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Square: Annotated Bibliography For TK-3rd Grade
Square: Annotated Bibliography For TK-3rd Grade
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Annotated Bibliography for TK-3rd grade
4. Montgomery, Sy, and Amy Schimler-Safford. Inky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus
Found His Way Home. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018.
Inky’s Amazing Escape is a nonfiction story about an octopus that escapes from an aquarium and
returns to the ocean. Inky was originally born in the ocean but one day he was accidentally
caught in a lobster trap and then donated to an aquarium. The book shows how Inky was very
curious and loves to play with different toys. One night he escaped from his tank, went down the
drain, and ended up back in the ocean. At the end of the story, there is an informational endnote
about Inky and how he was able to squeeze himself into small spaces. There are also some
octopus facts and other books and websites you can visit to learn more about octopi. This book
would be a good read aloud for 2nd and 3rd graders. This book can be used to introduce or
provide more information on a research unit about animals. The author Sy Montgomery has
written several other nonfiction books about animals for adults and children. Some of her other
books for children are The Hyena Scientist and Snowball The Dancing Cockatoo.
3. Thompson, Laurie Ann, and Sean Qualls. Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel
Ofosu Yeboah. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015.
Emmanuel’s Dream is the true story of Emmanuel Ofsu Yeboah who is born in Ghana with a
deformed leg. He struggles to do daily tasks but with encouragement from his mother, he is able
to attend school and get a job. He learns to ride a bike and eventually, Emmanuel was able to
bike 400 miles across Ghana. He brought more attention to people with disabilities and inspired
many others. Though this is a picture book, the more complex themes makes this a good read
aloud for students in grades 4-6. This nonfiction book could be used to start a classroom
discussion about disability vs inability, not giving up, and how kids can make a difference. The
author, Laurie Ann Thompson has also written the Two Truths and a Lie Series and Be a
Changemaker: How to start something that Matters.