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ALIGNED TO COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR GRADES K-3 GRADES K-1 3 RI.K.4, RI.1.4 • L.K.4, L.1.4, L.K.6 • L.K.4, L.1.4, RI.1.4 RI.K.4, W.K.2, W.1.2, W.K.8, W.1.8 • SL.K.4, SL.1.4, SL.K.5, SL.1.5 • L.K.1, L.1.1, L.K.2, L.1.2 L.1.1, L.K.1, • SL.K.5, SL.1.5 • SL.K.4, SL.1.4, W.1.8 W.K.8, W.1.2, W.K.2, : right, fight, equal, strong, essay equal, fight, : right, : flight, dare, record, high, dream : flight, : genius, practice, curious, mystery, special practice, curious, mystery, : genius, : expect, respect, doubt, refuse, fair R O S A W.K.2, W.1.2, W.K.8, W.1.8 • SL.K.4, SL.1.4, SL.K.5, SL.1.5 • L.K.1, L.1.1, L.K.2, L.1.2 L.1.1, L.K.1, • SL.K.5, SL.1.5 • SL.K.4, SL.1.4, W.1.8 W.K.8, W.1.2, W.K.2, RF.K.3A, RF.1.3 • W.K.7, W.1.7 • L.K.5, L.K.6 W.1.7 • W.K.7, RF.1.3 RF.K.3A, RI.K.2, RI.1.2, RF.K.3A, RF.1.3 • L.K.2, L.1.2 RF.1.3 RF.K.3A, RI.K.2, RI.1.2, I am Amelia Earhart I am Abraham Lincoln I am Rosa Parks I am Albert Einstein

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Throughout this guide, you’ll find teachable content for the series that you can customize you can customize for the series that find teachable content this guide, you’ll Throughout students in your can instill hope you and we this you, journey with are thrilled to take We We have put together this curriculum guide to support classroom instruction and reader’s and reader’s classroom instruction together this guide to support curriculum put have We Grades K Grades 2 Grades This guide was written by Rose W. Truong, Ed.M. Rose has been an early childhood educator since 2006, and has taught internationally This guide was written by Rose W. in B.S. and a program Literacy Language & of Education’s School Graduate Harvard the Ed.M. from an has She states. in several and are storytelling and exploring children’s Elementary Education from Indiana University. Two of her favorite parts of being a teacher literature, so she is thrilled to share ideas about extending literature in the classroom. the drive to become a hero, whether to their family, their our nation or our world. town, to their a hero, whether to become family, the drive –Penguin School & Library to your grade, class, small group, or individual student’s needs. Choose the lessons, activities, student’s small group, or individual class, grade, to your fun bringing such a culturally have and teaching style, for your are right and prompts that classroom and library! your series into and inspiring important opportunity to dream big, and to follow and eventually realize those dreams. and eventually big, and to follow to dream opportunity lessons focusing on language have and 2-3, we K-1 grades advisory for these titles. Organized by bracket. for each grade science, and socialarts, math, studies engaging text, supported beautifully by Chris Eliopolis’ inviting illustrations. Each book in book in Each illustrations. inviting Chris Eliopolis’ by supported beautifully engaging text, today’s some of the readers about as the series can be used your foundational text to teach list find a comprehensive the book, you’ll heroes. At end of each famous and beloved most primary and secondary a deeper discussion about for a platform provide of references that the with students the begin with heroes as children and provide sources. The stories Heroes are everywhere in our local communities. The communities. in our local Heroes are everywhere can help shape their their how children realize and interests passions, hobbies, helps young heroes! Through