I love Gail Gibbons. She can take any non-fiction subject that you wouldn't necessarily find interesting, like the post office, and write a great book about it. I think that non-fiction is finally getting the recognition that it deserves, in part because of our new reading series, and it makes perfect sense. If children are going to read, why not read and learn at the same time? And non-fiction has long been the genre of choice for many boys, so it is great to see their preferences become mainstream.
As I said in an earlier post, I have been discussing Thanksgiving with my students. Decent non-fiction Thanksgiving books are actually hard to come by, but Gail Gibbons did a great job with
Thanksgiving Is... It has colorful illustations and plenty of opportunities to make text-to-self connections. If you are looking for a quick but in-depth overview, you won't be disappointed.
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