Character education a book guide for teachers librarians and parents

Character Education This Page Intentionally Left Blank Character Education A Book Guide for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents SHARRON L McELMEEL 2002 LIBRARIES UNLIMITED Teacher Ideas Press A Division of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc Greenwood Village, Colorado Copyright © 2002 Sharron L McElmeel All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher LIBRARIES UNLIMITED Teacher Ideas Press A Division of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc 7730 East Belleview Avenue, Suite A200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 1-800-225-5800 www.lu.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McElmeel, Sharron L Character education : a book guide for teachers, librarians, and parents / Sharron L McElmeel p cm Includes bibliographical references and indexes ISBN 1-56308-884-3 (pbk.) Moral education United States Character Study and teaching (Elementary) United States Children Books and reading United States I Title LC311 M395 2002 372'.01'14 dc21 2001050751 For E.J.M This Page Intentionally Left Blank Contents INTRODUCTION xiii 1—CARING Bahr, Mary If Nathan Were Here Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn The Shaking Bag Bunting, Eve The Memory String Bunting, Eve Rudi’s Pond Carrick, Carol Upside-Down Cake Helldorfer, M C Hog Music 10 Howland, Naomi Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story 11 Jewell, Nancy Five Little Kittens 13 Lewis, Rose A I Love You Like Crazy Cakes 14 London, Jonathan Snuggle Wuggle 15 Oppenheim, Shulamith Levey The Lily Cupboard: A Story of the Holocaust 16 Rappaport, Doreen Freedom River 17 Quick Picks 19 2—CONFIDENCE Arnold, Marsha Diane The Bravest of Us All Bercaw, Edna Coe Halmoni’s Day Brown, Marc Arthur’s Underwear Cline-Ransome, Lesa Satchel Paige Cox, Judy Mean, Mean Maureen Green Gorbachev, Valeri Peter’s Picture Hopkinson, Deborah Maria’s Comet McKee, David Elmer and the Kangaroo Rodriguez, Bobbie Sarah’s Sleepover Quick Picks vii 27 27 28 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 viii CONTENTS 3—COURAGE Ajmera, Maya, and Michael J Regan Let the Games Begin! Coles, Robert The Story of Ruby Bridges Hopkinson, Deborah Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt Medearis, Michael, and Angela Shelf Medearis Daisy and the Doll Wildsmith, Brian The Bremen Town Band Quick Picks 41 41 43 45 46 47 48 4—CURIOSITY Ackerman, Karen Song and Dance Man Harrison, David L Farmer’s Garden: Rhymes for Two Voices McGrory, Anik Mouton’s Impossible Dream Park, Linda Sue Seesaw Girl Thimmesh, Catherine Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women Thomas, Jane Resh The Snoop Visconti, Guido The Genius of Leonardo Quick Picks 51 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 61 5—FLEXIBILITY Cocca-Leffler, Maryann Mr Tanen’s Ties Darrow, Sharon Old Thunder and Miss Raney Yim, Natasha Otto’s Rainy Day Quick Picks 65 66 68 68 69 6—FRIENDSHIP Adoff, Arnold The Return of Rex and Ethel Bunting, Eve I Like the Way You Are Bynum, Janie Otis Caseley, Judith Field Day Friday Polacco, Patricia The Butterfly Ross, Dave A Book of Friends Spinelli, Eileen Tea Party Today: Poems to Sip and Savor Warner, Sally Leftover Lily Quick Picks 71 71 72 74 75 77 78 78 80 81 Contents ix 7—GOALSETTING Coburn, Broughton Triumph on Everest: A Photobiography of Sir Edmund Hillary Gherman, Beverly Norman Rockwell: Storyteller with a Brush Rappaport, Doreen, and Lyndall Callan Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women Who Won the World Championship Sanderson, Ruth The Twelve Dancing Princesses Schanzer, Robyn Escaping to America: A True Story Winter, Jonah Once upon a Time in Chicago: The Story of Benny Goodman Quick Picks 85 87 89 90 91 8—HUMILITY Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise Polacco, Patricia Chicken Sunday Polacco, Patricia Luba and the Wren Quick Picks 95 95 96 98 99 83 83 84 9—HUMOR Kellogg, Steven The Three Sillies Lowell, Susan Cindy Ellen: A Wild West Cinderella Sachar, Louis Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes Quick Picks 101 102 102 104 105 10—INITIATIVE Barasch, Lynne Radio Rescue Conford, Ellen Annabel the Actress: Starring in Just a Little Extra Roop, Peter, and Connie Roop Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie Smith, Cynthia Leitich Jingle Dancer Williams, Vera B A Chair for My Mother Winter, Jeanette Follow the Drinking Gourd Quick Picks 107 107 109 109 110 112 113 114 11—INTEGRITY Adler, C S Winning Havill, Juanita Jamaica and the Substitute Teacher Johnson, D B Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Kurtz, Jane Fire on the Mountain 117 117 118 119 121 214 INDEX clichés, 164 Cline-Ransome, Lesa, 32 clothing, 67 coats, 179 Coburn, Broughton, 83 Cocca-Leffler, Maryann, 66 Cole, Brock, 171 Cole, Joanna, 67 Coles, Robert, 43 collaboration, xxiv collective biographies, xxii Collodi, Carlo, 129 Colorado River, 97 Come Back, Salmon: How a Group of Dedicated Kids Adopted Pigeon Creek and Brought It Back to Life, 108 commitment, 134 Community Action Network, xviii community circles, xxi–xxii companionship, xxiii compassion, xvi, xxiii, 1, 20, 23, 183 competition, 68, 136, 147, 148 concern, xxiii, Cone, Molly, 108 confidence, xxiii, 23, 27–39, 50, 58, 60, 105, 106, 109, 110, 115, 131, 133, 135, 154, 157, 158, 162, 165, 167, 170, 176, 182, 188, 189, 193, 201, 204, 205, 206 Conford, Ellen, 109 Conly, Jane Leslie, 46 Connecticut, 81, 