extensive too, can become Andand aspirations. they, dreams, goals, that his life into each hero’s about facts historical important Meltzer has woven research, Brad Dear Educator and Librarian, Dear Educator 2 GRADES K-1 5 a true ? In what ways were were ways ? In what handled the situation handled the situation character’s name character’s RI.K.1, RI.1.1 • SL.K.1, SL.1.1 • SL.K.2, SL.1.2 • SL.K.2, SL.1.2 SL.1.1 • SL.K.1, RI.1.1 RI.K.1, What made What character’s name character’s another character from series another character Do you think Do you similar to (ALL) RI.K.10 (ALL) RI.K.10 RL.K.9, RL.1.9 • RI.K.1, RI.1.1 • SL.K.1, SL.1.1 • SL.K.2, SL.1.2 • SL.K.4, SL.1.4 • SL.K.2, • SL.K.4, SL.1.4 SL.1.2 SL.1.1 • SL.K.1, RI.1.1 • RI.K.1, RL.1.9 RL.K.9, RL.K.2, RL.1.2 • SL.K.6 RL.K.2, • SL.K.6 RL.1.2 SL.K.1, SL.1.1 • SL.K.4, SL.1.4 • SL.K.6 • SL.K.4, SL.1.4 SL.1.1 SL.K.1, character character (List some of the characteristics and adjectives on the board or on chart paper.) on the board or on chart paper.) and adjectives some of the characteristics (List When Abraham the free abused turtles be set Lincoln demanded that up her bus seat to give refused When Rosa Parks • • Make an American F lag Kindness Web Kindness Discussion: Class Teachers, remind your students that each of the heroes in the series helped make our country our country each of the that heroes in the series helped make students remind your Teachers, markers, paint, an American flag using crayons, or decorate Create place for us to live. a better art supplies. or other available handprints, Teachers, explain to students that each of the heroes in this series met people who bullied them of the each who this people heroes in that met series to students explain Teachers, in a circle and make to sit their As about dreams. students or said unkind words ask your a class, pass the hold their and should piece of yarn Each student a ball of yarn. with a “Kindness Web” friend will That person. that about they like something that the saying of to a friend while ball rest in the of the class is part Kindness Web. thego next, passing ball to someone else, until everyone Brainstorm bullying. one of the encounters a scene in which main characters out point Teachers, to respond to a bully. as a class ways not? or why Why way? in the best being a hero: discussion about hold a class Teachers, hero? was ways In what they different? 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Explore the school or playground using a compass. Explore the school or playground classroom? is north from your Which way top of the penny. top of the penny. for each ¼ cup of white (1 tsp salt Shine old or dirty pennies in a mixture of vinegar and salt vinegar). Make penny rubbings by covering a penny with thin paper, then firmly rubbing a bare crayon on crayon bare a rubbing then firmly thin paper, with penny a covering by rubbings penny Make Teach your students how to fold a paper airplane. Practice flying your planes outside! to fold a paper airplane. Practice flying how students your Teach Measure the lengths of various objects using pennies as a nonstandard unit. Measure nonstandard objects using pennies as a the lengths of various scale. using pennies and a balance Measure weight and subtractionDo simple addition problems using pennies as manipulatives. Albert Einstein’s sailboat Albert Einstein’s Amelia Earhart’s airplane Amelia Earhart’s cabin Abraham Lincoln’s rode Rosa Parks A bus that PENGUINCLASSROOM.COM FACEBOOK.COM/PENGUINCLASS @PENGUINCLASS FACEBOOK.COM/PENGUINCLASS PENGUINCLASSROOM.COM

