3.+Literature+List

=Literature List =

**Jennifer's Literature List:**
Author: Kay Winters Illustrator: Denise Brunkus
 * [[image:14918302.JPG width="197" height="159" align="left"]] || **//MY TEACHER for President //**

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Oliver, a second grader is ready to share what he has learned about the qualifications required to run for president. Oliver believes that his teacher is up to the task of being a candidate for the presidency and throughout the book shows you what makes her a worthy contender! This book does a great job of comparing the similarities in the duties of a Teacher and of the President. The book is a useful tool for showing students the kind of character traits that those wishing to run for president need. ===== || Author: Miles Harvey
 * [[image:women.jpg width="180" height="180"]] || //**Women's Voting Rights (Cornerstones of Freedom) **//

“When the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, granting the right to vote without regard to sex, women all over the world cheered.” This is a great book that is directed to 3rd through 5th graders explaining how Women to win their right to vote. || Author: Anthony Lishak
 * [[image:Election4.jpg width="180" height="180"]] || //**Elections and Voting (What’s That Got To Do With Me?) **//

This book takes the topic of electionsvoting and defines why these things should be important to us and the effect it has on our lives. The book uses issues that have been or that are currently out there and real life testimonies to stimulate discussions in the classroom. || Author: Judith St. George Illustrated: David Small
 * [[image:President.jpg width="180" height="180"]] || //**So you Want to Be President? **//

The basic theme that this book is focused on is that anyone can be the president whether big or small or fat or skinny. It does this by exploring the regular routine that any of us go through on a daily basis in order for student to not think of the president like an alien from another planet but just another human being like them. It talks once about at least every president that we have had with interesting facts that student will be left wondering. ||

**Gabriela's Literature List:**
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Betsy Maestro & Giulio Maestro
 * [[image:1.jpg width="129" height="167" align="left"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Voice of the People: American Democracy in Action **//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The book goes over the election and voting process. It begins with an early morning during an election day. It mentions all the different ways people vote and how voting happens all over the world. The book goes over the history of how the people of the United States got the right to vote and the challenges that occurred to where everyone can vote. The book holds a lot of information on the voting process, what happens afterwards, the different political parties and other examples of the United States democratic system. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Jean Fritz
 * [[image:2.jpg width="142" height="214" align="left"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? **//

This book is the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton a courageous outspoken woman who was a strong advocate for women’s right to vote. Known as Lizzie, she risked her comfortable lifestyle, reputation and even life for her beliefs on the equality of men and women. The book is written as a chapter book with black and white drawings sporadically throughout the story. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Susan Banfield
 * [[image:3.jpg width="144" height="205" align="left"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Fifteenth Amendment: African-American Men’s Right to Vote **//

African-American men were granted their freedom after the Civil War ended. This new freedom was still holding them back from being equals because they were still denied the right to vote. With the difficulties already placed on these men they decided that things couldn’t change unless they gained the right to vote and could get a voice in America. The book mentions true historical information of the challenging battle fought by these men for their voice to be heard. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Eileen Christelow
 * [[image:vote-lg.jpg width="170" height="156" align="left"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Vote! **//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">In a small town the people are preparing to vote for a new mayor. The book goes through the entire process of voting from the beginning. The book provides a timeline showing when things began to change for different Americans and how long the voting process takes. The book goes into details of voter registrations, the polls, the fundraising for candidates and how to find information on candidates running. The book is colorful and lively but still holds valuable information. ||

Lauren's Literature List:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Martha E. Kendall
 * [[image:Susan_B._Anthony.JPG width="130" height="189" align="left"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Susan B. Anthony: Voice for Women's Voting Rights **//

This fact-filled account provides insight into this woman's exciting life. Kendall portrays her subject as a visionary who wanted a role in society and the vote for women even though the mores and the laws of the time dictated otherwise. The author traces Anthony's Quaker roots; her education; travels; and numerous campaigns for women's property rights, suffrage, the right to divorce, the right to hold political office, and the abolition of slavery. Archival black-and-white photographs add interest. A compelling and well-documented biography. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Ellen Weiss <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Illustrator: Betina Ogden
 * [[image:Voting_Rights_Days.jpg width="149" height="217" align="left"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Voting Rights Days **//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Meet Hitty. She may be just a doll, but she has lived in many places and seen incredible things. Here is one of her adventures, as told by Hitty herself! Hitty's owner, Emily, lives in Washington, D.C. Emily's aunt Ada and many other women are trying to win the right to vote. But when the women are put in jail, all hope seems lost. Will Emily -- and Hitty -- find a way to help the cause? || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: normal; margin: auto 0in 0pt;">Author: Laura Baskes Litwin
 * [[image:Fannie_Lou_Hamer.JPG width="138" height="203" align="left"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: normal; margin: auto 0in 0pt;">Fannie Lou Hamer: Fighting for the Right to Vote **//

