March Book of the Month - One Plastic Bag

Our Reading Public Schools beautiful Book of the Month for March is “One Plastic Bag.”  I was lucky enough to see this author present during this book tour and got totally hooked on this story.  

This book is a nonfiction story showing how one woman in a community in Gambia was able to change her life, the life of the women in her community, and the wider-environment in her area. “One Plastic Bag” is a beautiful way to touch upon many themes including significant messages about human impact and responsibility, engineering design/reusing and re-purposing, economics and women, beautiful art (collage art by an African artist), interdependence within ecosystems, and more.  There are additional connections across math, science, geography, art, and writing structures – this book can be celebrated for so many reasons!

See the website dedicated to this book here: OnePlasticBag.com

Reach out to the Reading Public Library and/or Whitelam Books to check out this story!

February Book of the Month - Grand Canyon

Jason Chin’s book “Grand Canyon” (our February book of the month) is a beautiful book showcasing the ecology, geology, and history of the Grand Canyon.  This book has gorgeous visuals that display the formation of the canyon by walking the reader through the various rock layers and the periods of history that formed the layers. The clever cut-outs and rich illustrations provide so much information for the reader.  There are many opportunities for content connections across history, math, science, geography, and various writing structures - this book can be revisited with so many different perspectives!

Check this title out at the Reading Public Library or Whitelam Books!