Shalyn+Cheatham+Heroes

Bibliography: Heroes Arizona State University Shalyn Cheatham ECD 418 **__Non-Fiction Stories:__** King III, Luther, Martin. 2013 My Daddy Martin Luther King Jr. HarperCollins. 32 pgs. Tempe Public Library This book is a biography and an autobiography being told by Martin Luther King Jr.’s son Martin Luther King Jr. III. The son explains how life was being Martin Luther King Jr. son and how difficult it was. He talks about the special bond that him and his father had. A bond that was not seen all the time because of the type of work his father did. He also talks about different times in his life when his father was arrested. He didn’t understand at first, but in time he did. He understood that by his father reaching out to other people with kindness and compassion that he was changing minds and unfair laws. Lastly, Martin Luther King Jr. III described how he was so young when his father was killed, but he is blessed with the memories of a warm playful man who loved him very much. The way I would integrate this book in the classroom would be talking about heroes and what heroes look like. This book depicts a child’s outlook on his father and the things he does. His father was trying to change the world and how people were being treated and viewed for the better. The child’s perspective of a hero in this book is his father. His father was also an American hero, which shows different takes on a hero. This book can also be integrated into history, slavery, and war. This book would be good for grades 1nd through 3rd. Nelson, S.D. 2006. Quiet Hero. Lee & Low Books. 32 pgs. Tempe Public Library This book is about a young boy who grows up on the Gila River India Reservation in Arizona. This boy is named Ira Hayes; he was a quiet and shy boy who never wanted to be the center of attention. During his childhood he always felt lonely and out of place. When Ira was a teenager he was sent to a government ran boarding school for Native Americans. Things were a lot different at this boarding school compared to his life on the reservation. The boys were taught manual labor skills and the girls were taught how to housekeep so they could become maids. He grew into a strong young man, but was very lonely. When Ira was at school World War II broke out and he was very interested in it and followed it as much as he could while being in school. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor all of the boys at the boarding school felt it was their duty to fight back for America. At the age of 19 Ira joined the Marine Corp. Ira was sent to boot camp and trained really hard along side all the other soldiers. Ira finally began to feel that this is where he belonged. Ira felt that fighting along side such brave soldier that he felt he brought honor to his family. The war was won in Japan and Ira fought hard. He helped raise the flag when the war was won on Japan. He returned home and everyone celebrated him and his heroism. Ira’s loneliness returned when he returned home. Ira turned to drinking to cope with his loneliness. Ira died just short of the 10th Anniversary of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. This book can be integrated in the classroom with a few different topics. Some of these topics are the United States War, Native Americans, History, Dreams & Aspirations, Heroism, Native Americans, and Arizona Indian reservations. These topics can be integrated in the classroom and be made into many different lesson and studies. This books would be great to use in grades 2nd through 5th. Obama, Barack. 2010. Of thee I Sing: Letters to my Daughters. Alfred A. Knopf. 40pgs. Tempe Public Library. This book is story written by Barack Obama to his daughters. Throughout this book Barack is talking to his daughters and telling them what and who they are. He says that his daughters they are creative. He then begins to tell about a hero in who was also creative Georgia O’Keeffe. He explains what she has done for America and why she is creative. His message to his daughters is that they are and can be just as creative as Georgia O’Keeffe. He then tells them that they are smart and he compares them to Albert Einstein and how he was able to change the world with his great ideas. Throughout the book Barack Obama is talking to his daughters and telling them whom they compare to in his eyes. All the people in this book are heroes throughout history. The message that Barack Obama is telling his daughters is that they can be anything they want to be and that there are many heroes to look up to. He also tells them to be proud that they are Americans. This book can be integrated into the classroom in a few different ways. The first way to integrate it would by going over the heroes throughout history. Each person that is talked about can be a single study. This book can also be a good book to use when talking about accomplishments throughout history. Lastly, this book can be used to talk about America and how it is made up of every kind of person. This book would be good to use in the grades kindergarten through 3rd. Patent Hinshaw Dorthy, 2014. Dogs on Duty. Bloomsbury USA Childrens. 48 pgs. Tempe Public Library This book is about how dogs become part of the military and why they are so crucial to them in that line of work. The author starts by talking about the dog-named Cairo who was part of the Navy Seals when they successfully raided and capture Osama Bin Laden. Dogs have become a very important role in the military and law enforcement. The military has Military Working Dogs who are vital members of the armed forces. Dogs are able to sniff out drugs, weapons, and hidden explosives. These dogs even wear protective gear to protect them against harm from these explosives and guns. Dogs can hear sounds that humans cannot hear. They have super senses and these senses combined with their protective nature have earned them a job in the military. This book also talks about dogs throughout our military history and the impact they had on America. This book can be integrated into the classroom with a few different topics. Some of these topics are heroism, the military, courage, bravery, and of course dog heroes. These themes can be introduced through this book and can be some great studies in the classroom. This book is better used for grades 1st through 5th. This book provides a great study about heroes and the different types of heroes in America. Winter, Jeanette. 2014. Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan: Two Stories of Bravery. Beach Lane Books. 40 pgs. Barnes and Noble This is two books in one about two children heroes by the name of Malala and Iqbal. These children are two heroes is Pakistan who fought for their freedom. Malala was a young girl in Pakistan, which was hard because women were not aloud to get an education. Malala felt different about that rule and decided to go to school in secret. For this she was look down upon and hunted down for what she was doing. Malala kept doing everything she could to get her education as well as get the word out there that it is okay for women to go to school and get in education. She was later hunted down while on her way to school in the school van. The Taliban shot Malala because they did not want her going to school and encouraging other women as well. Malala lived and is continuing to speak out to the women of Pakistan. She stood up for what she felt was right. Iqbal was a boy from Pakistan who fought for his freedom. He was forced to work as a child slave He began to speak out on the unfair laws and that he should not be forced to work. He later found out that he was a free boy and began to get the word out to other children that they don’t have to work. Iqbal was not afraid to fight back and speak his mind. And for that reason Iqbal was hunted and down, shot, and killed. Iqbal wasn’t afraid to speak against inhumane child slavery, he wanted to make a difference and so he did. This book can be integrated into the classroom with a few different topics. These topics are heroism, Pakistan, women and education, child slavery, and even the recent wars. This is a great book for grades 1st through 5th. This book allows a lot of different topics that can be introduced. Heroism is a big one because it is about young children speaking for what they believe is right.
