“They‘ll soon be gone,” Granny says, “flying north like you.” The little girl looks sad, so Granny kisses her and says, “Maybe they‘ll visit you in New York City.”
“They‘ll soon be gone,” Granny says, “flying north like you.” The little girl looks sad, so Granny kisses her and says, “Maybe they‘ll visit you in New York City.”
I think this is a very cute story but not something I would go out of my way to choose for my classroom. Maybe for a younger grade read aloud but not something that I would use in my third grade classroom
panHummingbird by Nicola Davies is a nonfiction story that talks about hummingbirds and their characteristics. It tells about the hummingbirds journey through the Grannys garden and people that come across the hummingbird. Telling what they observe about the birds and facts about the Ruby throated Hummingbird.
pickA long, quite involved audiobook about the state of immigration in the United States by way of Mexico and elsewhere in Central America. Blitzer goes back to cover a history of immigration, including policies and the political climate around the topic, and continues into the present day. He profiles individuals to humanize the topics of deportation, detention, and even parent-child separation at the border. ..to be continued in 2025 😱
