Picture books
Middle grades

With an epic quest before her, Ruth admits she needs help, the kind that usually comes from friends. Lena and Coco, two kids in her class could be an option, but allowing them in will require courage. Ruth must decide: Is solving this riddle worth opening herself up again?
Note from Ms. Moore: Look for one of the riddles to be a checkout day challenge.
In this eye-opening look at our Founding Fathers that is full of fun facts and lively artwork, it seems that Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and their cohorts sometimes agreed on NOTHING - except the thing that mattered most: creating the finest constitution in world history, for the brand-new United States of America.
Tall! Short! A scientist! A dancer! A farmer! A soldier!
The founding fathers had no idea they would ever be called the "founding Fathers," and furthermore they could not even agree exactly on what they were founding! ... Slave owners, abolitionists, soldiers, doctors, philosophers, bankers, angry letter-writers - the men we now call America's Founding Fathers were a motley bunch of characters who fought a lot and made mistakes and just happened to invent a whole new kind of nation.
Tall! Short! A scientist! A dancer! A farmer! A soldier!
The founding fathers had no idea they would ever be called the "founding Fathers," and furthermore they could not even agree exactly on what they were founding! ... Slave owners, abolitionists, soldiers, doctors, philosophers, bankers, angry letter-writers - the men we now call America's Founding Fathers were a motley bunch of characters who fought a lot and made mistakes and just happened to invent a whole new kind of nation.
6th graders
Note from Ms. Moore: This is one of the most gutwrenching books I've ever read - and it's only 100 pages long.
Your students are lucky to have you, Ms. Moore! You are amazing at finding great reads and sharing with your students and colleagues!
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