129 cookbook, cooking, 39, 68, 182 Coolies, 56 Cooney, Barbara, 4, 20, 38 cooperation, xiii, xvi, xxiv, 10, 48, 70, 89, 175, 203, 204, 206, 207 cormorants, 154 counting books, 24 Courage in Our Community, 41 courage, xvi, xxiii, 28, 33, 38, 41–50, 61, 63, 91, 130, 135, 153, 154, 169, 206 Courlander, Harold, 121 courtesy, xvi cousins, 37 Covey, Stephen, xiv–xv cowboys, 103 cowgirls, 103 Cox, Judy, 33 coyotes, 131 crab cakes, 63 Crash, 136 Creative Quilting for Kids, creative thinking, 165, 167 creativity, xvi, xxiv, 71, 127, 175, 176, 178 Creeden, Sharon, 121 Crews, Donald, 62 Crocodiles, Camels and Dugout Canoes: Eight Adventurous Episodes, 64 Crummel, Susan Stevens, 208 Cummings, Linda, 191 Cummings, Pat, 191 Curie, Marie, 145 curiosity, xxiii, xxv, 20, 24, 51–64, 92, 124, 134, 136, 144, 152, 129, 193, 206 Curious George, 53 Curious Rosie, 59 Curtis, Christopher Paul, 99 Curtis, Jamie Lee, 15 Cushman, Karen, 153 da Vinci, Leonardo, 60 Daddy and Me: A Photo Story of Arthur Ashe and His Daughter, Camera, Daisy and the Doll, 46 Dalgliesh, Alice, 48 dance, 52, 111 Dancing Rainbows: A Pueblo Boys Story, 115 Danziger, Paula, 105 dare, 94 darkness, 161 Darrow, Sharon, 68 daughters, 171 David and Goliath, 161 Davidson, Margaret, 153 Day, Nancy Raines, 143 Days of Summer, The, 180 Days with Frog and Toad, 76 Day’s Work, A, 96, 126 de Chardin, Pierre Teilhard, 92 (quote) de la Mare, Walter, 102 Dear Benjamin Banneker, 170 Dear Dr Bell, Your Friend Helen Keller, 60 death, 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 71, 129, 143 decision making, 14, 129 decisions, 126 Deedy, Carmen Agra, 172 DeFelice, Cynthia C., 49, 129 deGroat, Diane, 147, 148 Demas, Corinne, 201 Demi, 98 DeMille, Cecil B., 29 Denenberg, Dennis, xxii Denmark, 82, 173 dePaola, Tomie, 12, 13, 143, 144 Department of Education initiatives, xiv dependability, xvi depression See Great Depression Index 215 der Manuelian, Peter, 151 deRegniers, Beatrice Schenk, 72, 73 Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar, 198 diligence, xvi Dinosaur Bones, 61 dinosaurs, 198, 199 Dinosaurs Are Different, 61 Dirt on Their Skirts, 86 Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women Who Won the World Championship, 85 disasters, 108, 112, 201 discipline, 32, 45, 64, 125 discrimination, 153, 170, 206 diversity, 78, 100 Divide and Rule, 148 divorce, 105, 180, 181 Dodds, Dayle Ann, 148 Dog Came Too: A True Story, A, 156 dogs, 24, 52, 64, 71, 115, 144, 156, 177, 182, 207 Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes, 104 dolls, 100, 136 Dolphin Adventure: A True Story, 154 Dolphin, Laurie, 89 dolphins, 154 Dominic, 64 Don’t Call Me Beanhead!, 124 Don’t Tell a Whopper on Fridays! The Children’s Truth Control Book, 125 Dora’s Box, 62 Dorros, Michael, 70 Doubilet, David, 191 “Doughnuts, The,” 127, 182 Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty and the Beast Tale, The, 136 Dragonling, 23 dragons, 23, 136 drama, 109 Dream Keeper and Other Poems, The, 92 drive, xxiv ducks, 62, 158 Ducky, xx Duffey, Betsy, 130 Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra, 194 Duvoisin, Roger, 53 early reader (designation), xxvi earth science, 199 eating, 159, 199 ecology, 134 Ederle, Gertrude, 185–86 Education World Lesson Planning: Ten Activities to Improve Students’ Self-Concept, xvii eephus pitch, 180 eggs, 190 Egypt, 149, 150, 151 1860s, 10 El Chino, 94 elderly, 181 Eleanor, 38 “Elephant’s Child,” 53 (quote) elephants, 23 Elfwyn’s Sage, xx Elizabeth’s Doll, 136 Elmer and the Kangaroo, 36 Elmer and the Lost Teddy, 36 Elmer and Wilbur, 36 Elmer, the Patchwork Elephant, 36, 37 Elmer’s Friends, 37 embarrassment, 31 Emeka’s Gift, An African Counting Story, 23 Emerson, Ralph, 120 empathy, xxiii, Emperor’s New Clothes, The, 127 endangered species, 124 endurance, xxiv English Channel, 185 English, Karen, 138 entertaining, 79 environment, 71, 120, 134, 158 equality, 130 Erdrich, Louise, 192 Ernst, Lisa Campbell, 68, 162, 205 escape, 18 escape artists, 123, 156 Escaping to America: A True Story, 89 Ethiopia, 121 Everglades, 49 expedition, 156 exploitation, 151, 156 exploration, 182 extinct animals, 124 Extraordinary Girls, 43 eye trick, 105 fables, 193 Fair Is Fair: World Folktales of Justice, 121 fairness, xvi, xviii fairs, 68 families, 14, 15, 24, 25, 97, 112 Families with Children from China, 15 family memories cookbook, family stories, 143, 144 family traditions, 111 216 INDEX Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurement, 39 fantasy, 133 Faraway Summer, 132 Farewell to the Farivox, 123 farm life, 193 Farmer’s Garden: Rhymes for Two Voices, 52 farms, 205 fathers and daughters, 172 Favorite Folktales from Around the World, 121 FC, fiction (designation), xxvii fear, 28 fear of darkness, 162 Fenner, Carol, 154 FH, fiction, historical (designation), xxvii fiction (designation), xxvii fiction, historical (designation), xxvii fictional characters, xxiv field day, 76 Field Day Friday, 75 Fiery, Marion, 76 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet, xxii film, 109 Final Cut, The, 151 Fine, Edith, 21 fire, 112, 115 Fire on the Mountain, 121 “Fire on the Mountain,” 121 Fire on the Mountain, and Other Stories from Ethiopia and Eritrea, The, 121 fish, 206 Fisherman and His Wife: A Brand New Version, The, 99 fishing, 154 Fitzhugh, Louise, 103 (quote) Five Little Kittens, 13 FL, folk literature (designation), xxviii Fleischman, Paul, 100 Fleischman, Sid, 130 Fleming, Candace, 181 flexibility, xxiii, 23, 49, 64, 65–70, 82, 93, 94, 100, 109, 