Madi's Matching Books Blog

Good evening, future educators. Tonight I am going to share with you a true treasure of a book called “ Before She Was Harriet .” This book was written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James E. Ransome. I was recommended this book when searching for a biography and I am thrilled that this was the selection offered. Harriet Tubman was an American hero in the way she saved and influenced many lives through the Underground Railroad. Everyone knows the name Harriet Tubman for that reason: the ringleader of the Underground Railroad. But what happened in her life before she was the ringleader and life saver? She wore many hats and played many roles, each serving a significant purpose. When you are teaching a social studies class or lesson, you always want to involve real life examples that the age group you are teaching can understand. This book is a biography because it has factual content about a woman who influenced history. I loved reading this book because the pictures wer...

Happy October! This month brings the cool weather, fall colors, and Halloween! I love October and everything that comes along with it. In  the preschool class I work with, we have been learning about fall themes. Since we use pumpkins a lot in the fall (picking, carving, eating, etc.), we integrated this fruit into our learning. Last week we read a cute story, watched a video, and even cut open a pumpkin to learn more about them. The story we read was a lovely book called " Pumpkin, Pumpkin " by Jeanne Titherington. As you can see by the cover, it is an illustrated book featuring a young boy. This story follows Jamie through the process of a pumpkin's life cycle. He picks a pumpkin, harvests the seeds, plants them, and watches his own pumpkin grow. Although this book is fun and illustrated, it is nonfiction because of the true story it tells. We call this literary nonfiction because it reads as a fiction storybook but also contains true facts. Reading this book in the pre...

"I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down!" Sound familiar? Of course, because everyone has read  The Story of the Three Little Pigs.  This classic was originally written by  James Halliwell-Phillipps and included in a book of nursery rhymes published in 1886 but has been retold countless times.  The Story of the Three Little Pigs  tells a cautionary tale of three pigs who leave their home to  experience  bigger things in life. The three pigs go their separate ways and build homes for themselves. The first pig carelessly built a house out of straw, the second built out of sticks, and the third out of bricks.  When a mean wolf came to find his next meal, he easily blew down the first and second pig's houses and ate them. When he got to the third pig, he was unable to blow his house down because the third pig worked hard to build a sturdy house. The wolf tried to climb in the brick house's chimney but was tricked and eaten by the thi...