Have you ever received a letter in the mail that made you
want to tell all your friends how important your dad is? If so you’ll love reading Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin.
This is a heartwarming story about a boy who knows his dad
is a super hero. His dad is not a metaphoric
super hero he is in the military, which makes him a real super hero. The reading in this book is very simple. There one sentence on each wonderfully
illustrated pages by Bryan Langdo. I
would recommend that this book be used to show students that have family in the
military that the job they are doing is important. You could use it on the approach of Veterans
Day.
Active Duty Solider Reads Hero Dad
The reading level of this book according to accelerated reader (AR)* is a 0.5 and 2.00 for Bilingual readers. The
sentence structure in this book could facilitate in teaching kindergarteners
what sentences are and how they should look. There are several other books about child
father relationships on this scholastics page.
*Accelerated reader gives you reading levels for most any book. You simply need to type in the title of the book.
I love that you found a book like this! I feel as if you wouldn't even need a lesson plan to incorporate a book like this because students should know what a REAL hero looks like and what they have done and are doing for us. Especially if you have students with family overseas. Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteI do not have a family member in the military, but many children do and so I think this is really great. Many kids I think have this idealized view of soldiers if they aren't directly involved in the military, and so this shows what soldiers do (the kid version), and show it really well from a childs perspective.
It's a really simple book to read for the little ones, and you could even have the older ones do an activity on their superhero, whether it's their parents in the military or their older siblings.
Seems like a fascinating book. I'm really glad you picked a book that has to do with a family member in the military. I have a cousin in the military so I can relate on a very minimal level. I think it's great that the story is told from a child's perspective of the dad being such a great guy. Fantastic post, keep up the hard work!
ReplyDeleteVery good choice. I think your book choices are very thoughtful. This one is especially relevant in today's world and I appreciate that you are thinking about the student's worlds!!
ReplyDeleteTHank you every Body who is watching my blog. i appreciate the time you take to read about the books I enjoy and that I feel students will enjoy. Once Again Thank you!
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