Tag Archives: Social Science

Grandma’s Gift

Title: Grandma’s Gift Author & Illustrator: Eric Velasquez Publisher: Walker Publishing Company, 2010 Number of pages: 29 Tags: Culture, Family, Non-fiction, Holidays, Picture Book, Social Science, Grace Sheley Genre: Non-fiction Eric Velasquez’s story centers on his childhood experience of making … Continue reading

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A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History

Author and Illustrator: Lynne Cherry Publisher and Year: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1992 Number of pages: 25 Genre: Informational Nonfiction This story is about the history of the Nashau River in Massachusetts and its pollution and eventual clean up by environmentalists. … Continue reading

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Henry’s Freedom Box

Title: Henry’s Freedom Box Author: Ellen Levine Illustrator: Kadir Nelson Publisher & Year: Scholastic Press, 2007 Number of pages: 36 Genre: Historical fiction The story begins with a young Henry Brown, introduced as a slave living and working with his … Continue reading

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