115, 120, 133, 141, 144, 153, 174, 195 Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindbergh, 169 flights, 54 flood rescues, 108 Florida, 62 Flossie and the Fox, 166 Fly Away Home, 96, 169 flying, 169 Flying in a Hot Air Balloon, 54 folk literature, 88, 98, 102, 130, 157, 167, 199, 204, 205 African, 100, 121, 143, 175, 203 Armenian, 157 Caribbean, 135 Chinese, 136 as designation, xxviii fractured, 135, 163 French, 133 German, 48 Italian, 129 Jewish, 178 Middle Eastern, 23 Native American, 38, 105, 106, 131 158 parody, 194 Spanish, 114 folklore, 143 folklore retellings, 103 folktales, 121 Follow the Drinking Gourd, 113 food, 8, 79, 81, 127, 159, 199, 205 food in books, 12 foreshadowing, 67 forests, 61 Forever Family, A, 14, 15 forgiveness, 140, 189 Fort Dodge, Iowa, xviii Fossils of Long Ago, 61 foster family, 140 Fox, Mem, 21, 51, 52, 139, 181 fractured tales, 103 France, 54, 77, 133, 188 Franklin Covey, xiv–xv Frederick, 203, 204 Frederick Douglass and Samuel Morse, 108 Frederick’s Fables, 204 Freedman, Florence B., 90 Freedman, Russell, xxv, 58, 85, 209 freedom, 89 Freedom River, 17 Friedrich, Elizabeth, 205 friends, friendship, xiii, xxiii, 3, 6, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36, 49, 52, 59, 62, 71–82, 91, 97, 104, 105, 118, 120, 132, 135, 136, 144, 152, 153, 162, 165, 168, 169, 177, 181, 189, 195, 199, 205, 206, 207, 208 Fritz, Jean, xxv, 187, 192, 209 Frog and Toad All Year, 76 Frog and Toad Are Friends, 76 Frog and Toad series, xxvi, 72 Frog and Toad Together, 76 From Path to Highway: The Story of the Boston Post Road, 11 Index 217 From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler, 89, 142 Full Court Fever, 180 full-length (designation), xxvii furniture, 112 Galdone, Paul, 13, 14, 130 gangs, 93 gardening, 93 gardens, 52, 100 generosity, xvi, 157 Genius of Leonardo, The, 59 geography, 156 geology, 63 George and Martha, 73, 76 George and Martha Back in Town, 73, 76 George and Martha Encore, 73, 76 George and Martha One Fine Day, 73, 76 George and Martha Rise and Shine, 73, 76 George and Martha Round and Round, 73, 76 George and Martha Tons of Fun, 73, 76 George and Martha series, 72 George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends, 76 Georgia Department of Education, xvi German occupation, 77 Gherman, Beverly, 84 Giant Jam Sandwich, The, 207 Gibbons, Gail, 11 Gift of the Magi, The, 21 gifts, 10, 22 Gilman, Phoebe, 179 Gingerbread Boy, The, xx Girl of the Limberlost, A, 186 Girls & Young Women Inventing: Twenty True Stories About Inventors Plus How You Can Be One Yourself, 58 Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women, 57 Glo-paper, 57 Glover, Wayne, 154 goals, 87 goalsetting, xv, xxiii, 15, 32, 38, 39, 45, 58 83–94, 60, 64, 70 99, 100, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 123, 128, 131, 133, 135, 147 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 168, 170 156, 182, 183, 186, 188, 205, 208 Goat in My Rug by Geraldine, The, xx Goble, Paul, 7, 8, 38, 39, 105, 131 Godden, Rumer, 98 Gold Coin, The, 114 Golden Glove, The, 38 “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” 163 Goldilocks Returns, 162 Golenbock, Peter, 92, 206 Good and Perfect Gifts: An Illustrated Retelling of O Henry’s the Gift of the Magi, 22 Good Ideas to Help Young People Develop Good Character, xvii Good Luck Cat, The, 163 Good Luck, Mrs K.!, 20 Good Times on Grandfather Mountain, 162 Goodall, Jane, 191 Goodman, Benny, 90 Gorbachev, Valeri, 34 Gormley, Beatrice, 35 Gourse, Leslie, 91 Grandfather Tang’s Story, 176 grandfathers, 144 Grandmother Bryant’s Pocket, 114 grandmothers, 62, 95, 96, 143, 165 grandparents, 22, 24, 25, 29, 3, 52, 100, 136, 181 Grandparents Day, 29, 30 Great Depression, 19, 70, 193, 205 Great Divide, The, 148 Great Houdini, The, 123, 156 greed, 98 Greenfield, Monica, 142 grief, 1, 129 grieving, 71 Grimm Brothers, 87, 88 Grimm, Jacob, 48, 88 Grimm, Wilhelm, 48, 88 Grote, Joann, 188 guitar, 55 gumption, xxiv Hader, Berta, 76 Hader, Elmer, 76 Hall, Donald, 81 Halloween, 207 Halmoni’s Day, 28 Hamilton, Virginia, 18, 46, 192 Hancock, Henry, xiii (quote) Handful of Seeds, A, 155 Hanel, Wolfram, 7, Hank Aaron, Brave in Every Way, 92 Hansen, Jeri, 79 Hanukkah, 141, 142 Harjo, Joy, 163 Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild, 139 Harrison, David L., 52 Harrison, Julie M., Hatchet, 182 hats, 63 218 INDEX Havill, Juanita, 118, 119 healing, 23 health, 169 health problems, 144 Hedderwick, Mairi, 69 Helldorfer, M.C., 10 helpfulness, xvi helping, 177 Henkes, Kevin, 164, 193 Henry David Thoreau: In Step with Nature, 120 Henry Hikes to Fitchburg, 119 Henry, O., 21 Herbie Jones and the Dark Attic, 37 hero, 64 heroes, 41 Hershey, Milton, xxii Hesse, Karen, 168 (quote) Hest, Amy, 22 Hey, New Kid!, 130 Hiding from the Nazis, 17, 173 hiding places, 17 hieroglyphics, 149, 150, 151 Hieroglyphs from A to Z: A Rhyming Book with Ancient Egyptian Stencil for Kids, 151 Hill, Elizabeth Starr, 154 Hilton, James, 30 Himalayas, 84 Himmelman, John, 132 Hirsch, Beverly, 201 Hirschman, Susan, 74 Hoban, Russell, 132 Hoberman, Mary Ann, 102 Hoenig, Christopher, 174 Hog Music, 10 holiday traditions, 25 holidays, 19, 81, 105, 127, 142, 207 Holland, 17 Holocaust, 17, 50, 77, 82, 173 Holt, Kimberly Willis, 193 homelessness, 132 Homer Price, 127, 182 Homeward Bounders, The, 162 Honest Tulio, 132 Honest-to-Goodness Truth, The, 124 honesty, xiii, xvi, xxiv, 34, 47, 49, 114, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 151, 182, 182 honoring justice, xiii, 