But many other outstanding children's books are published each year, and these shouldn't be overlooked. Last year, the editors of Teacher Magazine asked me to review briefly the best recently published read-aloud books. They have asked me to do it again this year. Here, then, are 17 readalouds no student can resist. Each one is a gold mine.
Some books can change our outlook on the world.
Five harrowing weeks later, he does. Children will empathize with each character and want to discuss what can be done to ameliorate such tragedies. He and his family spend the bad days, when there is gunfire, in the basement of his uncle's house. Sami thinks of his father, killed by a bomb in the marketplace. Ted Lewin's glowing watercolors help display the resignation, despair, and dreams of people living in a community under siege.