Tag: income inequality

September 22, 2014 by Mary Ann Cappiello

The Family Romanov

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion and the Fall of Imperial Russia Written by Candace Fleming Published by Random House Children’s Books ISBN: 978-0-385-86782-8 Grades 7 and Up Book Review What do we really know and understand about the Romanov family? What really happened to them almost one hundred years ago when they fell from […]

April 2, 2012 by Grace Enriquez

Titanic

Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson Scholastic Press, 2012 IBSN 978-0-545-11674-9 Grades 5-8 Book Review Rhoda Abbott. Olaus Jorgensen Abelseth. Lawrence Beesley. Frank Goldsmith. Charles Lightoller. Mother of two. Swedish immigrant turned South Dakota farmer. Science teacher. Nine year-old. Second officer on the RMS Titanic. All survivors of the disaster, and some of […]

November 7, 2011 by Mary Ann Cappiello

Occupy the Blog

This week, The Classroom Bookshelf is doing something slightly different. Rather than review one book, or even two on a related topic, we will discuss a constellation of books and resources and how to use them in the classroom. We want to honor the work of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Our intention is to […]