Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story | 
Belle, the Last Mule at Gee‘s bend is a heartwarming HF by C.A. Ramsey and B. Stroud, illustrated by J. Holyfield. In this story, a boy learns that an ordinary looking mule is quite special. This mule, Belle, had a role in this small town‘s fight for equal rights and was even part of Dr. King‘s funeral procession. I recommend this book as one piece of an AS about author Bettye Stroud.
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nquintus The resource linked above is a basic breakdown of how to roll out an AS unit in an elementary classroom. This AS would give students plenty of opportunities to connect prior knowledge and personal experience to these stories, in addition to doing related vocabulary, writing, art, and history-related activities. These would meet ESOL strategy 2: promote cooperation and UDL #8.3: foster collaboration and community. 5y
DrSpalding This is a new book for me! Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres. Great idea to perform an author study if this author has numerous books. Sounds like a good one to integrate into the social studies curriculum. 5y
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