Reading to My Class - Let's Dream . . .

I am reading Let's Dream, Martin Luther King Jr.! to my class right now. This book is part of an excellent series of Scholastic chapter book biographies written by Peter and Connie Roop. The books in this series are easy to understand and pretty short, yet very informative. I have read a few of these to my daughters too.

Here are some of the other books in the "Before I Made History" series:

• Let's Ride, Paul Revere!
• Sew What, Betsy Ross?
• Let's Play Soldier, George Washington!
• Let's Fly, Wilbur and Orville!
• Go Fly a Kite, Ben Franklin
• Turn on the Light, Thomas Edison!
• Thank You, Squanto!
• Give Me a Sign, Helen Keller!
• Take a Giant Leap, Neil Armstrong!
• Let's Drive, Henry Ford!
• Take a Stand, Rosa Parks!
• Lead Us to Freedom, Harriet Tubman!

I have read all of these except for the last three. My two favorites are Thank You, Squanto! and Take a Giant Leap, Neil Armstrong!, but would recommend all of the ones I have read. They provide a solid knowledge base in American history. Additionally, one of the themes that seems to run through so many of the books is that hard work pays off. It's a great series!