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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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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Show Way

Bio: Woodson, J.(2005). Show Way. Illus. Hudson Talbott. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Annotation: A historical representation about slavery and the challenges that came along with it through many generations. Living life as a slave and working through the hardships, Mathis May kept on living and doing what she was good at, sewing. Sewing, writing, and stories became a “Show Way” in the life of Mathis May representing the, past, present, and future of her family.

Genre: Culturally Diverse, Picture Book

Grade Level: 3-6

Readers who will like this book: Readers who like to learn about history and about slavery and the civil rights movement.

Response/Rating: (4) It was an emotional book about the struggles of slavery and the importance of family and community.

Questions: Is there still such thing as slavery? How does that make you feel? What was the civil rights movement?
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