A Friendship For Today Booktalk
Life becomes drastically different for Grace and Rosemary when they attend one of the first integrated schools in the country.
Life becomes drastically different for Grace and Rosemary when they attend one of the first integrated schools in the country.
- MORE IDEAS FOR SHARING BOOKS IN YOUR CLASSROOM
- Study the Historical Fiction Genre
- Books for Teaching Historical Fiction
- Books like A Friendship For Today
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Dragons of the Wayward Crescent: Gruffen
by Chris D'Lacey Grades 2–5 When Lucy Pennykettle is convinced a monster is lurking in her room at night, Lucy's mother creates Gruffen, a dragon that comes to life to guard Lucy’s room. Additional Booktalks
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Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine Grades 4–7 Follow Ella of Frell on her quest to break a curse of obedience that was given to her at birth as a gift from a fairy. Additional Discussion Guides
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Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare Grades 3–5 Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in 18th century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive, until local Indians teach him how to live off the land. Additional Book-Based Lesson Plans
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Storytelling Workshop
Watch an expert storyteller demonstrate narrating a traditional West African folktale. 
Share What You're Reading
Publish student book reviews online – and get kid-authored recommendations. |
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Give your students an inspiring, enriching, and fun reading experience by using audiovisual adaptations of picture books in your classroom. These unique videos motivate beginning, struggling, reluctant, and limited English language proficient readers to want to read.
A Very Brave Witch
by Alison McGhee | Grades K–3 A little witch breaks with the rules to go trick-or-treating with humans. |
Math Curse
by Jon Scieszka | Grades 1–4 A girl wakes up to find everything in her world has turned into a math problem. |