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Claudine Lampkin. Violet Hsieh Violet. Meagan Finley. Tony Liberati. Show More. Views Total views. Actions Shares. No notes for slide. Henry's freedom box text full 1. Henry was a slave. Henry and his brothers and sisters worked in the big house where the master lived. They are torn from the trees like slave children are torn from their families. They climbed the wide staircase. The master lay in bed with only his head above the quilt. He was very ill. He beckoned them to come closer. Some slaves were freed by their owners.

Maybe the master would set him free. Henry, I am giving you to my son. You must obey him and never tell a lie. That would have been a lie. Later that day Henry watched a bird soar high above the trees. Free bird! Happy bird! Henry thought. Henry said good-bye to his family. He looked across the field. The leaves swirled in the wind. He was good at his job.

He poked the boy with a stick. If you made a mistake, the boss would beat you. Henry was lonely. One day he met Nancy, who was shopping for her mistress. They walked and talked and agreed to meet again. Henry felt like singing. Instead, he hummed all the way home. Months later, Henry asked Nancy to be his wife.

When both their masters agreed, Henry and Nancy were married. Soon there was a little baby. Then another. And another. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse.

Henry grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North.

After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom. Score: 1. This must-read review list acts as an interactive journal where kids can document the books they read, why they like them, and how they rate them. Divided into sections by subject, from fairy tales and fantasy to sports and nonfiction, Books to Read Before You Grow Up celebrates the importance of reading and encourages family participation to develop lifelong readers.

The perfect reference guide for book lovers of all ages, Books to Read Before You Grow Up helps both kids and parents decide which books to read next! In Notebook Connections, she turns her focus to the reading workshop, showing how to transform those "couch-potato" readers into deep thinkers. Buckner's fourth-grade students use reader's notebooks as a place to document their thinking and growth, to support their thinking for group discussions, and to explore their own ideas about a text without every entry being judged as evidence of their reading progress.

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Notebook Connections leads teachers through the process of launching, developing, and fine-tuning a reader's notebook program. The room is equipped with large screen TV for your AV needs. Please call Sign up for emails and get the latest events and promotions in your inbox.

You can also check us out on social media. Skip to content. A German or Irish name meaning 'Hero' or 'Ruler of the home'. Each lesson uses children's literature to make challenging, abstract concepts relevant to children's lives, inviting them to learn these concepts while responding to a story's illustrations, theme, characters, and plot.

The lessons also demonstrate how teachers can use children's literature to meet national standards in math, science, and social studies. Chapters 1 through 5 set the stage for using picture books, discussing the effective, imaginative integration of literature into the classroom. Teachers will learn to create an environment that ensures that when children and books come together, the experience is enjoyable and thought provoking.

Chapters 6 through 9 provide individual lessons, by grade level, with detailed activities based on specific books. Score: 1. This must-read review list acts as an interactive journal where kids can document the books they read, why they like them, and how they rate them.

Divided into sections by subject, from fairy tales and fantasy to sports and nonfiction, Books to Read Before You Grow Up celebrates the importance of reading and encourages family participation to develop lifelong readers. The perfect reference guide for book lovers of all ages, Books to Read Before You Grow Up helps both kids and parents decide which books to read next!

In Notebook Connections, she turns her focus to the reading workshop, showing how to transform those "couch-potato" readers into deep thinkers. Buckner's fourth-grade students use reader's notebooks as a place to document their thinking and growth, to support their thinking for group discussions, and to explore their own ideas about a text without every entry being judged as evidence of their reading progress. Buckner describes her model as flexible enough for students to respond in a variety of ways yet structured enough to provide explicit instruction.

Notebook Connections leads teachers through the process of launching, developing, and fine-tuning a reader's notebook program.