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Exploration Play and Math with Pennies Shape CollagesShape for for for penny. Use pennies to practice important math skills! For example: math Use pennies to practice important penny. Teachers, explain to students that Abraham American that and honored on every Lincoln is remembered explain to students Teachers, illustration representing an important part of a character’s story. For example: story. part of a character’s an important representing illustration Teachers, ask students to arrange and glue a variety of paper shapes in different sizes to create an create sizes to in different paper shapes of a variety glue and to arrange ask students Teachers,

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3.OA.A.3 • 3.OA.A.4 • 3.OA.D.8 3.OA.D.8 • 3.OA.A.4 • 3.OA.A.3 Explore the school or playground using a compass. Which way is north from your is north from your Which way using a compass. Explore the school or playground the with compass directions a map of the classroom or playground classroom? Draw labeled. objects to fall from a different takes Measure long it how gravity. with Experiment can shapes, and sizes. (Teachers weights, objects of different Test certain point. etc.) weight, discussions of air resistance, facilitate • • SCIENCE I am Amelia Earhart I am Abraham Lincoln I am Abraham I am Albert Einstein

for plane remains in the air. long your Record how planes outside! for of the pennies before and after Record observations vinegar). for each ¼ cup of white salt they soak in the mixture. for Amelia Earhart set a new women’s altitude record by flying up to 14,000 feet. How many many How feet. up to 14,000 flying record by altitude Amelia a new women’s Earhart set and figure out of measurement, unit Inches? Choose a non-standard Yards? miles is that? chose the Empire author (e.g., the equal 14,000 feet book’s would of those units many how of measurement). Building as a unit State Yards? is that? feet many How a book. six miles to get Abraham Lincoln walked hours many How 381 days. lasted which inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks Months? is that? • • • • • • RI.2.3, RI.3.3 • 2.OA.A.1 • 2.MD.B.6 • 2.OA.A.1 RI.3.3 RI.2.3, Number Line/ TimelineNumber of Events How old would they be today? Conversion Unit Exploration & Play Teachers, ask students to write a number line. On the number line, with the numbers representing representing thenumbers with On the line, line. number number a to write ask students Teachers, in the the series. Use the took place in one of timelines that books a timeline of events age, create as a reference. in the back of the books were alive born. If s/he was a hero from year the series what to find out ask students Teachers, s/he be? old would how today, example: For units. different a book into from the measurements to convert ask students Teachers, PENGUINCLASSROOM.COM FACEBOOK.COM/PENGUINCLASS @PENGUINCLASS FACEBOOK.COM/PENGUINCLASS PENGUINCLASSROOM.COM • • • • MATH & MATH RI.2.4, RI.3.4 • L.2.4, L.3.4 RI.3.4 RI.2.4, : opponent, confident, character, equal, dedicate character, confident, : opponent, W.2.2, W.3.2• W.2.8 • RI.2.5, RI.3.5 • RI.2.10, RI.3.10 • W.2.2, W.3.2 • W.2.7, W.3.7 • L.2.1, L.3.1 • L.2.2, L.3.2 • L.2.3, L.3.1 L.3.3 • L.2.1, W.3.7 • W.2.7, W.3.2 • W.2.2, RI.3.10 • RI.2.10, RI.3.5 • RI.2.5, W.2.8 W.3.2• W.2.2, : eventually, natural, altitude, bounds, record altitude, natural, : eventually, : structure, genius, patent, curiosity, patience curiosity, patent, genius, : structure, : respect, doubt, refuse, ignite, segregation : respect, doubt, refuse, ignite, RL.2.3, RL.3.3 • RL.2.6 • W.2.1, W.3.1 • W.3.4 • L.2.1, L.3.1 • L.2.2, L.3.2 • L.2.3, L.3.1 L.3.3 • L.2.1, • W.3.4 W.3.1 RL.2.3, RL.3.3 • RL.2.6 • W.2.1, I am Rosa Parks I am Albert Einstein I am Amelia Earhart I am Abraham Lincoln

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from from from from the person’s accomplishments, and write about what makes him or her heroic. For example, For heroic. her or him makes what about write and accomplishments, theperson’s etc. or organization; an activist, has founded a charity someone who a politician; a celebrity; information.) with ideas and assistance provide or teachers may (Parents Write a story about an “ordinary” person they know. What has that person done that makes him makes person done that that has What they person know. an “ordinary” about a story Write or her heroic? hero. Research considered a modern-day and today to think is alive of someone who Ask students Write a letter to your favorite hero in the series. How has our world changed because of them? them?of because changed world our has thein hero How series. favorite your to letter a Write today? to them alive if they were to say like you would What Write a letter to the bus driver who got Rosa Parks arrested. Explain how you think people should you Explain how arrested. got Rosa Parks who to the driver a letter bus Write be treated. Write a “letter to the editor” as Amelia Earhart in response to an article stating that women as Amelia women to the that to an article Earhart in response a “letter editor” stating Write cannot fly. outlawed. should be slavery why as Abraham a letter to a lawmaker Lincoln explaining Write PENGUINCLASSROOM.COM FACEBOOK.COM/PENGUINCLASS @PENGUINCLASS FACEBOOK.COM/PENGUINCLASS PENGUINCLASSROOM.COM

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RL.3.3 • RL.3.6 • W.2.2, W.3.2 • L.2.1, L.3.1 • L.2.2, L.3.2 • L.2.3, L.3.1 L.3. • L.2.1, W.3.2 • W.2.2, RL.3.3 • RL.3.6 Vocabulary and/or Spelling Vocabulary and/or Letter Writing Teachers, choose 3-5 vocabulary or spelling words from each book in the series. For example: or spelling words choose 3-5 vocabulary Teachers, Teachers, let your students act as the author! Ask act as the them author! to: students your let Teachers, YOUR OR . . . Write a letter TO a character of a book in the series. For example: a character TO a letter . . . Write OR his or her choices? For example: his or her choices? Teachers, ask students to write a letter AS the main character of a book in thein book a of theAS Address series. character main letter a the letter to write ask students Teachers, said to explain the hero have would doubted the her lifetime. hero during his or to someone who What

