Maggie Doesn't Want to Move

TITLE: Maggie Doesn't Want to Move

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Elizabeth Lee O’Donnell/Amy Schwartz

PUBLISHER: Aladdin Books Macmillan Publishing Company               

PUBLICATION DATE: April 30, 1990 (Reprint Edition)

GENRE: Fiction                    

READING LEVEL: 1^st grade

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Simon is upset that he, his mom, and sister are moving, but continuously suggests that his little sister Maggie is the one unsettled about the situation. After visiting his new school and new house, he changes his mind.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will think of a time when they were unsure of moments in their life when things changed. How did they get through it? What were some advantages and disadvantages?

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Hannah Haynes, Valdosta State University ECSE)

LABELS: moving, changes, new house, new school

Siddharth and Rinki

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Addy Farmer/Karin Littlewood 

PUBLISHER: Transworld Publishers             

PUBLICATION DATE: 2010

GENRE: Nonfiction                       

READING LEVEL: Pre-k - Kindergarten

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Siddharth doesn't like his new home in England. Only his toy elephant Rinki understands, but when Rinki gets lost at school, Siddharth feels lonelier than ever. Then his classmates join him in the search for Rinki, and suddenly Siddharth doesn’t feel so lonely after all!

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Learn and discuss the different types of ethnicity's there are around the world. Learn that there is more than black and white.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Jerre' Robinson - VSU