See more ideas about childrens books, books and connecticut. With all the spunk with which he made his dream come true in junebug and assimilated a whole new life in junebug and the reverend, alice meads tenyearold hero sets out to save his friend and understand his father. Junebug is excited to be living in his new home and going to. Like other rare, resilient kids, junebug had four characteristics that allowed him to succeed. Alice mead is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including adems cross, an ala best book for young adults, and two prior books featuring junebug, both ncsscbc notable trade books in the field of social studies.
A story about teases and putdowns by karen gedig burnett. Junebug literature guide by samantha cleaver teachers pay. Pointofviewfrom whose point of view is this story told. Junebug by alice mead with activities based on resilient child research. Junebug in trouble by alice mead overdrive rakuten. There is a lot of violence in the book in some parts of the book. Alice mead theme unit literature book units by alice mead junebug grades 36 request a different book by alice mead enter your name. My opinion on this this book is great this book is heart warming it intresting how the boy litterly bottle his feeling up. Fiction junebug is set to leave all his old problems behind when his family moves from the projects to a better neighborhood. Free junebug study unit worksheets for teachers to print.
He began his long career of illustrating picture books with pete seegers storysong, abiyoyo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading junebug. Books by alice mead 6 sort by number of resources number of awards book title year published word count reading level. Uncle jeds barbershop and sweet clara and the freedom quilt are included. See the progress your students make while they are reading. Since ten is the age when boys in the projects are forced to join gangs or are ensnared by drug dealers, junebug. Alice mead author of junebug meet your next favorite book.
Kids wings literature guide for locomotion by jacqueline. Its been several busy months since junebug and his family moved away from their old housing project. This book by alice mead is set in the present day, and deals with issues that many children in middle school might be able to recognize. Fiction junebug is set to leave all his old problems behind when his family moves from the projects to a. Junebug book by alice mead i love books, great books, books to read. Junebug is set to leave all his old problems behind when his family moves from the projects to a better. Its as if we all got lost, right in the middle of the city. Kids wings at black literature 2049 the 24page cluster unit for three awardwinning african american books includes junebug by alice mead, the other side by jacqueline woodson, and locomotion by jacqueline woodson. Shes the one who made us start taking walks together. Buy year of no rain by alice mead online at alibris. Junebug by alice mead with activities based on resilient. Hope you enjoy the book here is what comes with this novel unit. Kids wings has integrated the resilient child research into the literature guide for junebug by alice mead. Junebug novel unit with images novel units, novels, the unit.
Alice mead has written several books about children in warravaged societies, including girl of kosovo, an ncsscbc notable trade book in the field of social studies. Our book voyagers facilitators are passionate about reading and eager to share. Junebug hasnt seen his friend robert since the family moved from their housing project in may. The first two junebug books were both ncsscbc notable trade books in the field of social studies. Kids wings activities in the literature guide for locomotion by jacqueline woodson provides opportunities for comparing books about other kids who walked through valleys, a logic puzzle, a crossword puzzle, comprehension multiple choice, writing poetry, timeline, with a bonus unit for the other side by jacqueline woodson and with a bonus unit for junebug by alice mead with activities basent on. But hes a realist, too, and knows that when he turns ten in two weeks hell be fair game for the drug dealers, gangs, and guns that are an integral part of the projects, so he launches a. Although junebug is a good book, it would be kind of be hard to understand for kids under 4th grade. Junebug in trouble is a 2003 bank street best childrens book of the year. Buy a cheap copy of junebug in trouble book by alice mead. Here is everything you need for a novel unit on junebug by alice mead. May 26, 2009 alice mead is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including adems cross, an ala best book for young adults, and two other books featuring junebug. See more ideas about childrens books, books, connecticut. Now junebug is ecstatic about seeing his best friend robert again at the beach on labor day weekend. Junebug by alice mead with activities based on resilient child.
Since ten is the age when boys in the projects are forced to join gangs or are ensnared by drug dealers, junebug would rather remain nine. Each lit lesson provides at least six possible strategies for instruction, and are longer than book looksproviding even more support and detailed information about teaching possibilities. Discussion questions for chapters 111 book cover ideas character analysis graphi. Junebug is a amazing book, but i think it is for fourth graders and older because it would be a little hard to understand for younger kids. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Alice mead is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including adems cross, an ala best book for young adults, and two other books featuring junebug. Problems of poverty, gangs, drugs, and singleparent family threatened reeve mcclain, jr. This can be used for a whole class read aloud, book club, or guided reading.