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Interview a Hero: Kindness Web Kindness Teachers, put students in small groups. Ask them to script and tape (or perform) a talk show interview Ask in small groups. interview themscript and tape (or perform) a talk show to students put Teachers, childhood, the hero’s ask about each student of the one of the series. Have with main characters etc. achievements, hobbies, proudest Teachers, ask students to find three to five more resources about one of of the main characters the more resources about five to find three to ask students Teachers, center). resource and/or computer teacher, from librarian, instruction/assistance series (with about ways to respond to a bully without using violence. without to respond to a bully ways about not? or why Why way? in the best handled the situation the ball to someone else, until everyone in theof the class is part Kindness Web. the everyone until ball to someone else, Brainstorm bullying. encounters one of the main characters a scene in which out point Teachers, Teachers, explain to students that each of the heroes in this series met people who bullied them each of the or said in this people who that heroes series met explain to students Teachers, a “Kindness in a circle and make to sit their about dreams. As students unkind words your a class, ask of the ball and pass the their rest hold onto piece of yarn should student Each a ball of yarn. with Web” passing friend will go next, That person. that about they like that something saying to a friend while

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historical content of the books) content of the historical SOCIAL STUDIES SOCIAL to the curriculum, due Social Studies part of the should be considered to this series most lessons related (though 8 ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

BRAD MELTZER (www.bradmeltzer.com ) is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of CHRISTOPHER ELIOPOULOS (www.chriseliopoulos.com) began his illustration career as adult thrillers. His two nonfiction gift books, Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My a letterer for Marvel, and has worked on thousands of comics, including the popular Daughter were New York Times Bestsellers as well, and he has won the prestigious series Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers and Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, for which Eisner Award for his comic book work. Brad is also the host of the History Channel TV he was nominated for multiple Eisner Awards and received a Harvey Award. He lives in show Brad Meltzer’s Decoded. He lives in Florida with his wife and their three children. New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons.

A Note from the Author: A Note from the Illustrator:

This project began four years ago when my daughter was looking for clothes to wear and all she could find When I was very young, I was extremely shy. I would sit in my room and just draw. It was the way I expressed were pink shirts with princesses on them. I saw the mission right there. things. In fact when I was upset by something, I would draw a little comic of what I was feeling. I’d fold it up I wanted my kids to see more than princesses and sports figures. I wanted them to see real heroes—Amelia into a paper airplane and express mail it down the steps. My mother would read it and then come up to talk to Earhart . . . Abraham Lincoln—real people no different than themselves. For that reason, each book tells the me. Drawing has always been a way for me to let others into my mind, my thoughts, my feelings. story of a hero when THEY were a kid. We see them as children. So it’s not just Amelia Earhart and Abraham My family spent a lot of time traveling and visiting historic sites when I was a kid, and it was something Lincoln being famous—but them being just like us. that sparked my imagination—I became a history buff. As I grew older, that passion evolved into an interest If you’re gonna do books about heroes, might as well start with the best ones. Amelia Earhart’s whole life is in the actual people. So many figures have been turned into marble statues—gods, even. But if you look at about taking chances, being brave, and finding the strength to do what everyone else said couldn’t be done. them as humans, faults and all, they are much more interesting and impressive. The fact that these amazing Lincoln’s life is just as powerful, especially when you see how many times he stood up for others. But what I figures were once like you and me—that’s something I wish I’d known as a child. I try to help make these books love most is that we start with their childhoods. You see Amelia Earhart as a little girl, building a homemade as fun and exciting as I would have wanted them to be. roller coaster in her backyard; you see Lincoln as a boy, standing up to local bullies. For our kids and for us, My parents were always heroes to me. My biggest creative hero was Charles Schulz, the author of the these aren’t just the stories of famous people. They’re what we’re all capable of on our very best days. Peanuts comic strip. I would find every book I could on him to learn about the man behind the art. Another The end result is this line of children’s nonfiction picture books, at least three per year. My publisher’s was the actor Michael J. Fox. I was a really short kid growing up, and seeing someone else who was on the hope is to create a true franchise in the children’s book world. For me, though, that’s not the important part. smaller side become a star meant a lot to me. When he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, he became For me, this isn’t just a book series. It’s my dream for my daughter. My dream for my sons. My dream for all more of a hero in how he took a bold stance and didn’t shrink away. He helped others realize they weren’t of us who need to see the power of an ordinary person . . . and the power—and potential—in each of us. alone. We all love to complain that there are no current heroes today. But the truth is there are heroes everywhere. The biggest thing I hope children get from this series is that they are no different than any of the heroes Forget about obvious ones like Nelson Mandela or Sesame Street creator Joan Ganz Cooney. There’s also in these books. The qualities that those people had are also inside the readers. With hard work, or faith in policemen like Frank Shankwitz, who helped a little boy with leukemia ride a toy motorcycle and then used themselves, or compassion for others, they can be just like those heores. the idea to come up with the idea for the Make-A-Wish Foundation . . . or Team Hoyt, where father pushes his son in a wheelchair through marathon after marathon. Look around. Heroes are far more local than you think. If you like the books, please share them with your students. This is our chance, together, to change the world.

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