Reviews for Climbing Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey

The average rating for Climbing Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-11-30 00:00:00 Francisco Horna APA: Slade, S. (2010). Climbing Lincoln's step: The African American journey. Albert Whitman & Co. Citation by: Ashley Hill Type of Reference: Almanac Call Number: 305.800973 Description: This is a picture book that shows the history of the civil rights movement, leaders of the movement, starting with Lincoln and moving to President Obama. Relevance and Relationship: This is a relevant piece of work for the school library to help students learn about the struggle for civil rights and how much or country has changed overtime, especially since it is up to date with our first African-American President, President Obama. Purpose: This book outlines the history of the civil rights movement and focuses on leaders of the movement. It is a picture book meant to teach younger readers. Validity: This book covers several pieces of information with the publisher being in operation since the early 1900's. Format: This is a picture book with words used as well. Illustrations are part of the presentation as well. Arrangement and Presentation: The information is presented in chronological order from Lincoln to present times with President Obama. Diversity: This selection meets the diverse needs of the school library with the large African American population that is present. Professional Review: Rochman, H. (2010, Sept. 15). Booklist review: Climbing Lincoln's steps: The African American Journey. Retrieved from

Review # 2 was written on 2013-10-05 00:00:00 Lynne Villalba Book Title: Climbing Mr. Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey by William Joyce Short Description of the Book: Slade travels through history as she describes slavery, the civil rights movement, and, finally, the election of Barack Obama. FOCUS: Narrative Features I would Use in a Mini-Lesson: • Use words that show, rather than tell, the story: Repeat a phrase over and over to showcase the connectivity of each of the events in the story. "Pitter-patter," "click, click, click," and "clomp, clomp" are all used multiple times within the tale. • Logical sequence: Slade uses small moments in history as a vehicle to portray the change in American history over time. TEACH: CCSS Connection: W.5.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. 1. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. 2. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. 3. Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events. 4. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. 5. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.