Kids wings activities in the literature guide for locomotion by jacqueline woodson provides opportunities for comparing books about other kids who walked through valleys, a logic puzzle, a crossword puzzle, comprehension multiple choice, writing poetry, timeline, with a bonus unit for the other side by jacqueline woodson and with a bonus unit for junebug by alice mead with activities. Junebug and his family have moved away from the housing projects, where drugs and gangs were part of everyday life, but he meets up with some people from his past, which is both heartbreaking and uplifting. Alice mead has 20 books on goodreads with 1837 ratings. He dreams that someday he and his younger sister and mother will move from the awful housing.
An excellent choice, particularly for reluctant readers. If there were 100 stars, i would rate it exactly 100. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Junebug is excited to be living in his new home and going to a new school, but he misses some of his old friends.
Boys and girls, men and women would like this book. Junebughas a dream of one day escaping the decrepit housing project in which he, little sister tasha, and his mother are forced to live, a dream in which hes a ships captain, sailing free. There is also another book called that is the sequel junebug in trouble. The voice of narrator peter francis james adds a warmth to this tale that allows junebug to. Junebug, a fourth grader, finds an escape from the struggles of life when his imagination is opened by the world of reading.
List two main characters and briefly describe each one. Alice mead is a former teacher in innercity schools. Junebug by alice mead author number of pages main characters setting introduction how does the book begin. But roberts with trevor, another project pal, who happens to be a gang member. Junebug by alice mead, the other side by jacqueline woodson, and locomotion by jacqueline woodson. It is only a 12page, chapterbychapter guide for this profoundly important book of only 128 pages for all ages. In junebug, she gently portrays a dangerous world as seen through the eyes of a child who refuses to give up his optimism and hope. The activity guide for junebug is focused on resilient child research and includes. Michael has illustrated 20 picture books and many ya.
Hands on activities, like dramatic readings, theater games and writing and drawing exercises offer new ways for participants to connect with the written word. But roberts with trevor, another project pal, who happens to be a gang member with a gun. The voice of narrator peter francis james adds a warmth to this tale that allows junebug to step from the page into the listeners heart. Thus, i was shocked that this 112 page children book has a writing style and storytelling. June bug was chosen as a finalist for the 2010 christian book award in the fiction category and was also nominated for the 2010 christy award in the contemporary standalone category. Chris fabrys second story based in the fictional town of dogwood, west virginia, reacquaints readers with several characters from his earlier novel, dogwood, but can also be read and enjoyed as a standalone story. These projects are like some kind of nevernever land, like they never got put on a regular map.
Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Alice mead page on teachingbooks view the page share. My favorite part of the book was when june bug wrote what he wanted. Finger painting for kids benefits and lesson plans tutorial art therapy activities, play therapy. Kids wings literature guide for locomotion by jacqueline woodson. Junebug was a good book because i really like how detailed it was.
See more ideas about activities, activities for kids, infant activities. Lit lessons explicit examples of strategy instruction through popular childrens text. You will find this to be the highest quality unit available anywhere. This book will ring true to many young readers and expose others to the challenges faced by children today. Junebug novel unit with images novel units, novels. Multicultural chapter books for kids by diverse voices. Trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. Junebug in trouble written by alice mead trade paperback its been several busy months since junebug and his family moved away from their old housing project. All questions were written using higher level thinking words lik. Junebug is a boy who has bottles he writes notes in those bottles and he goes to the ocean to make them drift away in to the sun set. Alice mead is also the author of junebug and adems cross. My favorite part of the book was when june bug wrote what he wanted for his birthday. His younger sister, tasha, quickly fits in and becomes friendly with the.
Junebug from the moment he was born, but he was a resilient child whose special strength allowed him to live around gangs, poverty, drug dealers, and violence without being des. Alice mead is currently considered a single author. Its labor day weekend, reunion time, and mama, tasha, harriet, and. Some of the stuff that goes on in the auburn street projects, im never gonna do.