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Title: Finding Winnie 
Genre: Non-fiction   
Author: David Shannon 
Major awards: Caldecott medal 
Age group: 4-7 years

Teacher Evaluation: This is a great book to read aloud. Kindergarten and 1st grade students would enjoy reading a book about a bear and learn about the animal. 

Summary: Finding Winnie is about a Canadian who saves a bear cub. He names it Winnie and natures it. He creates a connection with the cub but when he was sent to combat, he takes him to the London zoo.

Title: We are Water Protectors  
Genre: Historical fiction   
Author: Carole Lindstrom  
Major awards: Caldecott medal 
Age group: 4-7 years

Teacher Evaluation: I would love to read this book in a kindergarten or 1st grade class because it is simple to understand. This book can be read when learning about water in another unit. 

Summary: This book is about the importance of water. It talks about how water is our source of living and included in culture. It is a story about a girl learning how water is secure in her culture. 

Title: A Ball for Daisy 
Genre: fiction   
Author: Chris Raschka 
Major awards: Caldecott medal 
Age group: 3-5 years

Teacher Evaluation: First grade would love this book. It is a short simple book about a dog. This will activate their brains and narrate what is happing since there are no words in the book. 

Summary: A Ball for Daisy is a wordless picture book about a dog named Daisy and her favorite red ball. She plays with it all the time and get very tired so she takes a nap. She takes it everywhere she goes. One day, another dog grabbed her ball and popped it. She was very sad, but a girl gave him a blue ball and he becomes happy. 

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