38, 39, 82, 121, 123, 131, 132, 133, 135, 158, 173 Hooks, William H., 189 Hooray for Grandparent’s Day!, 28–29, 30 hopefulness, xxiv Hopkinson, Deborah, 35, 39, 45, 90, 110, 113, 155 Horseback on the Boston Post Road, 1704, 11 horses, 183 Horton Hatches an Egg, 190 Horton Hears a Who, 190 Hot Air Balloons, 54 hot-air balloons, 54 Houdini, 122 How Joe the Bear and Sam the Mouse Got Together, 73 How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them, 72 How to Eat Fried Worms, 94 Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, 63 Howe, Deborah, 206 Howe, James, 206 Howland, Naomi, 11 Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane, 111 Hudson, John, 108 Hughes, Langston, 92 Hughes, Monica, 155 hugs, 16 humility, xxiv, 19, 25, 95–100, 102, 115, 130, 135, 136, 152, 157, 168, 193, 193, 206 hummingbirds, 62 humor, xix–xxi, xxiv, 20, 23, 25, 31, 49, 67, 76, 80, 81, 94, 109, 101–6, 130, 135, 159, 171, 174, 193, 195 Hurricane!, 201 hurricanes, 28, 201 Hurry!, 123 Hurst, Carol Otis, 63 Hurwitz, Johanna, 104, 132 Hutchins, Hazel, 133 Hyman, Trina Schart, 166 I, informational (designation), xxvii I Did It, I’m Sorry, 129 I Like the Way You Are, 72 I Love You Like Crazy Cakes, 14 I’m Sorry, Almira Ann, 188 If Nathan Were Here, Iktomi and the Berries: A Plains Indian Story, 105 Iktomi and the Boulder: A Plains Indian Story, 38, 39 Iktomi and the Buffalo Skull: A Plains Indian Story, 131 Iktomi and the Coyote: A Plains Indian Story, 131 Iktomi and the Ducks: A Plains Indian Story, 131 Index 219 Iktomi Loses His Eyes: A Plains Indian Story, 105 illness, 129, 136, 168, 169 illusion, 105 illustration, 85 imagination, 103 immigration, 89, 179 implementation, xviii importance (of character education), xiii In the Month of Kislev: A Story for Hanukkah, 121 Indianapolis, Indiana, xviii informational (designation), xxvii ingenuity, xxiv, 167 initiative, xv, xxiv, xxv, 18, 25, 35, 50, 70, 91, 93, 94, 97, 107–15, 133, 154, 158, 170, 178, 182, 183, 192, 193, 194, 199, 207, 208 inquisitiveness, xxiii insects, 207 instrument, 55 integration, 44 integrity, xiii, xxiv, 10, 19, 23, 25, 50, 56, 59, 77, 81, 82, 92, 97, 100, 115, 117–36, 132, 144, 151, 156, 157, 163, 168, 183, 190, 192, 194, 206, 207 intergenerational, 52 intergenerational friendship, 97 introduction, xiii–xxviii Inupiaq, 181, 182 invention grid, 57 inventions, 58, 59, 60 inventors, 58, 60, 170 Iowa, 91, 123, 124 Ira Sleeps Over, 37 Irish pudding, 174 Is It Hanukkah Yet?, 141 Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 128 It Was Halloween Night: A Scary Math Story—With Tangrams, 176 Jack and the Robbers, 47, 48 Jack Tales, 48 Jackson, Andrew, 45 (quote) Jaffe, Nina, 121 Jahn-Clough, Lisa, 173 Jamaica and Brianna, 119 Jamaica and the Substitute Teacher, 118 Jamaica Finds, 119 Jamaica Tag-Along, 119 Japanese Americans, 183 Japanese history, 50 Jar of Fools: Eight Stories from Chelm, The, 172 jazz, 55, 90, 91, 152, 194 Jewell, Nancy, 13 jewelry, 182 Jewish Americans, 132 Jewish culture, 132 Jewish customs, 82 Jewish folk literature, 12 Jews, 50, 173 Jingle Dancer, The, 110 Jip: His Story, 24 jobs, 19, 194 John Muir, Wilderness Protector, 158 John, Viscount Morley, xxviii (quote) Johnson, D.B., 119 Johnston, Tony, 90, 114 jokes, 104 Jones, Charlotte Foltz, 60, 174 Jordan, Michael, 27 (quote) Jordan-Wong, Jennifer, 15 Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, 178 Joubert, Beverly, 191 Joubert, Dereck, 191 joyfulness, xvi Judaism, 77, 82 Judge Judy Sheindlin’s Win or Lose by How You Choose!, 126 Judge Judy Sheindlin’s You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover: Cool Rules for School, 126 Jukes, Mavis, 5, 140 June 24, 115 Junebug, 93 Just Plain Fancy, 125 Just So Stories, 53 justice, 23, 129, 193 kangaroos, 36 Karnes, Frances A., 58 Karr, Kathleen, 54 Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend, 50 Kate Shelly and the Midnight Express, 50 Katie Morag’s Rainy Day Book, 69 Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, 109 Kehret, Peg, 169 Keller, Helen, 59 Kellogg, Steven, 71, 72, 102, 172 Kentucky, 94 Kerby, Mona, 108 Kerr, M.E., 29 Ketteman, Helen, 140 Kid Coach, The, 204 Kimmel, Eric A., 22, 133, 172 kindness, xvi, 10 King, Martin Luther, Jr., xix, 84 220 INDEX Kipling, Rudyard, 53 (quote) Kirk, David, 80 Kiss for Little Bear, A, 34 kittens, 14 Kline, Suzy, 37 Knight, Eric, 123 (quote) Koller, Jackie French, 23 Konigsburg, E.L., 89 (quote), 142 (quote) Korea, 56 Korean Americans, 30 Korean traditions, 56 Kramer, Sydelle A., 84 Krauss, Ruth, 155 Krulik, Nancy E., 141 Krull, Kathleen, 85, 93, 167, 186 Kulling, Monica, 123, 156 Kurtz, Jane, 121, 143, 188 Kvasnosky, Laura McGee, 23 Kwanzaa, 203 Lafayette, 188 Lafayette: Hero of Two Nations, 188 Lafayette, Marquis de, 187 Lalicki, Tom, 122 Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called FISH The, 181 Lane, Rose Wilder, 76 Lasky, Kathryn, xxv, 86, 201, 202 Lassie Come Home, 123 Last Supper, The, 60 Later Gator, 195 Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story, 11 Law, Ruth, 186 Lawlor, Laurie, 11 Leach, Molly, 79 Leah’s Pony, 205 Leftover Lily, 80 leopards, 175 Leslau, Wolf, 121 Lester, Julius, 90 Let the Games Begin!, 41 Let’s Have a Tea Party, 80 Levi’s jeans, 174 Lewin, Ted, 56 Lewis, C.S., 133 Lewis, E.B., 86 Lewis, Rose A., 14 Librarian Who Measured the Earth, The, xxv Libraries for the Future, 44 library, 153 Like Jake and Me, 5, 140 Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, 164, 193 Lily Cupboard: A Story of the Holocaust, 