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[Jeri Chase Ferris]

Hi Tatiana,

My biography of Jefferson should be a good match. It's THOMAS  
JEFFERSON: FATHER OF LIBERTY. I also have one on Abigail Adams, titled  
REMEMBER THE LADIES, though it's more for grades 4-6 (waaay below the  
8th graders!).

Jeri
www.jerichaseferris.com
award-winning multicultural biographies for MG/YA


On Mar 26, 2009, at 9:18 AM, Larry & Tania Guyer wrote:

> Hello! The following below is from our history teacher (the Egypt  
> Game 6th grade teacher), who is recently now going to handle 8th  
> grade history as well. She's looking for good biographies for 8th  
> graders to read during summer.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Tatiana Guyer
> Librarian
> Mayfield Junior School
>
> I am interested in finding some biographies that would be  
> appropriate for incoming 8th graders on the founding figures for  
> Summer Reading. I have a few questions/thoughts:
>
> 1. Is there a grade-level appropriate collection of biographies that  
> could be assigned?
> 2. Is there a series of grade-level appropriate biographies that we  
> could list and let the students choose one of the books to read and  
> report out on?
>
> When thinking about the knowledge I hope the students walk in with,  
> it would be on some of these political figures: Benjamin Franklin,  
> San Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere, George Washington, Thomas  
> Jefferson, Betsy Ross, Anne Hutchinson, Mercy Otis Warren, Abigail  
> Adams.
>
> So, do you have any expert advice as librarians?
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