Amazing Grace

Information for students
Author: Mary Hoffman Title: Amazing Grace
Book Genre: Realistic fiction Publisher: Dial Books

Summary: Grace was a little girl who loved stories and loved to act them out. Grace learned that her class was going to present Peter Pan and she knew that she would make a good Peter Pan. Her classmates told her that she could not play the part because Peter Pan was not black.




Personal rating: *****

Pages: 32

Rationale: liked this book, easy to read, great illustrations, teaches equality

Information for teachers
Reading level: 3.5 Interest level: Ages 4-8

Thematic Areas: discrimination, emotions, encouragement, growing up

Content Areas: social studies, language arts

Potential Problems or Difficulties: I do not foresee any problems

Possible use in classroom:
· Give certain journal prompts for the student to write like, “A Dream Can Come True If,”, “Going to the Ballet would be…”; “Someone is called amazing if…”
· Have students to list three things they want to be now or when they grow up
· Compare another self-concept book to this one , for instance “Rainbow Fish”
· Tell students that they are capable of accomplishing their dreams and goals no matter what others say, if they put their minds and hearts into it. It does not matter what race or gender they are, they need to be proud of themselves and believe that can do whatever they want to. Have a discussion regarding this topic.