Non fiction to look for
My students LOVE non-fiction books. In fact, I'm always surprised when school librarians lament the fact that their students don't check out non-fiction books, because my kids check out at least as many non-fiction as fiction books, maybe more. I'm really excited about some of these new titles that are coming out soon. The first one is called "Her Right Foot" by Dave Eggers. I'm a big fan of Dave Eggers work for adults and I really love his voice, so I was very intrigued his new book, which is a picture book. The artwork is terrific-the first part has collages that have a very art deco period feel to them. The second part is also collage, but more modern. The text is amazing. It's about the Statue of Liberty and the first part of the book has background information about the Statue of Liberty-how it was a gift from France, the architect Bartholdi, Eiffel's role, how it was put together in France and then taken apart, shipped to America, and pu...