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Subject

English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Interactive Book

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Credits

Author: Michael Horning Jr.
Illustrator: Julie Messina
Designer: Scott Nadzan

Description

The 1901 Pan-American Exposition, a world fair held in Buffalo, embedded countless family stories that remain as oral traditions within the community of Western New York. This interactive children's book, based on a true story, brings to life one of these local history stories to students in primary grades.

For the "real" story inspiring this children's book, please read the document provided in the Support Materials section.

Resource/Materials

Background - The Real Story Inspiring the Book

Copyright

The contents of this story, including the storyline and images, are protected under federal copyright laws. It can be used exclusively for educational purposes described under the aforementioned laws. Any form of reproduction of this content (text and images) is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the owners of this intellectual and artistic work.

Additional Note

For more information regarding the Little Building or to arrange for a visit, contact:

Education Coordinator
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
25 Nottingham Court
Buffalo, NY 14216
(716) 873-9644
http://www.buffalohistory.org/

Related Academic Standards

New York State

PKR5 Interact with a variety of genres. (RI & RL)

RL.PK.5 Students interact with a variety of common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems, songs).

RI.1.9 Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

R.CCR.9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

SS.E.1.4C Students view historic events through the eyes of those who were there, as shown in their art, writings, music, and artifacts.

ELA1.E.LR1A Students gather and interpret information from children's reference books, magazines, textbooks, electronic bulletin boards, audio and media presentations, oral interviews, and from such forms as charts, graphs, maps and diagrams.

ELA1.E.LR1E Students make appropriate and effective use of strategies to construct meaning from print, such as prior knowledge about a subject, structural and context clues, and an understanding of letter-sound relationships to decode difficult words.