Book Chats

On this page you will find links to videos about books I love (and think you will too)! Each set of videos can be found under various headings that relate to the topic the books fit into.

INVENTORS

This will introduce the book chats and help set the stage for what's to come!

Balloons over Broadway
This true story about Anthony (Tony) Sarg and how he became the creator of something BIG we all enjoy watching today will excite the young creators who read it!











George Crum & the Saratoga Chip
A story about a boy that grows up during a difficult time for people of a minority that perseveres and follows his dream.

If I Built a Car
A fun, fictional tale of a boy that dreams big and plans carefully to create the ultimate machine to inspire imaginative inventors!

I have included links to the concluding video
And resources for teachers/students that would like to practice their summarizing strategy
(writing prompt coming soon!)

Bibliography

Sweet, M. (2011). Balloons over Broadway: The true story of the puppeteer of Macys Parade. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.

Taylor, G., & Morrison, F. (2006). George Crum and the Saratoga chip. New York: Lee & Low Books Inc.

VanDusen, C. (2008). If I built a car. New York: Scholastic.