Over the weekend I mentioned on Facebook that I was creating book suggestion boards on Pinterest that are divided up into categories. So far I have:
- Chapter Books
- Middle Grade
- Young Adult
- Children’s Nonfiction (up to middle grade books)
- General Fiction
- Nonficton/Memoir
I’m debating breaking the general fiction category down even further (mystery, romance, sci-fi, etc.), but that’s a nerdy moment for another day.
Barbara (also on Facebook) mentioned that her grandson loves the Who Was? Series, and I don’t doubt it! It’s one of the first series I was going to pin, and it’s why I created a Children’s Nonfiction board. The kids at school adore this series. I received some money from the school thanks to a fundraiser, and the first thing I did was earmark some of that money to buy the newest books in the series. The books detail in easy to understand language the lives of famous people in history. Originally, the series focused on history makers of the past (Who Was?). Now, though, there are books that focus on history makers in our present (Who Is?).
My 3rd grader picked President Obama as his biography subject this year, so we got the "Who is Barack Obama?" for him to use. (They were required to read one book on their subject that was more than 75 pages long) He breezed through the book (with lots of "Hey Mom, did you know…"). My first introduction to the series, but it looks great. Glad to get a stamp of approval from someone truly in the know, too. :-)
Yay! I'm glad your son liked the book. :)
Oh, thank you! When I was little, I loved the Value Tales books . . . mostly because they were about real people. So when I saw these books, I wondered if they were good. Now that I know, I'll pack a few for my nephew when I head to Sweden this summer. :)
If you need more books, the brown bookshelf always has a great list of books written by/featuring people of color. I always discover new books to add to my pinterests from them!