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READING Grades 4–6


Zaner-Bloser Voices Literature & Writing TEACHER READ-ALOUDS


Jake read the words in the school’s display case:


“Lacrosse was played in its most primitive form by American Indians as a means of training their young men for war.”


Jake shook his head, wondering, How could people love this game so much and know so little about what it meant to the Iroquois people? What it still means today? He looked back down the hall toward the front door. He wanted to run out that door and keep running until he was back home on the rez where people understood things— understood him.


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Grade 4 Where We Come From • My Diary from Here to There by Amada Irma Pérez • Meet Naiche: A Native Boy from the Chesapeake Bay Area by Gabrielle Tayac


• How Tía Lola Came to Stay by Julia Alvarez


Understanding Cultures • Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco • My Name Is María Isabel by Alma Flor Ada • Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka Solving Community Problems • She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! by Kathryn Lasky • Mr. Lincoln’s Way by Patricia Polacco • Common Sense and Fowls by Jane Cutler Building Strong Bonds • My Man Blue by Nikki Grimes • Dad, Jackie, and Me by Myron Uhlberg and Colin Bootman • Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Meeting Challenges • Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story by Paula Yoo • The Jacket by Andrew Clements • A Strong Right Arm by Michelle Y. Green Making Ourselves Heard


• When Marian Sang: The Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Muñoz Ryan


• You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? by Jean Fritz • Class President by Johanna Huriwitz


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Our Dreams and Goals • Jump! From the Life of Michael Jordan by Floyd Cooper • Becoming Joe Dimaggio by Maria Testa • The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin Making Sense of Feelings • The Way a Door Closes by Hope Anita Smith • Kamishibai Man by Allen Say • Taking Sides by Gary Soto Dealing With Bullies • Creativity by John Steptoe • Suitcase by Mildred Pitts Walter • Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop by Mary Quattlebaum


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Grade 5 Our Stories • My Name is Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral by Monica Brown • Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku by Ellie Crowe and Richard Waldrep


• Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech


The Meaning of Freedom • Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story by Janet Halfmann • Tea With Milk by Allen Say • Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan Making Choices • Rosa by Nikki Giovanni • The Gold Cadillac by Mildred D. Taylor and Max Ginsberg • The Dragon’s Child by Laurence Yep Overcoming Obstacles • Brothers by Yin • The Hungry Coat by Demi • The Warriors by Joseph Bruchac Building a Better World


• The Long March: The Choctow’s Gift to Irish Famine Relief by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick


• Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio by Tony Johnston • Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine Keeping Freedom Alive


• I’ve Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Walter Dean Meyers


• A Song for Cambodia by Michelle Lord and Shino Arihara • A Day for Vincent Chin and Me by Jacqueline Turner Banks


Forever Hopeful • Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II by Marisabina Russo


• Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins • Moon Runner by Carolyn Marsden Our World, Our Future • Seeds of Change by Jane Cullerton Johnson


• Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson


• We the Children by Andrew Clements


Knowledge and Freedom • The Dream on Blanca’s Wall by Jane Medina • Cesar Chavez: A Hero for Everyone by Gary Soto • Confucius: The Golden Rule by Russell Freedman


Joseph Bruchac


The Warriors


Monica Brown


My Name is Gabriela


Sharon Creech


Granny Torrelli Makes Soup


Alma Flor Ada


My Name is María Isabel


Deborah Hopkinson


Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt


Myron Uhlberg


Dad, Jackie, and Me


Marisabina Russo


Always Remember Me


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