Book Detail

Heroes and She-roes

Publication Information
Author:  Lewis, J. Patrick Illustrator:  Cooke, Jim
Title:  Heroes and She-roes Date:  2005
Publisher:  Dial Books for Young Readers City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8037-2925-1 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, poetry, nonfiction

HSE Descriptor(s):   

Summary:
Twenty-one poems celebrate and chronicle the actions of real-life persons (and one dog) who have performed heroic acts in service to others.

Teaching Ideas:
Students could research local everyday heroes, interview them, and write up and present their interviews. Students could put these stories into a book to celebrate local heroes.

Teaching Strategies:
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bullet Fluency Activities
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bullet Helping Students in the Writing Process
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bullet Reader's Theater
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bullet (Write and Share) 2
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Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > giving/generosity
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > leadership
bullet Heroes and Heroines > well-known heroes
bullet Heroes and Heroines > ordinary people
bullet Social Studies > sociology > women > heroines


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