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Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

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Response/Rating (1-4):
One question you would ask before a read aloud:

Reading Strategies Connection:

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Pink and Say

Bibliographic Information (APA): Polacco, P. (1994) Pink and Say. Ney York, NY: Philomel Books

Brief Annotation: This is a Civil War story of two Union Soldiers. Sheldon (Say) was wounded during battle and left for Dead when Pinkus (Pink) found him. Pink carried Say back to his mothers house. Pink’s mother Moe Moe Bay cared for both of the boys, she and Pink nursed Say back to health. They were all in danger though, with two Union soldiers in Confederate territory. The boys are forced to make a difficult decision that has both positive and negative outcomes.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Grade Level: 2-3

Readers who will like this: Readers who like history and stories of friendship.

Response/Rating (1-4): 4 out of 4. This was a very powerful book.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: Does anyone have a family story that has been told to one of your parents?

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