16 Line, Joanne Larsen, 3, Lion’s Whiskers, The, 143 Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The, 133 Lionni, Leo, 198, 204, 206 Lipman, David, 32 literacy, 25, 96 Lithuania, 50 Little Bear series, xxvi Little Engine That Could, The, 39 Little Green, 62 Little House in the Big Woods, 76 Little Red Hen, The, 130 Little Scarecrow Boy, The, 152 Little Seven-Colored Horse, The, 157 Lobel, Arnold, xxvi, 23, 72, 76 London, Jonathan, 15 Long Way Westward, The, 189 Lookin’ for Bird in the Big City, 91, 152 Lorax, The, 13 (quote) Lorbiecki, Marybeth, 49 Lord, John Vernon, 207 Lost Princess, The, 188 lost pets, 164 Lostman’s River, 49 Lou Gehrig, the Luckiest Man, 168 Lowell, Susan, 102, 103 Lowry, Lois, 82 loyalty, xiii, xvi, xxiv, 49, 190 Luba and the Wren, 98 lupine seeds, lying, 129, 130 Lyon, George Ella, 28 Ma, Yo-Yo, xxii MacCarone, Grace, 176 MacDonald, George, 188 MacDonald, Margaret Read, 99 Macdonald, Maryann, 124 MacLachlan, Patricia, 5, 134, 141 Madeline Island, 192 magic cooking pots, 12 Magic Porridge Pot, 13 Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip, The, 67 Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, The, 67 Magic School Bus Explores the Senses, The, 67 Magic School Bus in the Times of the Dinosaurs, The, 67 Magic School Bus Inside a Bee Hive, The, 67 Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane, The, 67 Magic School Bus Inside the Earth, The, 67 Index 221 Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body, The, 67 Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, The, 67 Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor, The, 67 magicians, 122, 123, 156 Mahy, Margaret, 203 Maine, 63 Maine pioneers, 134 Making Minestrone, 199 Mama, Mama One, Mama Two, 140, 141 Man Named Thoreau, A, 120 manners, 79 Manson, Ainslie, 156 maple sap, 200 maple sugar, 200, 202 March, Valerie, 176 Margaret Knight: Girl Inventor, 60 Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astronomer, 35 Marianthe’s Story: Painted Words, Spoken Memories, 48 Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity, 145 Marie’s Comet, 35 Marshall, James, 72, 73, 76 Martin, Jacqueline Briggs, 93, 114, 156, 162, 181 Marvin Redpost Alone in His Teacher’s House, 135 Marx, Robert, 107 Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories, 94 Math Curse, 79 mathematician, 170 mathematics, 3, 24, 39, 148, 176 Matthews, Tom L., 59 Mauser, Pat Rhoads, 33 Max and Ruby’s Midas Another Greek Myth, 194 Max’s Breakfast, 159 May, Kathy L., 201 Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever: A Great Baseball Player Tells the Hilarious Story Behind the Legend, 32 McCloskey, Robert, 61, 63, 127, 182 McCully, Emily Arnold, 123 McDermott, Gerald, xx, 99, 203 McFadden, Clive, 54 McGill, Alice, 56 McGovern, Ann, 200 McGrory, Anik, 53 McKee, David, 36, 37 McKissack, Fredrick, xxv, 32, 209 McKissack, Patricia, xxv, 32, 124, 125, 166, 209 McMahon, Patricia, 56 McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino, 35 McQuade, Marian, 30 Mead, Alice, 93 Mean, Mean Maureen Green, 33 measurements, 39 Medal of Courage, 43 Medal of Honor, 43 Medearis, Angela Shelf, 46, 202, 193 Medearis, Michael, 46 mehndi, 138 Mehndi: The Timeless Art of Henna Painting, 139 memories, 5, 143, 179, 181 Memory Box, The, Memory Coat, The, 179 Memory String, The, 5, 140, 141 Merton, Thomas, 99 (quote) Mexican Americans, 127 mice, 157, 165 Michelangelo, 60 Michener, James A., xiii (quote) Midwest, 134 Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum, xviii Mills, Lauren A., 180 Minard, Rosemary, 167 Minarik, Else Homelund, xxvi, 34 Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman, 19, 46 Miss Rumphius, 4, 20 Miss Spider’s Tea Party, 80 Missing Molly, 173 Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be, 60, 174 Mister and Me, 193 Mitchell, Margaree King, 70 Mitchell, Maria, 35 Mochizuki, Ken, 49 modesty, xxiv molasses making, 202 See also syrup making Molasses Man, 201 Mollel, Tololwa, 142, 175 Molly Bannaky, 56 Mona Lisa, 60 Montgolfier, Jacque Etienne, 53 Montgolfier, Joseph Michel, 53 morality, xxiv More Hugs, 16 Morse Code, 107, 108 222 INDEX Moser, Adolph, 125 Moser, Barry, 22 mosquitoes, 207 mothers, 140 mothers and daughters, 136 motivation, 170 Mott, Evelyn Clarke, 115 Mott, Lucinda, 128 Mount Everest, 83 mountain climbing, 84 Mouton’s Impossible Dream, 53 Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne, Mr Lincoln’s Way, 17 Mr Putter & Tabby Feed the Fish, 177 Mr Putter & Tabby Fly the Plane, 24, 177 Mr Putter & Tabby Paint the Porch, 177 Mr Putter & Tabby Row the Boat, 177 Mr Putter & Tabby Take the Train, 178 Mr Putter & Tabby Toot the Horn, 178 Mr Tanen’s Ties, 66 Mrs Katz and Tush, 82 Mud Flat Mystery, The, 59 Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, 100 Muldrow, Diane, 88 Murphy, Stuart J., 148 muscular dystrophy, 144 Museum of Tolerance, 173 music, 52, 91, 152, 154, 194 musicians, 48 My Brother, Ant, 20 My Buddy, 144 My Hero—Features, xvii My Hero Project, 44 Nadia’s Hands, 138 Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs, 143 Napoli, Donna Jo, 144 National Grandparents Day Web Site, 30 National Inventors Hall of Fame, 54 National Public Road, 10 National Schools of Character Awards Program, xvii Native American traditions, 115 Native Americans, 49, 70, 111, 115, 131, 158, 192 nature, 71, 93, 120 Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds, 182 Nazi occupation, 82 Nazis, 77, 82 neighborliness, 10 neighbors, 100 Nepal, 83, 84 New