Memorial Day commemorates the many veterans who have served our United States Armed Forces. Thank you to our nation’s military service men and women who continue to serve and keep our country safe.
For Military Appreciation Month, here are some Read Aloud Picture Books:
Red, White, and Blue Good-bye
by Sarah Wones Tomp
Illustrated by: Ann Barrow
Walker Books for Young Readers
http://www.amazon.com/White-Blue-Good-bye-Sarah-Wones/dp/0802789617
Author website: http://sarahtomp.com/ and http://writingonthesidewalk.wordpress.com/sarah-wones-tomp/
The Wall
by Eve Bunting
Illustrated by Ronald Himler
Publisher: Sandpiper (reissue edition, 1992) – (Reading Rainbow Book)
http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/productreviews/fr/the_wall.htm
Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam
by Walter Dean Myers
Collage by Ann Grifalconi
Publisher: Harper Collins
http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Patrol/
Maya Lin
by Amy Stone
Raintree Publishers (Biography Series)
* Maya Lin won the design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
http://jebenajen.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/a-to-z-books-for-africa/
