Dedicated to The Fallen of September 11, 2001.
September 12th We Knew Everything Would Be All Right
Authors and illustrators:
First-grade students of H. Byron Masterson Elementary in Kennett, Missouri
This book was written by a class of first graders
at the time of the 9/11 tragedy. They present many healing allegories in this
short 29-page book. My personal favorite
is “2+2 still added up to 4”. The illustrations
are amazing and all hand drawn. September
12th We Knew Everything Would Be All Right was a very proactive way
for this teacher to help not only her class but also several other Americans
heal from this tragedy. Every person in the nation has been affected by September
11. As adults’ we do not realize that
the younger generation needs to deal with the aftermath of the situation. I
choose the genre of historical essay, because it honors the reality of what the
children saw the day after a tragedy. This
book has won the Kids Are Authors Award.
The kids dedicated this book to their parents:
We like to feel secure and safe. Somedays, the rut is the best place to be.
We like to feel secure and safe. Somedays, the rut is the best place to be.
We honor all our fallen Soldiers, Active Duty
Soldiers, Firemen, and Emergency Workers.
Children born after of 9/11
I have to say, when you first said that this book is simple but intense I had no idea what you meant, but after you read us the cover I knew exactly what you meant. I think this is honestly one of the most important books that a classroom needs now, although I didn't realize it until Thursday.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is simple, it has things that we all need to hear even though we are older.. My favorite page was "2+2 still equals 4".
I think this is a great book to present September 11 and tragedies in general, and the fact that these kids wrote and illustrated it really pulls at my heart strings.
Not only was it a great book talk but once you read through the book, it was very moving. It was simple but very intense. This is a great book to put in curriculum to help teach young kids about what happened on September 11, 2001.
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