The Butterfly Seeds

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Mary Watson

PUBLISHER:   HarperCollins Publishers

PUBLICATION DATE: 08/28/1995

GENRE:  Fiction

                    

 READING LEVEL: 3rd grade

BRIEF OVERVIEW: When Jake arrives in America he feels homesick, and misses his grandfather who stayed back in his home country. However, Jake's grandfather gave him butterfly seeds to plant when he got to America. Join Jake as he finds the resources needed to grow his butterfly bushes, and as he adjusts to American culture.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: As a class you could grow butterfly bushes, and use them as a visual when learning about the butterfly life cycle, or the growth cycle of plants

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Hannah Banbury, Valdosta State University ECSE

LABELS: American, gardens, History, Immigrants, Picturebook

HANNAH IS MY NAME

TITLE: HANNAH IS MY NAME 

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: BELLE YOUNG 

PUBLISHER: CANDLEWICK PRESS PUBLICATION DATE: 2004

GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION READING LEVEL: KINDERGARTEN- 3RD GRADE

BRIEF OVERVIEW: THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO MOVED FROM CHINA TO AMERICA WITH HER FAMILY. THIS STORY TALKS ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF LIVING IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. THIS STROY ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES OF FITTING IN CULTURALLY AND SOCIALLY. 

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: WRITING- HAVE THE STUDENTS WRITE ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING EVERYONE FEEL WELCOMED. 

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: MYRA CERECERO, VSU STUDENT

LABELS: FRIENDSHIP, WRITING, CHINESE CULTURE