 Texas
Bluebonnet Books
for 1999-2000
Children's literature provides powerful learning and entertainment
opportunities that are catalysts to creativity and research.
The Texas Bluebonnet Book Master list was selected by the Texas
Bluebonnet Award Committee of the Texas
Library Association. The list includes a variety of genres
and subjects while focusing on characters that inspire young people
with their integrity, courage, perserverance, generosity, compassion,
and loyalty. Many of the activities on this site are from the
Bluebonnet Guide, Tales
for Two Centuries (copyright 1999, Suzy Red, 1707 Twin
Island, Lockhart, Texas 78644) Order Form
Click
on the name of the book to find summaries and great internet connections
for student research:
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WAS A THIRD GRADE SCIENCE PROJECT by Mary Jane Auch
AKIAKby
Robert Blake
TALES FROM THE HOMEPLACE
by Burandt
 THE
GHOST OF FOSSIL GLEN by Cynthia
DeFelice
INSECTLOPEDIA
by Douglas Florian
HONUS AND ME by Dan
Gutman
KENNEDY ASSASSINATED!
A Reporter's Story by Wilborn Hampton
WATER BUFFALO
DAYS by Quang Nhuong Huynh
TURN OF THE CENTURY
by Ellen Jackson
THE GREAT TURKEY
WALK by Kathleen Karr
MARVEN OF THE GREAT
NORTH WOODS by Kathryn Lasky
TOMAS AND THE LIBRARY
LADY by Pat Mora
MY LIFE IN DOG YEARS
by Gary Paulsen
A WEAVE OF WORDS by
Robert D. San Souci
ROPE BURN by Jan
Siebold
LOVE FROM YOUR FRIEND,
HANNAH by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky
GIB RIDES HOME by Ziopha
Keatley Snyder
RUMPELSTILTSKIN'S DAUGHTERby
Diane Stanley
IN DADDY'S ARMS
I AM TALL by Javaka Steptoe
OLD PEOPLE, FROGS,
AND ALBERT by Nancy Hope Wilson
A
special thanks to Ann McKee for providing so many wonderful "author
sites!"
Site
created by Suzy Red
for Kids' Wings
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world's greatest Literature Units for these 20 terrific
children's novels:
Tales
for Two Centuries is filled with
cross-curriculum activties featuring:
Writing
Prompts
Multiple intelligences
Problem Solving
Character Building
Games, Songs,
Math, Science, &
More!!
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