Karly DeMain

TED 508
6/26/19
Annotated Bibliography

Adler, David A., and Robert Casilla. ​A Picture Book of Jesse Owens​. Scholastic Inc., 1992.

This book describes the life of Jesse Owens, including his family history and his journey
to becoming a record breaking athlete and Olympian. This book includes detailed illustrations to
help depict the important details of Owens’ life. David Adler has a series of books about
historically famous individuals. I would use this book as a read aloud in my class and possibly as
an introduction to autobiographies. I could also use this book as a way to discuss history and
Jesse Owens’ effects on the historical content he was involved in (1936 Olympics in Berlin for
example).

Berger, Melvin, et al. ​Do Stars Have Points?: Questions and Answers About Stars and Planets​.

Scholastic Nonfiction, 2007.

This book is a question and answer type of book. The author provides about 70
commonly asked questions about the stars and planets with specific answers and pictures to help
students understand the misconceptions. Some questions include, “How hot is the sun?” and
“What is the difference between sun and stars?” The authors have written many books for
Scholastic about a variety of topics. I think this book could be used in my class library or as a
way to introduce or strengthen science lessons.

Capeci, Anne, and John Speirs. ​The Magic School Bus #17: Food Chain Frenzy​. Penworthy,

2005.

In this adventure of ​The Magic School Bus​, Ms. Frizzle and her students explore the topic
of the food chain. This book keeps in theme with the rest of the series and makes sure to include
the classic quirks of each character. I think I could use this book in my class library, or possibly
use this book and others in the series to form a book club group. Capeci and Speirs also writes
the other ​The Magic School Bus​ books in the series.

Clinton, Chelsea, and Alexandra Boiger. ​She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the

World​. National Braille Press, 2019.

 This book depicts 13 American women who have persisted in life and made an impact in
history. Each page is about a specific women, and gives a drawing and a few sentences about
what that woman did to influence history. Some of the women included are Harriet Tubman,
Oprah, and Helen Keller. I think this book would be a great introduction to autobiographies
studies and should be read aloud to a class of third graders. Certain vocabulary would need to be
discussed prior to class like “persisted.” Chelsea Clinton wrote other children’s books, including
the second version of this book called, ​She Persisted Around the World.

Cronin, Doreen, and Betsy Lewin. ​Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type​. Library Ideas, LLC,

2018.

Click, Clack, Moo​ is about a group of cows living in a farm, but they are no ordinary
cows. These cows have access to a typewriter, and decide to use their tool to send messages to
the farmer asking for things that would make living on the farm more comfortable. This book is a
funny read for students to open a discussion about farms or an opener to typing activities. I
would use this book in my classroom as a read aloud book to open a deeper discussion to a
related topic. This author has written many children’s books including ​Duck for President, Diary
of a Worm,​ and a series of ​Click, Clack, Moo​ books.