Whole Class Read Alouds: (click on a book to have it read to you)
Biographies are non-fiction texts that tell the story of a real person, including events that really happened throughout his or her life.
To better understand biographies, we will think about...
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Jackie Robinson"The only measure of a life is the impact you have on other’s lives."
Many of the books we're reading are written by Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson's daughter. Click the link to learn about her experience growing up with a baseball legend that broke the color barrier in professional baseball.
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John Muir
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
John Muir founded the Sierra Club to protect our natural wilderness. Check out the Boston Chapter of the Sierra Club! |
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John Muir, a Campfire Conversation