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Action Jackson
Watercolors and text invite the reader to accompany Jackson Pollock as he creates his famous 1950 action painting, "Lavender Mist." A biography and bibliography expand information about the artist.
| Author: Greenberg, Jan & Jordan, Sandra |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Big Talk
Three poems are presented graphically with four color-coded bars to represent four voices for choral reading. The rhythms of the poems progress from easy to more difficult. The author provides a section on "How to read this book" and "Helpful hints."
Confucius
The author has demythologized the figure of Confucius, depicting him as a very human, vulnerable and wise man. In a postscript, the author explains the origin and process of the book, providing resources and an index of Confucian sayings. The illustrati
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Henry David's House
These seamlessly woven excerpts from Thoreau's Walden and the beautiful watercolor illustrations together describe constructing and living in the house at Walden Pond.
| Author: Schnur, Steven (ed.) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Home
Beautifully illustrated by Thomas Locker, the book contains poems and prose excerpts by well-known writers with a thumbnail sketch about each writer and his home. Endmatter includes a map of the U.S. with dates and locations of the writers.
| Author: Locker, Thomas & Christiansen, Candice |
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Stolen Smile, The
This somewhat fictionalized account recounts the stealing of Leonardi da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911 by Vincenzo Peruggia. End notes provide additional cultural and historical information.
| Author: Lewis, J. Patrick |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Way to Start the Day, The
This is a hard book to categorize. The simple text is written like blank verse. The content is basically true. The text focuses on how people around the world celebrate or acknowledge the sunrise.
| Author: Baylor, Bryd |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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