Coat for Anna, A, 180 New Mexico, 115 New Suns Will Rise: From the Diaries of Henry David Thoreau, 120 New York, 152 New Zealand, 83 newspaper, 194 night, 144 Night Crossing, The, 17 Night Noises, 21 Night of the Twister, The, 28 1900s, 132 No Dinner! The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin, 165 Nobel Prize, 145 Norgay, Tenzing, 83 Norman Rockwell: Storyteller With a Brush, 84 Not My Dog, 24 Not So Wicked Stepmother, a Book for Children and Adults, The, Not Yet, Yvette, 140 Novacek, Michael, 191 Now One Foot, Now the Other, 144 Number the Stars, 82 nursery rhymes, 208 nursing, 65, 94 nutrition, 159 oaks, 93 Of Hope, Courage, and Life, 47 Off the Rim, 91 Officer Buckle and Gloria, 207 Ojibwa, 192 Old Thunder and Miss Raney, 68 Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin, The, 166 “Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin, The,” 166 Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle, The, 98, 99 Olympic Games, 93 Olympics, 167 On My Honor, 118 On the Line, 91–92 Once Upon a Time in Chicago: The Story of Benny Goodman, 90 100 Most Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators, 15 One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo, The, 20 One Lucky Girl, 28 One More Time, Mama, 137 Onyefulu, Ifeoma, 23 Oppenheim, Shulamith Levey, 16 oppression, 89 Index 223 optimism, xxiv orchestra, 204 Oregon Trail, 189 orientation, 70 Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story, 158 orphans, 25, 158 Osofsky, Audrey, 144 Otis, 74 Otto’s Rainy Day, 68 Our Journey from Tibet: Based on a True Story, 89 Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille, xxv, 58, 209 Out of the Dust, 168 Owl Moon, 144, 166 owls, 144 Paek, Min, 124 Paige, LeRoy, 32 painting, 177 Pakistani, 138 “Pandora’s Box,” 62 Paperboy, The, 194 parents, 62, 193 Park, Linda Sue, 54, 55 Parker, John, 17, 18 Parks, Rosa, xxv, 209 Partnerships in Character Education Project, xiv, xvi Pasachoff, Naomi, 145 Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story, 49 patent inventions, 57 Paterson, Katherine, 24 patience, xvi, xxiv, 24, 49, 80, 93, 96, 135, 137–45, 151, 154, 164, 170, 181, 190, 192, 198, 200, 202 Paulsen, Gary, 182 Peacebound Trains, 56 peacocks, 125 Peale, Norman Vincent, 98 (quote) Peet, Bill, 134 Pei, I.M., xxii People Could Fly: American Black Folktales, The, 18, 46 Peppe the Lamplighter, 191 perseverance, xiii, xvi, xxi, xxiv, xxv, 19, 24, 25, 38, 39, 44, 49, 63, 70, 91, 93, 70, 105, 106, 109, 112, 131, 134, 144, 147–59, 167, 168, 169, 176, 181, 182, 190, 192, 194, 204, 205, 208 persistence, xiii, xxiv, 18, 29, 30, 35, 39, 52, 63, 68, 70, 77, 85, 91, 111, 112, 114, 123, 141, 143, 148, 151, 152, 156, 168, 176, 186, 188, 206 personal narratives, 138 Peter’s Picture, 34 pets, 24 Petunia, 53 Phelps, Ethel Johnston, 167 photography, 86 physical education, 36, 81, 91, 92, 93 physical education, 118, 128, 152, 168, 180, 186 Picking Peas for a Penny, 193 picture book (designation), xxvi Picture Book of Harriet Tubman, A, 18, 46 Pigeon Creek, 108 pigs, 75 Pilegard, Virginia Walton, 175 Pilkey, Dav, 194 pineapple upside-down cake, (recipe) Pink and Say, xxi, xxii, 77, 134 Pinkney, Andrea, 170, 194 Pinocchio, 129 Pioneer Cat, 189 Pioneer Girl, 76 pioneer life, 19 pioneers, 153 Piper, Watty, 39 Pitt, William, 36 (quote) planning, xxiii Playoff Dreams, 168 poetry, 74, 92, 193 Polacco, Patricia, xxi, 15, 17, 33, 37, 50, 77, 82, 96, 97, 98, 100, 111, 134 Poland, 89 police officers, 207 polio, 93, 169 pollution, 134 Poole, Amy Lowry, 203 Poppleton Pig, 72 Poppy, 151 positive attitude, xiii, xxiv, 2, 8, 20, 23, 24, 28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 44, 45, 50, 63, 81, 82, 92, 94, 105, 106, 120, 130, 131, 132, 134, 136, 144, 151, 154, 156, 157, 158, 161–70, 182, 188, 194, 199, 156 positive self-esteem, xxiii potato pancakes, 11 Potlatch: A Tsimshion Celebration, 111 Pourquoi Tales: The Cat’s Purr, Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together, The Fire Bringer, 75 224 INDEX powwows, 111, 131 prairie dogs, 131 prejudice, 17, 49, 92, 153 Prelutsky, Jack, 74 President Builds a House: The Work of Habitat for Humanity, The, pride, 47 principals, 67 Private Lily, 81 problem solving (creativity), xiii, xxiv, 12, 17, 20, 22, 23, 33, 49, 56, 62, 75, 77, 80, 82, 92, 94, 100, 108, 114, 115, 121, 124, 130, 133, 134, 136, 143, 154, 157, 159, 165, 171–83, 193, 194, 198, 204, 205, 206, 207 Profiles of Courage, 43 pueblo, 115 Pueblo Storyteller, 111 Pulling the Lion’s Tail, 143 pumpkin, 207 punctuality, xvi pursuit of happiness, xiii pysanky eggs, 97 Quilt It for Kids: 11 Quilt Projects—Sports, Fantasy, and Animal Themes—Quilts for Children of All Ages, quilt making, Quiltmaker’s Gift, The, 2, quilts, 68 Quilts from the Quiltmaker’s Gift: 20 Traditional Patterns for a New Generation of Generous Quiltmakers, 3, rabbits, 175 race relations, 92, 93, 99, 135, 153, 170, 183, 206 Radio Rescue, 107 Rag Coat, The, 180 rain, 69 rainy days, 69 Raising Sweetness, 25 Rappaport, Doreen, 17, 85 Rasco and the Rats of NIMH, 46 Rathmann, Peggy, 207 Ray, Jane, 88 reading, 25, 96 Reading Together Green: Taking Off, 166 Recheka’s Eggs, 97 recipe, recycling, 178 Regan, Michael J., 41 Reinhard, Johan, 191 Relatives Came, The, 25 rescue, 154 resolve, xxiii resourcefulness, 179 respect, xvi, xviii respect for the environment, xvi responsibility, xvi, xviii, 118 retelling, 135 Return of Rex and Ethel, The, 71 Revolutionary War (United States), 188 Rey, H.A., 53 Rey, Margret, 53 rhyming words, 