Module 5: Chapter Book 11

A.   Author	Sheila Burnford
B.    Title	The Incredible Journey: A Tale of Three Animals
C.    Illustrator	Carl Burger
D.   Readability Score	Lexile 1320L,  DRA 44,  Grade Equivalent: 8.1
E.    Genre	Fiction
F.    Subgenre	Adventure
G.   Theme	Animal Adventure
H.   Primary and Secondary Characters	Primary: Luath, Bodger, Tao Secondary: Longridge Family
I.      Awards/Date of Publication	Published: December 18, 1995
J.     Publishing Company	Random House Digital
K.   ISBN Number	978-0440226703
L.    Summary	Three best friends travel the Canadian wilderness together on a journey to find their way to their family.  The Labrador retriever, bull terrier, and Siamese cat would have died if they had not been together.  They face the harshest elements and starvation on their journey.  In the beginning they were not the best of friends, but in the end they wouldn’t have it any other way.
M.  Picture of Book Cover
N.   Usage with students	You could do so many things with this story.  Students could write from the point of view of the animals, change the ending, or write about how they would have felt if their pet ran away.

Module 9: Chapter Book 10

A.   Author	Ruby Bridges
B.    Title	Through My Eyes
C.    Illustrator	Ruby Bridges
D.   Readability Score	Lexile 860L,  DRA 60,  Grade Equivalent: 5.6
E.    Genre	Autobiography
F.    Subgenre	General Nonfiction
G.   Theme	History
H.   Primary and Secondary Characters	Ruby Bridges
I.      Awards/Date of Publication	Awards: 1999 Parents’ Choice Award; 2000 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; 2000 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Published: September 1, 1999
J.     Publishing Company	Scholastic
K.   ISBN Number	0-590-54630-9
L.    Summary	This is the story of Ruby Bridges. At age six, she became a pioneer in school integration.  In New Orleans 1960, she broke a racial barrier to enter an all-white school.  This book shares the reactions she and the people around her had and the change it had on our world.  The feelings are felt through the vivid photographs.
M.  Picture of Book Cover
N.   Usage with students	This book can be used studying integration and race. As the students read they can write in their journal how they think they would have reacted to certain parts in the story.  Classes can discuss how our schools today contrast from when Ruby went to school, and how she helped to get us where we are.

Module 9: Chapter Book 9

A.   Author	Russell Freedman
B.    Title	Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
C.    Illustrator	Russell Freedman
D.   Readability Score	Lexile 1110,  DRA 70,  Grade Equivalent: 8.6
E.    Genre	Nonfiction
F.    Subgenre	Historical Nonfiction
G.   Theme	Civil Rights
H.   Primary and Secondary Characters	Primary: Rosa Parks, Jo Ann Robinson, Claudette Colvin, Martin Luther King, Kr.
I.      Awards/Date of Publication	Published: September 30, 2006
J.     Publishing Company	Holiday House
K.   ISBN Number	0-823402031-0
L.    Summary	Based on the December 1, 1955 event when Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus to give up her seat to a white man.  Russell Freedman explains the start to the civil rights movement, those effected, and those that contributed.  The photographs add more understanding to his words.
M.  Picture of Book Cover
N.   Usage with students	This book could be used for research and teaching of the civil rights movement and the influential people during the boycotts.