Oh, Brother!

TITLE:  Oh, Brother!

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Nikki Grimes/Mike Benny

PUBLISHER: Greenwillow Books

PUBLICATION DATE: December 26, 2007

GENRE: Fiction           

READING LEVEL: 1^st grade

BRIEF OVERVIEW:  A boy finds it difficult to accept his mom’s new marriage includes a new addition to the family: a step-brother.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will complete a worksheet with a variety of rhyming words. For each question, there will be a word provided and the students will figure out which choice is the best selection that rhymes with the word.

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

LABELS: fiction, brother, rhyming

Older Brother, Younger Brother

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Nina Jaffe/Wenhai Ma

PUBLISHER: Viking Children's Books       PUBLICATION DATE: 1995

GENRE: Traditional Books - Non Euro   READING LEVEL:  9 years old

BRIEF OVERVIEW: 

The books chronicles two brothers – Nolbu and Hungbu.

After their father dies, the older brothers mistreats the youngest and kicks him out of the home.

Due to the younger brother’s kindness he survives and his family thrives

Eventually when misfortune strikes the oldest brothers, the younger must help despite the evil deeds done to him.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Hungbu receives good fortune because of the magic seeds he plants. As a class we can study how plants grow and what it takes to cultivate a crop. We could even have an ongoing project or responsibility to take care of a “class plant”.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Maya Newsome, Valdosta State University ECSE)

LABELS: brother, asian, family