16 “Rich Man, Poor Man,” 121 Rickey, Branch, xxii Riding Freedom, 183 Ring, Elizabeth, 120 rite of passage, 70 Roadrunner’s Dance, 197 Roberts, Bethany, 142 Robinson, Jackie, xxii, 84 rocks, 63 Rocks in His Head, 63 Rockwell, Norman, 84–85 Rockwell, Thomas, 94 Rodowsky, Colby, 24 Rodriguez, Bobbie, 37 Rolling Harvey Downhill, 74 Rooftop Astronomer: A Story About Maria Mitchell, 35 Roop, Connie, 109 Roop, Peter, 109 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 38, 58 Roosevelt, Franklin D., 30, 58 Roscoe, Lorraine, xxii Rosie and the Poor Rabbits, 124 Ross, Dave, 16, 78 Roughing It on the Oregon Trail, 189 Ruby Bridges, 44 Ruckman, Ivy, 28 Rudi’s Pond, 2, 6, Rudolph, Wilma, 84–85, 93, 167, 186 Rumford, James, 149, 150 rural living, 115 Russian culture, 179 Russian folk literature, 12 Ruth, Babe, 81, 84–85 Ruth Law Thrills a Nation, 186 Ryan, Pam Muñoz, 183 Ryden, Hope, 124 Rylant, Cynthia, xx, 24, 25, 52, 72, 177 Sachar, Louis, 104, 135 Sacramento Bee, 114 Index 225 safety, 207 Salk, Jonas, 48–49, 84 Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt, 68 Samuel F.B Morse: Artist with a Message, 108 San Souci, Robert D., 50, 135, 157 Sanderson, Ruth, 87 Sandfield, Steve, 179 Sandin, Joan, 189 Sarah, Plain, and Tall, 134 Sarah’s Sleepover, 37 Satchel Paige: The Best Arm in Baseball, 32 Say, Allen, 94 Schanzer, Robyn, 89 Schick, Eleanor, school, 67, 104, 118, 193 pride, xvi stories, 20, 105, 130 Schroeder, Alan, 19, 46 Schroeder, Becky, 57 science, 35, 58, 60, 62, 63, 93, 124, 129, 154, 156, 169, 181, 201 scientists, 198, 199 Scieszka, Jon, 79, 135 seasons, 138 Seedfolks, 100 Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs, 149 Sees Behind Trees, 70 Seesaw Girl, 54 Seitz, Frederick, 64 (quote) self, 64 self-assurance, xxiii self-control, xvi, xxiv self-discipline, xxiv, 62, 92, 93, 94, 99, 100, 121, 130, 140, 142, 144, 151, 153, 169, 183, 185–95, 192, 204 Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong Women, The, 166 service learning projects, 25 service project, Seuss, Dr., 13 (quote), 190 Seven Chinese Brothers, 203 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, xiv, xv Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic, xiv Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story, 202 Sewell, Rip, 180 Shadow of a Bull, 50 Shaking Bag, The, Sheindlin, Judy, 126 Sherpa, 83 Shiloh Season, 182 Shingbiss: An Ojibwe Legend, 158 shipwreck, 151 Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: Shackleton’s Amazing Voyage, 151 “Shoemaker and the Elves, The,” 103 Shoes from Grandpa, 21 shortness, 180 siblings, 20, 23, 28 Sideways Stories from Wayside School, 104 sight, 70, 106 Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story, 25 Silverman, Erica, 207 Singer, Isaac Bashevis, xxiii Sir Edmund Hilary: To Everett and Beyond, 84 Sister Anne’s Hands, 49 sisters, 181 slavery, 45 slaves, 18 sleepovers, 37 small business, 70 Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, 169 smallpox, 192 Smith, Cynthia Leitich, 110 Smith, Cyril Stanley, 57 (quote) Smith, Lane, 79 snakes, 198 Snoop, The, 58 snow, 156 Snowflake Bentley, 132 Snowflake Bentley, 156 Snuggle Wuggle, 15 social studies, 203 Soentpiet, Chris K., 56 Something from Nothing, 179 Something Special for Me, 112, 113 Song and Dance Man, 51 sorghum cane, 202 Sorrentino, Scott, 44 Soto, Gary, 127 Souhami, Jessica, 165 soup, 205 Spellbinder: The Life of Harry Houdini, 122 Spindler, Ailsa, 54 Spinelli, Eileen, 78 Spinelli, Jerry, 136 Spirit Island, 192 sports, 76, 81, 91, 92, 93, 118, 152, 168, 180, 186, 206 sportsmanship, xvi Spy in the Sky, 54 St George, Judith, 60 Stanley, Diane, 25, 60, 189 Stanton, Elizabeth, xxv, 128, 209 226 INDEX Strauss, Levi, 174 Steig, William, 64 Stellaluna, 69 stepfamilies, 141 stepparents, 5, 193 Steptoe, John, 100, 157 Stevens, Janet, 208 Stevenson, James, 59 Stevenson, Suçie, 88 Stewart, Whitney, 84 Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The, 79 “Stone Soup,” 199 Stone Soup (Brown), 200, 205 Stone Soup (McGovern), 200 Stonecutter, The, 98 Stonecutter: A Japanese Folktale, The, 99 storms, 50, 201 Story of Dr Wassell, The, 30 Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball, The, 153 Story of Johnny Appleseed, The, 19 Story of Jumping Mouse, The, 157 Story of Ruby Bridges, The, 43 Story Puzzles: Tales in the Tangram Tradition, 176 Stott, Dorothy, 14 Stratton-Porter, Gene, 186 Strega Nona, 12, 13 strength, xxiii stroke, 136 strong women, 167 Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie, 136 Subira, Subira, 142 substitute teachers, 118 success, 70 success orientation, 23, 32, 38, 39, 45, 64, 85, 92, 94, 99, 105, 106, 111, 131, 133 147, 148, 151, 153, 154, 156, 158, 169, 182, 194, 201 Sugarbush Spring, 200, 202 Sugaring Season: Making Maple Sugar, 200, 202 Sugaring Time, 201, 202 summer, 62, 181 superstitions, 129 supporting character education, xx survival, 151, 182 survival stories, 182 Sweeper in the Sky: The Life of Maria Mitchell, 35 Sweet and Sour Lily, 81 Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, 45, 90, 113 sweets, 194 swimming, 185–86, 206 Swimmy, 198, 206 Switch on the Night, 161 syrup making, 200 See also molasses making TA, true account (designation), xxviii T.J.’s Secret Pitch, 180 Taback, Simms, 178 Talking With Adventurers: Conversations with…, 191 tangram puzzles, 176 Tanzania, 136 143 Tchana, Katrin, 166 tea party, 78, 79 Tea Party Today: Poems to Sip and Savor, 78 teachers, 20, 67 Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange, xvii