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__Welcome to the 2010 'Best of the Best' Resource Wikispace!__
You will find the following information on this wikispace: - A list of 'read-alikes' or companion books - Links to various websites and other online resources - Reading Levels for each books **

Non-fiction– K.C. Boyd - CPS Dept. of Libraries **

Reading Level: 7th – 12th grade ====Read Alike: We Were There, Too! : Young People in U.S. History by Phillip M. Hoose ==== Websites: Rivers of Change - [] Understanding Courage - [|http://www.understandingcourage.blogspot.com]
 * Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice ****by Phillip M. Hoose **

====Read Alike: Dust to Eat: Drought and Depression in the 1930’s by Michael Cooper ==== Website: []
 * The Dust Bowl Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Helped Remedy a National Disaster **
 * by Martin W. Sandler **Reading Level: 7.3

Read Alike: P. T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman by Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr. Website: A virtual re-creation of the American Museum - [|http://www.lostmuseum.cuny.edu]
 * The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum **
 * by Candace Fleming **Reading Level: 7.0

====<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Readalike: Hurricane <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by David Wiesner ==== <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Website: []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hurricanes! **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Gail Gibbons **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reading Level: 3.8

Readalike: Tornadoes by Seymour Simon Website: []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Tornadoes! **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Gail Gibbons **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reading Level: 4.1

=<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Readalikes: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Boy from Nine Miles: The Early Life of Bob Marley = =<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Cedella Marley and Gerald Hausman = = = Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Wear ** Read Alike: Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice by Phillip Hoose Website: [] Movie: Selma Lord Selma by Disney
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I and I: Bob Marley **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Tony Medina **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reading Level: 3.1
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Elizabeth Partridge **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reading Level: 6.4

Readalike: Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy by Jeffrey Meyers Website: []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Nevermore: A Photo biography of Edgar Allan Poe **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Karen Lange **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reading Level: 6.8


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Our Abe Lincoln: An Old Tune with New Lyrics **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Jim Aylesworth **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reading Level: 2.1

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Readalikes:
====<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport ==== <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David Adler

Readalike: Let It Shine by Ashley Bryan Websites: Interview of Ashley Bryan – [] Teacher’s Guide to “Let It Shine” by Ashley Bryan - []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Words to My Life’s Song **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Ashley Bryan **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reading Level: 6.5

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Read Alike: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Blood on the River: James Town 1607 by Elisa Carbone =<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Websites: = <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Smithsonian Institution exhibit - <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Times; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Interactive Comic - <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Times; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">[|http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/comic/#]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Sally M. Walker **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Reading Level: 8.3

** Chicago **** Public Library – Best of the Best 2010 ** ** Non-fiction– Dorsey Chambers - **** CPS **** Dept. of Libraries ** Reading level: Grade 5-7 Read Alikes: __Gutsy Girls: Young Women Who Dare__ by Tina Schwager and __Mae Jemison: Out of this World__ by Rose Blue. Technology Connection: The Mercury 13 []
 * __Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream__ ** by Tanya Lee Stone.
 * Robert F. Sibert Medal ** for most distinguished informational book for children!!!

**__Benjamin Franklin, American Genius: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities__** by Brandon Marie Miller. Reading level: Grade 4-7 Read Alikes: __Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin__ by Gene Barretta and __John, Paul, George & Ben__ by Lane Smith Technology Connection: PBS Interactive Resources __ [] __

Reading level: Grade 4-7 Read Alikes: __A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family__ by Barbara Greenwood and the “Little House” series by Laura Ingalls Wilder Technology Connection: Pioneer Life webquests and more []
 * __ Heading West, Life With the Pioneers: 21 Activities __** by Pat McCarthy.

Reading level: Grade 4-7 Read Alikes: __Galileo for Kids: His Life and Ideas__ by Richard Panchyk and __Written in Bone__ by Sally Walker Technology Connection: Spaceplace at NASA.gov [|http://en.spaceplace.nasa.gov] A Kids Guide to Latino History: More than 50 Activities __** by Valerie Petrillo. Reading Level: Grade 3-7 Read Alikes: __ The __ __ New York ____ Public Library Amazing Hispanic American History: A Book of Answers for Kids __ and __100 Hispanic-Americans Who Shaped American History__ by Rick Laezman Technology Connection: Oral history student interviews and more [] Classroom Sugar Skulls [] Coretta Scott __** by Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Reading level: Grade 2-5 Read Alikes: __Ellington was not a Street__ by Ntozake Shange and __I Have a Dream__ by Martin Luther, Jr. King and Coretta Scott King Technology Connection: Read, Write, Think.org NCTE resources []
 * __ Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities __** by Kerrie Logan Hollihan.
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Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration __** by Ann Bausum. Reading level: Young Adult Read Alikes: __Every Human Has Rights: What You Need to Know__ by National Geographic and __The Circuit__ by Francisco Jimenez and __Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement__ by Ann Bausum. Technology Connection: Japanese internment resources from PBS [] Dinosaurs Roar, Butterflies Soar __** by Bob Barner. Reading level: Grade 1- 4 Read Alikes: __Dinosaur Bones__ by Bob Barner ,__How do Dinosaurs Say I Love You__ by Jane Yolen and __ From Caterpillar to Butterfly __ by Deborah Heiligman Technology Connection: Academy of Natural Sciences [] Reading level: Grade 4-6 Read Alikes: __ We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures __ by Amnesty International and __The United Nations__ by Sean Connelly Technology Connection: Human Rights video clip, poll and news [] Reading level: Grade 5-7 Read alikes: Mission: Space by Carole Scott. Technology Connection: DVD included inside the book! NASA []
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 * __ Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids __** by National Geographic
 * __ Mission __****__ to the Moon __** by Alan Dyer

Reading level: Grade 6-10 =<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Read Alikes: __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Fun With the Food Pyramid For Kids: #1 Children's Guide to Eating Whole Foods __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> by George Roby and <span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">[|A Child's Introduction to the Environment: The Air, Earth, and Sea Around Us- Plus Experiments, Projects, and Activities YOU Can Do to Help Our Planet!] <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">by Michael Driscoll. = =<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Technology Connection: Meatless Monday [] =
 * __ Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat __** by Michael Pollan.

Reading level: Grade 6-8 Read Alikes: [|The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine (Golden Kite Honors (Awards))]  by Dennis Brindell Fradin and __Through My Eyes__ by Ruby Bridges Technology Connection: 40th Anniversary of Central High []
 * __ Remember __****__ Little Rock __****__ : The Time, the People the Stories __** by Paul Robert Walker.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Younger Fiction **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Web Links **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">1. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A Birthday for Bear **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">author’s website, get a birthday card from Bear and Mouse. []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">All about animals website [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">3. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Cork & Fuzz **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> author’s website with books and teacher’s guides for some books. []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">4. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Mo Willems **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> activities and books [|http://www.mowillems.com]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">5. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Magician’s Elephant **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> activity kit and reader’s discussion guide [|http://www.themagicianselephant.com]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">6. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Pachyderm Facts []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">7. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Teachers’ guide and activities []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">8. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Audio excerpt on CPS Department of Libraries TeachingBooks database

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">9. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Where the Mountain Meets the Moon **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> books, book trailers, activities, author information []