Book Detail
Let Them Play |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Raven, Margot | Illustrator: Ellison, Chris |
| Title: Let Them Play | Date: 2005 |
| Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press | City: Chelsea, MI |
| ISBN, paperback: 1-58536-260-3 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: Yes |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): true story | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| This beautifully illustrated book tells the true story of the 1955 state champion little league team from South Carolina, who were all African-American and who encountered segregation problems as they continued to win. | |
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| Readers might want to check WWW and/or newspaper archives for information about this series of events. The idea of children getting caught in adults' "issues" might be worth exploring. Teachers might also want to pair w/ books about Jackie Robinson and discussion of integration of professional sports. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 Agree? Disagree? Why?http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf |
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Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf |
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DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf |
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