David W. Booth

A book on gendered literacy and literacy education that I would recommend to parents, teachers, principals, and librarians.

There are several bibliographies of books for boys by genre.

There are very interesting sidebar quotes and illustrations throughout that provide supporting examples, direct experience, and just plain fun!

My favorite is on p 16 and is titled Snow White in Toronto. It is an illustration about a collaborative picture book project for 2nd grade boy and girl students. The author writes that "it represents for me the achievement of their common goal of constructing and telling a story through words and pictures".

That's true but it is also a good fairytale retold, and a damn funny one, that will be appreciated with a laugh or two and a smile by hockey lovers everywhere!

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This is a retelling of Matthew's grandfather's experiences during the drought of the 1930's. His Grandfather explains how life was difficult, the good and the bad, and yet because of his love for the land, he could not leave. Matthew's family now tries to determine if they have the courage to stay on the farm through this latest drought.
I would classify this as realistic fiction because it is based on true people, but the people are not real people.
I would read this book to second through seventh grade.… (mere)

This realistic fiction book tells the story of a farmer in the drought of the 1930's. The boy's grandpa tells him the story of when he first bought the farm, and how hard it was when the dust storm began in the 30s. He tells how people thought it was the end of the world, but his grandma believed that they would have green fields again one day. They did not give up, and things got better for their farm, until grasshoppers covered it a few years later. The drought ended, and they were better. This story gave the grandson and son hope for their farm, and helped them decide to stay at their farm instead of giving up.… (mere)