Teammates, 206 teamwork, xiii, xxiv, 23, 32, 48, 62, 68, 77, 82, 86, 89, 93, 94, 111, 130, 144, 152, 153, 165, 168, 173, 175, 180, 182, 183, 197–208 teasing, 17 teddy bears, 61 Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, 15 tenacity, xxiii tennis, 118 Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust, 16, 17 Tewa Indian, 115 Texans Building Character, xvii Thank You, Mr Falker, 77 Thanksgiving, 81, 105 thieves, 48 Thimmesh, Catherine, 57 thinking skills, xiii This Strange New Feeling, 90 Thomas, Danny, 6–7 Thomas, Jane Resh, 58 Thoreau, Henry David, 119, 120 Three Little Javelinas, The, 103 Three Little Kittens, 13, 14 “Three Little Pigs,” 103 Three Pigs, One Wolf, and Seven Magic Shapes, 176 Three Princes: A Tale from the Middle East, 22 Three Sacks of Truth: A Story from France, 133 Three Sillies, The (de la Mare), 102 Three Sillies, The (Kellogg), 102, 172 Through My Eyes, 44 Thundercake, 37, 50 Index 227 Tibet, 83, 84, 181 Tikvah Means Hope, 97 Time 100: Heroes & Icons—Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay, 84 Titus, Eve, 73 To Dinner, for Dinner, 175 To the Top! Climbing the World’s Highest Mountain, 84 tolerance, xvi, xxiv, 49 Toll House cookies, 57, 65, 66 Tompert, Ann, 176 Too Many Tamales, 127 tornadoes, 28, 68 toys, 24, 62 track and field, 93 trade, 132 traditions, holiday, 25 Jewish, 142 Native American, 111 Pakistani, 138 trains, 39, 50, 62 transitional (designation), xxvii travel, 10 travel adventures, 64 trees, 93 trickery, 205 trickster tales, 38, 39, 105, 106, 131 Triumph on Everest: A Photobiography of Sir Edmund Hillary, 83 Trouble with Trolls, 128 True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A Wolf, The, 79, 135 true account (designation), xxviii trust, 12, 133 trust-worthiness, xviii truth, 129 tuberculosis, 129 Tubesing, Nancy Loving, Tubman, Harriet, 113 Tucker, Tom, 60 Turkey for Thanksgiving, A, 81 Turner, Ted, 99 (quote) Twain, Mark, 42 (quote) Twelve Dancing Princesses, The, 87, 88 Twelve Dancing Princesses: A Fairy Tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, The, 88 Twelve Dancing Princesses: A Fairy Tale by the Brothers Grimm, The, 88 Twister, 28 Two Sillies, The, 102 Two Tickets to Freedom: The True Story of Ellen and William Craft, Fugitive Slaves, 90 U.S history, 18, 19, 24, 38, 44, 45, 47, 63, 99, 135, 153, 158, 170, 183, 189, 193, 205 Ukrainian culture, 97, 98 Uncle Elephant, 23 Uncle Jed’s Barbershop, 70 uncles, 23 Under the Lemon Moon, 21 Under the Quilt of Night, 90, 113 Underground Railroad, 18, 45 uniforms, 86 United Nations, 58 unpretentiousness, xxiv Upside-Down Cake, 2, values, xiii Van Laan, Nancy, 158 Vanroyen-Morgan, Mary, 59 vaudeville, 51 Vaughn, Marcia, 110 Venable, Leslie Allgood, Vermont, 132 Visconti, Guido, 59 Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker, 86 Waber, Bernard, 37 Wadsworth, Ginger, 158 Wagon, The, 90, 114 Wagon Wheels, 189 Waiting for Christmas (Greenfield), 142 Waiting-for-Christmas (Roberts), 142 Wakefield, Ruth, 57, 65 Walker, Jim, 110 Walker, Richard, 175 Walker, Sarah Breedlove, 86 walking, 144 Warlord’s Puzzle, The, 175 “Warmth of a Fire, The,” 121 Warner, Sally, 80, 81 Warren, Andrea, 158 Warren, Earl, Chief Justice, U.S Supreme Court, xvii (quote) Washington, Booker T., xiv (quote) Washington D.C., 170 Wassell, Dr Corydon M., 29 Watsons Go to Birmingham, The, 99 weather, 201 Weave of Words: An Armenian Tale, 157 Wednesday Surprise, The, 95 Weidt, Maryann, 152 Welcome, Comfort, 33 Wells, Rosemary, 94, 99, 159, 183, 194 Wemberly Worried, 164 228 INDEX West, Rick C., 191 West African customs, 203 Westside Elementary, xvi westward movement, 189, 192 westward expansion, 153 Wetterer, Margaret, 50 What a Wimp!, 33 wheelchairs, 112, 144 When Agnes Caws, 181 When Birds Could Talk & Bats Could Sing, 192 When I Was Young in the Mountains, xx, 52 When Willard Met Babe Ruth, 81 Where’s My Teddy, 61 Whipping Boy, The, 130 Who’s in Rabbit’s House?, 175 “Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together,” 74 Why Not, Lafayette?, 187 Why the Chimes Rang, 19 Wiesel, Elie, xxii Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 76 wilderness, 158, 182 Wildsmith, Brian, 47 Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge, 51, 52, 181 Williams, Vera B., 112, 113 Willy the Wimp, 33 Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman, 85, 93, 167, 186 Winners Take All, 128 Winning, 117 winning, 92, 147, 148 Winter, Jeannette, 113 Winter, Jonah, 90 wireless radio, 108 Wise Women: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World, 167 Wisniewski, David, xx wit, xxiv Wizard of Oz, The, 42–43 Wojciechowska, Maia, 50 (quote) Wojciechowski, Susan, 124 Woman of Courage, 145 women’s issues, 35, 56, 58, 86, 93, 183, 186 Wooden, John, xv (quote) Woodruff, Elvira, 179 Woods, Tiger, xxii work, 25, 194 world history, 17, 50, 77, 82, 173 World War I, 89 World War II, xxi, 17, 50, 77, 82, 86, 173 worms, 94 worry, 165 Wright, Helen, 35 Wump World, The, 134 WWW Virtual Library: The World’s Lighthouses, Lightships and Lifesaving Stations, 110 Wynne Jones, Diana, 162 (quote) Wynton Marsalis: Trumpet Genius, 91 Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark, The, 172 Yep, Laurence, 136, 195 Yim, Natasha, 68 Yin, 56 Yoko, 183 Yolanda’s Genius, 154 Yolen, Jane, 121, 144, 166 (quote) You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?, xxv, 209 Zaharias, Babe Didrikson, xxv, 209 Zarias, Juris, 191 Zaunder, Bo, 64 Zelda and Ivy, 23 Ziefert, Harriet, 34 Zinnia and Dot, 205