Diana’s White House Garden
Title: Diana’s White House Garden
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Elisa Carbone
Major Awards: None
Age Group: 6 - 9 year olds
Summary:
This is a story about a young girl Diana Hopkins whose father is the chief advisor for Franklin D. Roosevelt. As the US was at war and hard times approach Roosevelt expresses to everyone that he’s going to need everyone’s help in order to win the world. Sweet Diana starts brainstorming ways that she can help such as being a spy and a city official but these were no good and only landed her in trouble with many. One day president Roosevelt express that he wants everyone in the White House to start growing their own food and this gives Diana a bright idea. She decided to be in charge of growing the food for the White House that would be sent to the troops fighting the war. President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls it the, Victory Garden and the President helps her keep it up and running. At the end the garden becomes extremely successful and even makes the national headlines. Her amazing work inspires thousands around the world to begin their own gardens and just like that her idea flourishes throughout the world.
I would love to use this book in my classroom! It is such a great story about a young girl helping in any way possible as well as a great idea for home gardens. While the book may be a little lengthy vocabulary is very easy and the sentences are simple to read. I feel as if my students would love this book to all of the humor and crazy things Diana does throughout it. This book would be wonderful for younger students.
I feel as if this book would be great for students in kindergarten through third grade. The words are very easy to read and the sentences are extremely easy to comprehend. Also, there are a plethora of fun pictures that helps readers understand the book and comprehend what is going on. In addition, there are some very funny aspects of the book that I feel students would absolutely love and enjoy.
If I were to use this book in my classroom I would start off by discussing wars in America and what we can do to help our troops during this time. We would discuss things such as donating, volunteering, and doing anything beneficial for others and our country. I would also have my students draw their own gardens and what they would want their own garden at the White House to look like.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Elisa Carbone
Major Awards: None
Age Group: 6 - 9 year olds
Summary:
This is a story about a young girl Diana Hopkins whose father is the chief advisor for Franklin D. Roosevelt. As the US was at war and hard times approach Roosevelt expresses to everyone that he’s going to need everyone’s help in order to win the world. Sweet Diana starts brainstorming ways that she can help such as being a spy and a city official but these were no good and only landed her in trouble with many. One day president Roosevelt express that he wants everyone in the White House to start growing their own food and this gives Diana a bright idea. She decided to be in charge of growing the food for the White House that would be sent to the troops fighting the war. President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls it the, Victory Garden and the President helps her keep it up and running. At the end the garden becomes extremely successful and even makes the national headlines. Her amazing work inspires thousands around the world to begin their own gardens and just like that her idea flourishes throughout the world.
I would love to use this book in my classroom! It is such a great story about a young girl helping in any way possible as well as a great idea for home gardens. While the book may be a little lengthy vocabulary is very easy and the sentences are simple to read. I feel as if my students would love this book to all of the humor and crazy things Diana does throughout it. This book would be wonderful for younger students.
I feel as if this book would be great for students in kindergarten through third grade. The words are very easy to read and the sentences are extremely easy to comprehend. Also, there are a plethora of fun pictures that helps readers understand the book and comprehend what is going on. In addition, there are some very funny aspects of the book that I feel students would absolutely love and enjoy.
If I were to use this book in my classroom I would start off by discussing wars in America and what we can do to help our troops during this time. We would discuss things such as donating, volunteering, and doing anything beneficial for others and our country. I would also have my students draw their own gardens and what they would want their own garden at the White House to look like.
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