Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Marissa Moss

PUBLISHER: Tricycle Press               PUBLICATION DATE: 2009

AGENRE: Informational Picture Book                        READING LEVEL: grades 3-4

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Maggie always dreamed of being a pilot ever since she use to watch the planes take off from the airport with her family as a child.  Maggie finally gets an opportunity to fly and serve for her country in the military, as one of the first Chinese-American female pilots in the United States.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will make an acronym using their first and last names.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Jasmine Strickland- Valdosta State University

Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

TITLE: Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Pam Munoz Ryan/Brian Selznick

PUBLISHER:  Scholastic Press  PUBLICATION DATE: 1999

GENRE: Historical fiction

READING LEVEL: 8 years old 

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt met to have dinner one night and end up going on a plane ride and then a fast car ride while still in their fancy gowns.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will create a timeline of the activities that the two characters participated in during their day and night.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Emily Raymond LITR 3110 section A