3.+Literature+List

**The following is Emily Swank’s Literature List **
1.) __Title: __ __Smart About The Presidents__  __Author (& illustrator): __ Jon Buller & Susan Schade, Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Dana Regan, Jill Weber.   __Brief summary: __ This book is unique in that it is written as a report conducted by students. It is useful because is broken down into sections discussing many questions that children are likely to have about the president, including who is allowed to be president and what the president’s job entails. There is a brief, one page discussion of each president through 2004, with a few extra pages for kids to fill out the next few presidents past that. It also includes a floor plan of the White House, and trivia and fun facts about presidency, which kids are sure to enjoy.

2.) __Title: __  __What’s a Mayor? (First Guide to Government)__ __Author:__ Nancy Harris  __Brief summary: __ This book talks about the people a mayor works with to lead local cities and towns, what a mayor’s role is in making local laws, and what it takes to have a strong mayor government. The book uses real pictures, which may help to solidify the information for students.

3.) __Title: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> __My Grandma’s the Mayor__  __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Author: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Marjorie White Pellegrino (illustrated by John Lund)   __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Brief summary: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Annie’s grandma has recently become the mayor of their town, and is now too busy to spend much time with Annie. One night, a fire breaks out in a neighborhood, and Annie’s grandma comes to the rescue to take care of everything. Annie learns to be proud of her grandma, and the job her grandma does as mayor.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4.) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Title: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> __Being a Governor__  __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Author: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Sarah De Capua   __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Brief summary: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> This nonfiction text is a very informative read for even young students. The book contains information on what the governor’s job is and how one gets to become a governor, as well as a glossary. It also includes resources teachers and students can access for additional information on being a governor, including books, organizations, and web sites.

Author: Barbara Bottner and Peggy Rathman
===Summary: Bullies exist in schools and often have power over people through fear. In this story, a girl named Bootsie acts innocent in front of adults but becomes a bully when their backs are turned. The narrator is told that she must learn to get along with other children and so she finds ways to deal with Bootsie. This book is a good start on how to handle bullies.===

Author: Byrd Baylor
===Summary: This is a good book to start talking about our own town and can be used to compare and contrast our town with the one in the book. In this story, a father talks about his childhood and describes the town he remembers when he was younger. His description makes the town seem close to perfect as he remembers it with joy.===

Author: Byrd Baylor
===Summary: This story revolves around a child who believes her house should look better than it does. She sits with her family and explains this, stating they need better jobs and better furniture. The family makes a list and gives monetary value to the things they do have, such as laughter, and she sees that materialistic things are not as valuable as love and happiness. Students can list their family values and talk about the value of money with this book.===

Author: Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko
===Summary: This book explores the concept of a community and how neighbors come together to create a good neighborhood. It incorporates many cultures and uses photographs of children around the world. This is a good book to introduce neighborhoods.===

= The Following are Chelsea Gauchman's Literature List =

1. __My Grandma’s the Mayor__ a. Written by: Marjorie White Pellegrino b. Illustrated by: John Lund c. This is a great book to read to your students about the responsibility of the Mayor. In this book, Annie’s grandmother becomes the Mayor of her town. She was upset because her Grandmother use to be so much fun to be around, but now she is always busy. Being that she cannot hang out with Annie very often, Annie feel extremely left out. Except, when a fire breaks out in a local apartment complex, Annie understands the responsibility her Grandmother has as the Mayor.
 * Children’s Literature**

2. __My Teacher for President__ a. Written by: Kay Winters b. Illustrated by: Denise Brunkus c. I absolutely love this book. It is about this student who writes to a local news station to tell them that he think his teacher can become the next President of the United States. He goes on to show how she cares about the same things presidents care about; she does the same thing presidents do. He compares everything from health care to meetings. It shows the duties and responsibilities of the president while still being fun and appropriate for children.

3. __What Principals do When No one is Looking__ a. Written by: Irv Grant and Irv Richardson b. Illustrated by: Patrick Belfiori c. This book is an easy read for first grade students. It has a new picture on every page and talks about what principals do that makes them so special. The book mentions how principals support school sports and help their students. This book is a great way to show students that principals are more than just in charge, but they care about what they do and want to help out everyone in every possible way.

4. __The Very Silly Mayor__ a. Written and Illustrated by: Tom Tomorrow b. I enjoyed reading this book a lot. It could possibly be controversial in some schools, but it does not say anything bad in it, just some adults would pick up on some of the satire within it. I have been reading a lot on the internet that many, many children love reading this book and think it is so funny. It was about a silly mayor that was having his town do some ridiculous things, such as the policeman had to wear clown suites, the fire fighters had to put out fire with peanut butter and everyone in the community has to paint their house green and purple stripes. A dog and a penguin think that it is ridiculous and try to re-elect a new mayor. It is a funny book with great pictures in it and I think children would really enjoy it.

Lauren Maxwell's Literature List:

Thank you, Mr. Falker Patricia Polacco

This story is about a little girl who used to love school but her trouble in reading discourages her. Trisha is discouraged until she meets her fifth grade teacher Mr. Falker changes her view on school and she begins to enjoy it again.

Barack Obama: 44th U.S. president Tom Robinson This is a biography about Barack Obama. The book talks about family, life and being president.

Parent Swap Terence Blacker This story is about a young boy who does not get along with his parents so he swaps them out for his ideal family. After spending time with this “ideal” family he realizes that family is so much more than what he thought.

Being a Governor Sarah De Capua This is a nonfiction children’s book on what it takes to be governor of a state. The book has information on who can be a governor, the role and typical day of a governor, important terms and much more information students may need to know.