in February and to study the Civil Rights Movement.
My Response
I really enjoyed reading this book! This book really captured what it was like as a young African American child being right there at the center of integration. It was an emotional read, but it shed light on how life was back then. It was very inspirational!!
Related Texts
If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks by Faith Ringgold
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport
Grade Level
This book would be appropriate for second grade through eighth grade. Reading aloud would be more appropriate for the younger grades.
Curriculum Link
I would use this book in social studies instruction.
Author Credibility
Through My Eyes is an autobiography of Ruby Bridges` experiences during her first grade year as the only African American in her school. She experienced integration first-hand in the New Orleans school she attended in 1960.
Awards
2000 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; 2000 Carter G. Woodson Book Award
Summary
At just six years old, Ruby Bridges was the only African American student to integrate the William Frantz Public School in 1960. This book recalls her vivid memories of the obstacles she faced during the Civil Rights Movement.
National/State Standards
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions and Civic Ideals and Practices are the social studies strands addressed by this book.
Illustrations/Graphics
The illustrations used in this book are black and white photographs from a variety of sources. These illustrations show Ruby’s first-hand experience as she integrated William Frantz Public School at the age of six.
Access Features
Access features in the book include a Dear Reader written by Harry Belafonte, a bar on many pages that gives excerpts from interviews and articles, a heading at the top of each two page spread, a timeline of major events during the Civil Rights Movement, and a section devoted to informing the reader about what Ruby is doing now as an adult.
Use in my Classroom
I would use this book to study Black History month in February and to study the Civil Rights Movement.
My Response
I really enjoyed reading this book! This book really captured what it was like as a young African American child being right there at the center of integration. It was an emotional read, but it shed light on how life was back then. It was very inspirational!!
Related Texts
If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks by Faith Ringgold
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Through My Eyes - Bridges, Ruby
This book was so inspirational and powerful! One thing I loved about this story was how it was told through Ruby`s eyes as a young child. She was going through this event in history, and she really didn`t realize until later on how important it was. On November 14, 1960, as Ruby walked up to the William Frantz Public School, she thought Mardi Gras was going on. She had no idea that all the noise and commotion was really because of the integration of African Americans into the school. She described her first day at the school as "easy", because all she did that day was sit with her mother and wait. The book captured the innocense of this little girl who just wanted to go to school and make friends. It was powerful to read at the end of the story how finally it dawned on her that everything that happened to her was because of the color of her skin.
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