Cayla's Children's Lit Project
Author Study- Jacqueline Woodson
About the Author
Popular Children's Books Written by Jacqueline Woodson
This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
This book is good for Grades 1st-2nd.
This book can be a great introduction into the topic of the Great Migration. It also can start a discussion on how things change from generation to generation.
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Pecan Pie Baby
This book is good for grades K-2nd
The some of the book's themes include coping with change, role of being a big sibling, and highlighting family structures. This book does a good job of introducing a single-parent family structure. This book can also bring up good discussions on how students can deal with change. The following link provides an activity that goes along with this book.
The Other Side
This book is appropriate for Grades K-2nd
Some of the themes this book include Diversity, Friendship, Racial Equality and Segregation. This book can help begin to introduce and start some discussions on the history of racism and diversity with children.
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Show Way
This book is appropriate for grades 2nd-5th
Some topics that this book does a good job introducing would be Slavery, Underground Railroad, Abolition, Segregation, and Family Generations. This book can do a good job of starting a discussion on talking about family history.
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Each Kindness
This book is appropriate for grades K-2nd.
This book can begin some good discussion on Friendship, Acceptance, Kindness and Compassion.
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Coming on Home Soon
This book is appropriate for grades 2nd-4th.
This book can bring up discussion on the Roles of Women during War time, Family Seperation, and Hope.
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