Hot Air The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
Marjorie Priceman
Hot Air The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride tells about the adventures of a rooster, duck, and a sheep taking the first hot air balloon ride on September 19, 1783. People from all walks of life have gathered to watch this event. The animals fly across the country experiencing new adventures together. Animals travel across the countryside and at one point find themselves being shot at by a bow and arrow from a boy sitting on a roof top. Also the duck falls out and then gets back in after birds attack the balloon. Although the animals experience numerous mishaps they do arrive safely in the woods of Vaucresson.
The book contains bright colorful illustrations similar to Zen Shorts. Illustrations detail the events from the beginning to the end of the book. Story will remind people of the first time they saw or rode a hot air balloon. Priceman’s story can be used in the classroom to inform children about the date of the first balloon ride and challenge them to come up with different adventures that could have happened to the animals.
Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth
Caldecott Honor Book 2006
Zen Shorts details the events of a how a panda contributes to two brothers and a sister becoming friends. Each child individual visits the panda. The panda during each child’s visit tells a story that teaches a lesson about life. Each child walks away with a better understand and appreciation of his or her bother and sister.
Zen Shorts can teach children different lessons about life. Lessons taught during the story are sharing, and acceptance of other’s behavior, circumstance, and attitude during different circumstances in life. The story has illustrations that detail each event that happens in the book. Story will remind the reader of stories that could have been told by teacher, parents, or grandparents about events and lessons they have learned in life.
So You Want to Be President? By Judith St George and David Small
Caldecott Medal Winner 2001
Information is presented in a colorful informative manner that will appeal to children. Readers will enjoy learning interesting facts about the most common names of presidents, and who lived in a log cabin. The book will entertain and inform children at the same time they are educating them about our Presidents.
Golem By David Wisnieuski
A rabbi, his son, and a student of the rabbi create Golem. Golem is a creature that was created from clay to help battle violence and evil that was plaguing a group of people. Golem protects the people and after he has completed his mission destroyed. The clay that created him is stored in the synagogue attic.
Golem has very dramatic pictures to paint the events that happen in the story. The story reminds me of bible stories that I have heard over the years. Book is written for students in the third grade and up due to the meaning of the story.
The Hello, Goodbye Window By Norton Juster and Chris Rachka
Caldecott Medal Winner 2006
The Hello, Goodbye Window is a story about a child visiting their grandparents. Her grandparents have one special window that is called the hello goodbye window. The window is where she can always see her grandparents at when the child arrives or leaves. She also describes same of the games played at the window with her grandparents.
The book has colorful, child-like illustrations. Illustrations assist in telling the story of the child’s adventures with her grandparents. Story will remind readers of special times they have spent with their grandparents.
Image of Caldecott Medal was copied from images on www.yahoo.com on October 13, 2007.
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