Genre: Biography
I am Jackie Robinson
Brad Meltzer
Illustrated by
Christopher Eliopoulous
As a first grade teacher, it can sometimes be a struggle to
find biographies that present students with enough information about specific
figures, yet at the same time appropriately present the information. Brad
Meltzer seems to successfully do just that in his series of biographies. The
illustrations by Christopher Eliopoulous are especially significant to this
biography. They are engaging, exciting,
and often include speech bubbles-which students love. Meltzer covers much of
Jackie Robinson’s life including his struggles and successes and presents them in
child friendly language.
This biography would be great as a read aloud first/second
grade and an independent read in 2nd/3rd grade. I would
encourage teachers to read this their classes when discussing equal rights and important figures that shaped society. I look forward
to reading more of Meltzer’s children’s book biographies with my class. I
highly recommend these biographies to early primary teachers who are looking
for appropriate and engaging biographies for their students.
This was one of the biography books I looked at as well. I felt it provided a lot of good information about Jesse Robinson and the illustrations make it more relevant for younger students. Great review!
ReplyDelete-Ayisha