Woodson, J. (2005). Show Way. Hudson Talbott. New York, NY: Penguin Group.
Brief Annotation: This book tells of the history of the author, Jacqueline Woodson’s family. Her family before her consists of many outstanding and brave black women who stood up for the rights of all people and supported the abolition of slavery and civil rights.
Genre: Fiction; Picture book; culturally diverse fiction book
Grade Level: K-4
Readers who will like this: Children who like picture books, and children of color, children interested the abolition of slavery and the civil rights movement.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4; I really loved the illustrations in this book, the story was very interesting also. This book is very easy to follow and I think would therefore be good for both older and younger students.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Is there a skill that is passed down in your family?
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