A biography of the civil rights activist who devoted her life to helping blacks register to vote and gain a national political voice. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Karen Schwabach
 * [[image:The_Hope_Chest.jpg width="146" height="215" align="left"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Hope Chest **//

Violet’s older sister Chloe didn’t get married. She bought a car instead. And then she drove that car to New York City and never came home again. Violet’s parents said Chloe had turned into the Wrong Sort of Person, but Violet knew better. Now she’s determined to find her sister, and she’ll go all the way to New York City to do it. The only problem is that Chloe’s not in New York anymore. So Violet must journey even further to Tennessee, where Chloe is fighting for the vote for women. Nashville is a hotbed of political intrigue. Suffs and Antis are doing anything and everything to sway legislators to their side: bribing them, pleading with them, and even kidnapping them. Violet is hanging out with suffragists, socialists, and colored people. But if she’s becoming the Wrong Sort of Person, why does it feel just right? ||

Jamaari's Literature List:[[file:Book Trailers (1).pptm]]
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Doreen Rappaport
 * [[image:Martin.jpg width="161" height="174"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Martin’s Big Words **//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">“Martin Luther King, Jr., was an influential and gifted speaker. Doreen Rappaport uses quotes from some of his most beloved speeches to tell the story of his life. Learn the story of Martin Luther King jr, by, reading the BIG WORDS Martin said, and heard." || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Yona Zeldis McDonugh
 * [[image:Nelson.jpg width="155" height="218"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Peaceful Protest: The Life of Nelson Mandela **//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">“This is a biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa.” || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[[image:Watsons.jpg width="139" height="225"]] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//**The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963**//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">“Kenny tells the story of his family, the weird Watsons. Kenny's description of brother Byron's antics leaves little doubt that this 13-year-old is on his way to being an "official delinquent." He is the cause of the family's decision to visit Birmingham to leave him with their Grandmother. In Birmingham they are soon caught in an event which causes Civil Rights Movement to emerge.” || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Emily Arnold McCully <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">"This story takes place in the late 1800's when Mrs. Stanton-the famous women's rights activist-was still alive. It deals with a young girl, Cordelia, who wants to ride Mrs. Stanton's horse. Mrs. Stanton instead of letting her ride the horse tells her about her childhood experiences. Mrs. Stanton also also makes a great impact on Cordelia when she tries to vote and is not allowed. This in turn inspires Cordelia to stand up for herself." ||
 * [[image:battle.jpg]] || **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Ballot Box Battle **

Dave's Literature List:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Doreen Cronin <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Illustrator: Betsy Lewin
 * [[image:duckforpres.jpg width="141" height="178"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Duck For President **//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Duck is tired of all the work on the farm and decides to hold an election so he can be in charge of the farmyard. While he wins the election, he still has to work hard, so he decides to run for governor, and then, president. The text and Betsy Cronin's lively illustrations are a riot. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Sarah De Capua
 * [[image:51-poy-j-3L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg width="210" height="210"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Running For Public Office **//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This nonfiction account of the process of running for public office is great for upper elementary students, particularly for Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. Written by Sarah De Capua, it is part of the A True Book series. The book is divided into five chapters and covers everything from What Is a Public Office? to Election Day. There is a helpful index and a great many color photographs that enhance the text. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Christine Taylor-Butler
 * [[image:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LPkFlFlbL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg width="179" height="179"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Constitution of the United States **//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This book describes to students what exactly is the constitution, how it was written and the context of events, and how the constitution affects us today. It uses clear language, good vocabulary, and good visuals. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Author: Ann Bausum
 * [[image:http://rgr-static1.tangentlabs.co.uk/images/ar/97807922/9780792269960/0/0/plain/with-courage-and-cloth-winning-the-fight-for-a-womans-right-to-vote.jpg width="159" height="210"]] || //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight For a Woman's Right to Vote **//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This children's nonfiction book by Ann Bausum focuses on the 1913-1920 time period, the final years of the struggle for a woman's right to vote. The author sets the historical context for the struggle and then goes into detail about how the right to vote for women was won. The book contains many historical photographs, a chronology, and profiles of a dozen women who fought for women's voting rights. ||