GENRE
QUIZZLE
The Color of Water by James McBride Genre:____________
As the subtitle celebrates, a Black man's tribute
to his mother, written from both perspectives is a humorous, strong testimony
of how a mother's love defies any and all preconceived racial boundaries.
Dr. Pompo's
nose by Freymann & Elffers Genre:____________
Case
of the missing pumpkin nose is a literary and visual delight-close to fright!
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann Genre:____________
Officer Buckle was
an officer who visited the school to talk about school safety; the police
department bought Gloria a police dog. Officer Buckle was pleased and so was
Gloria that all the kids loved their safety presentations illustrated and
performed with humor.
Ride a Purple Pelican by Jack Prelutsky
Genre:____________
Grandma Bear, Poor Potato, Little Pink Pig, Yellow
Bill Duck are a few of these short rhyming ditties that enthrall your tongue
and captivate young children into chanting.
So B It by Sarah Weeks Genre:____________
While searching for her mother's true identity,
the protagonist is challenged to deal with her own issues of growing up.
Requiem for a German
Past: A Boyhood among the Nazis by Jurgen Herbst Genre:____________
A memoir of a boy growing up in
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl Genre:____________
A
girl with a magic finger unwillingly uses her power to teach the Gregg family a
lesson about hunting poor defenseless creatures. The Greggs come to an
understanding and vow never to hunt any creature again.
Among the Hidden by
Margaret
Peterson Haddix Genre:____________
In
a world where only two children are allowed per family, a third child gains
more confidence in coming out of the family hiding place.
Zipping, Zapping, Zooming
Bats by
Ann Earle Genre:____________
A
beginner’s book about the different type of bats, how they use sound to hunt
and their eating habits.
A Breeze Swept Through by Luci Tapahonso Genre:____________
Her poems tell of
what Navajo life is like. As I read the
poems I could tell that these days were in the seventies because many of the
things she speaks of were true in my mother’s life. I was especially sad on the passing away of
her brother and the marital discord.
Kit’s Wilderness by
David Almond Genre:____________
Set in
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Historical Fiction| Realistic
Fiction | Folktale | Poetry |
Autobiography/ Biography
| Picture | Science
Fiction| Fantasy| NonFiction/Informational