http://www.wcmessenger.com/blogs/shelfspace/?p=355 Required Reading for Book Fanatics Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:16:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.wcmessenger.com/blogs/shelfspace/?p=355&cpage=1#comment-239 Kristen Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:23:13 +0000 http://www.wcmessenger.com/blogs/shelfspace/?p=355#comment-239 Thanks, Carla. I never thought about including a geography lesson with “Dicey’s Song,” but what a great idea! I haven’t read either of those books in many years, but talking about them makes me anxious to revisit those stores.

]]> http://www.wcmessenger.com/blogs/shelfspace/?p=355&cpage=1#comment-216 Carla Weber Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:29:34 +0000 http://www.wcmessenger.com/blogs/shelfspace/?p=355#comment-216 I really liked “Sarah, Plain and Tall” and “Dicey’s Song”. I taught both books in my junior high reading class. Not only did we learn characterizations, we learned geography as we tracked Dicey’s journey to her grandmother’s house. Also, Sarah, Plain and Tall helped my students understand life in a different time period. I too would look for the Newbery and Caldecott winners when looking for good literature to teach.

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