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Bunting, Eve. 1993. The Wall. HMH Books for Young Readers. 32 pgs. Kennedy Library. This book is about a trip a young boy and his father take to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to seek out his grandfather’s name. In the book the day is illustrated as a cold barren day. The boy is very curious which balances out his father’s calm nature. The boy being so curious he expresses exactly what he sees. He sees how the wall is like a mirror and reflects their reflection. He also notices his surrounding and who is also visiting the wall. He sees a man in a wheel chair that doesn’t have legs. The little boy wonders why he doesn’t have legs. Throughout the book the boy has so many question and they are expressed through the illustrations and text. The story ends with most of these questions not answered so it leaves the boy wondering in which will leave young readers wondering as well. The emotions are high in this book, which allows for curiosity for young listeners. This book can be integrated in the classroom with a few different topics. These topics can be heroism, war, Vietnam, memorials, and even the military. This book has a great story and illustrations that capture real emotion as well as curiosity. This will be great to integrate in grades preschool through 3rd.
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Hardin Melinda. 2013. Hero Moms. Two Lions. 24 pgs. Kennedy Library. This book is a great picture book that shows mothers and kids of different ethnicities that are experiencing military deployment. Throughout this books the children compare their moms to superheroes. The illustrations show what the mom’s jobs are in the military. The children compare their moms to super hero’s attributes. One of them say, “ My mom doesn't have super-human speed, but she gets everything where it needs to go, just in time ”. The illustration for this page was a mom driving a fuel convoy truck for the military. The children throughout the book miss their moms dearly, but feel comfort when talking about what they do and how they are their heroes. This book can be integrated in the classroom in a few different topics. Some of these consist of the military, deployment, children who have parents on deployment, heroism, the war, and jobs in the military. The themes can be introduced to children in many ways. This books is great for children in grades 1st through 3rd.
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Mochizuki, Ken. 1995. Heroes. Lee & Low Books. 40 pgs. Tempe Public Library The book//Heroes// portrays a story of a young Japanese boy named Donnie growing up in the 1960’s. In this book Donnie is seen as the enemy because he looks like them. Throughout the book Donnie plays a game called War with his friends, and when he does so they make him play the bad guy and his friend hunt him down with play guns. Donnie tries to explain to his friend that his dad and uncle are war heroes too just like his friend’s dads. Donnie tries to convince his dad and uncle to let him have proof to show his friends that they are heroes. One thing his uncle told him is that “Real heroes don’t brag they just do what they are supposed to do”. Donnie was teased for the last time in the book in front of his uncle and dad. They told him “we will pick you up at school tomorrow”. The next day they arrive in their military uniforms, which was proof to Donnie’s friends that his dad and uncle are heroes even though they are Japanese, they too fought in American Wars. They did not brag or tell stories, their presence was enough for Donnie to gain respect amongst his friends. This book could be integrated as a book that depicts what heroes are and what it is to be a hero. This book is also a good representation of different ethnicities and not everyone is who they are just because they look a certain way. This book also talks about the different wars that went on during those years so it could be integrated in a history lesson as well. Lastly, this book can be presented to students in way that kids understand how they can be heroes as well and not just adults are heroes kids can be too. This book is good for grades 1st through 5th.
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Ruth, Greg. 2014. Coming Home. Feiwel and Friends. 32pgs. Barnes and Noble. The book begins by showing a little boy waiting at an airport. It then shows him looking out the window watching the planes. Next, it shows him running out the door because the plane has landed. He then sees people and even dogs reuniting with there loved one. These people that are coming off the plane have military uniforms on. The boy begins to feel sad because he cannot find who he is looking for. He runs around searching for the person he is looking for. He finally sees her and yells “Mom”. He then says, “I missed you so much”. The mom is in her military uniform giving him a huge hug. The little boy was finally reunited with his mom. He looks at his mom as a hero because of what she does for America. This book can be integrated in the classroom with a few different topics these topics are the military, war, heroism, moms, and even loneliness. This book is a great book for preschool through 2nd grade. This book has great pictures and really projects what the boy is feeling in the story, and what he is going through when waiting for his mom who he has been separated from because of military deployment.
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Shea, Bob. 2010. Oh Daddy. HarperCollins Children Books. 40pgs. Tempe Public Library. This book is about a little boy who feels that his Daddy is the best ever. Throughout the book he talks about how his Daddy is the one who comes to him for help. The things his Daddy asks him for help with are things that are obviously things he really knows how to do, but is playing around. All of the silly things the Daddy ask his son, his son’s response is “Oh, Daddy”. The boy feels that he is very important because his Daddy is asking him for help. At the end of the book the sons says, “What would my Daddy do without me”. In the end the message of this book is the son looks at his Daddy as a hero. This book can be integrated in the classroom in a couple different topics. These themes are Dads, heroes, and family in general. This book is great for grades preschool through 2nd. This book is great for preschool when starting to talk about heroes and what heroes look like.
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