Written by: Langston Hughes
Photographs by: Charles R. Smith Jr.
Hughes, L. (2009). My people. New York: Ginee Seo Books, Antheum Books for Young People.
Genre: Poetry
Recommended grades: K-5th grade
Awards: 2010 Corretta Scott King Award for illustrations
Summary: Langston Hughes simple poem is paired with photographs that capture its true meaning.
Personal Reflection: This book is an outstanding book because although it is simple enough to read to Kindergarteners it is still complex enough to read to upper elementary grades. This book’s lack of color helps to develop a mood that the poem deserves. I would read this book when learning about Martin Luther King Jr. Even though I teach first graders, I need to teach the importance of community and understanding others no matter their skin color. To do that, I look for literature that has multiracial characters and a strong message of community.
Recommendation: I would highly recommend this book for library purchase because its poetry that all grades could benefit from. This book would be a great teaching tool to use during Black History Month and the MLK Jr. holidays.
Jazz on a Saturday Night
Written and Illustrated by: Leo and Diane Dillon
Dillon, L. &D. (2007). Jazz on a Saturday night. New York: The Blue Sky Press.
Genre: Informational
Recommended grades: 2nd-5th
Awards: 2008 Coretta Scott King Honor for Illustrations
Summary: This book teaches the reader about many influential jazz musicians.
Personal Reflection: This book teaches the reader about jazz, but also includes a CD that has the book sung to a background of instruments. It also has a track that is dedicated to an introduction of jazz and its instruments. This would be a good book to use in class to teach the importance of jazz and its culture. I would also hope that music class could use this book to teach different types of music and its foundation.
Recommendation: I would highly recommend this book for library purchase because it will show the students another type of music and its history.
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