Pink and Say

Polacco, P. (1994). Pink and Say. Illus. Patricia Polacco. New York, New York: Penguin Group Inc.

Annotation: This is based on a true story of Patricia's great, great grandfather. He befriends a black union soldier during the Civil War when they are captured by the confederates and taken to prison.

Genre: Culturally diverse children's book

Grade Level: 3rd-6th

Readers who would like this: This is a good book for teachers to use in a lit. unit based on books and true stories.

Rating/Response: I give this book a 3, I love books that are based on true events. I find them most captivating, so knowing this was based on true events made it captivating to me.

Reading Strategy:
a) Thompkins #45 (tea party)
b) This is when students participate in a tea party and read excerpts from a book. They move around the room and talk about them with other students.
c) This is helpful with this book, because it is a way to familiarize the students with new text and also gives students time to reflect with other students about what they just read. It opens the floor for discussion amongst the students and they can build on their comprehension when they review vocabulary and main ideas throughout the book.