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Summer reading: Projects for learning and fun
Read: "A Time for Freedom," by Lynne Cheney (Simon & Schuster). Says the author, who is the wife of the U.S. vice president, "No one can fully appreciate the great fortune we have to be Americans without knowing the events that brought us to where we are today."
"Apple Pie, 4th of July," by Janet Wong (Harcourt).
"I Am America and America is Me," by Charles R. Smith Jr. (Scholastic).
"Mr. Senator and Me: A Dog's Eye View of Washington, D.C.," by Edward M. Kennedy, illustrated by David Small (Scholastic).
Project: Friends
Activity 1: Celebrate National Friendship Week, Aug. 20-26.
Read: "Friends: Stories About New Friends, Old Friends and Unexpectedly True Friends" (Scholastic). Eleven well-known authors have contributed to this collection for middle-grade readers.
"Bear's New Friends," by Jane Chapman and Karma Wilson (Simon/McElderry). Here Bear and friends find an unlikely newcomer.
"A Hug Goes Around," by Laura Krauss Melmed and Betsy Lewin (HarperCollins), shows what happens to a hug among friends and family.
"Little Quack's New Friend," by Lauren Thompson (Simon), joins many other Little Quack books enjoyed by her fans.
Project: Many cultures
The following four books show the similarities of all people throughout the world:
"You and Me Together: Moms, Dads and Kids Around the World," by Barbara Kerley (National Geographic), shows photos of families around the world in everyday life.
"Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures," by Jan Reynolds (Lee and Low). Here the traditions and reasons for the international celebrations are explored. This extraordinary book is written and photographed by a noted photojournalist.
I also recommend "Vanishing Cultures: How Much? Visiting Markets Around the World," by Ted Lewin (HarperCollins). Readers can visit marketplaces in busy cities in various parts of the world.
"Kamishibai Man," by Allen Say (Houghton). The storyteller (kamishibai) is still trying to tell his story in Japan after many years' tradition.
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