Cultural Diversity and the CCCS Exemplar Texts

Short, K. G., 2012 Cultural Diversity and the CCCS Exemplar Texts

K-1 Informational Text Common Core Exemplars Starfish (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science) (2000), by Edith Thacher Hurd A Weed Is A Flower: The Life Of George Washington Carver, by Aliki (1988) My Five Senses (1991), by Aliki Truck (1980), by Donald Crews I Read Signs (1983), by Tana Hoban

Alternate Exemplars Houses and Homes (1992), by Ann Morris Shoes, Shoes, Shoes (1995), by Ann Morris Big And Little (1998), by Margaret Miller Shades Of People (2009), by Shelley Rotner; Sheila M. Kelly Getting There (2009), by Marla Stewart Konrad Grand (2010), by Marla Stewart Konrad I Like To Play (2010), by Marla Stewart Konrad Birthday Customs Around The World (2010), by Sarah L. Schuette First the Egg (2007), by Laura Vaccaro Seeger Deron Goes To Nursery School (2009), by Ifeoma Onyefulu

K-1 Stories Common Core Exemplars Little Bear (1957), by Else Holmelund Minarik Are You My Mother? (1960), by P.D. Eastman Frog And Toad Together (1972), by Arnold Lobel Green Eggs and Ham (1960), by Dr. Seuss Pancakes For Breakfast (1978), by Tomie dePaola Owl At Home (1975), by Arnold Lobel Hi! Fly Guy (2009), by Tedd Arnold Put Me in the Zoo (1960). Robert Lopshire

Alternate Exemplars Let's Eat!/A Comer! (My Family: Mi Familia) (2008), by Pat Mora Time for Bed (1993), by Mem Fox, Ill. Jane Dyer Anthony And The Girls (2006), by Ole Kˆnnecke Hush! A Thai Lullaby (1996), by Minfong Ho A Brand-New Day With Mouse And Mole (2008), by Wong Herbert Yee Handa's Hen (2011), by Eileen Browne Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? (2011), by Bill Martin; Eric Carle Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (2011), by Bill Martin; Jr.; Eric Carle Way Out In The Desert (1999), by Jennifer Ward, Ill. T.J. Marsh There Is A Bird On Your Head! (Elephant And Piggie) (2007), by Mo Willems Grade 2-3 Informational Text Common Core Exemplars A Medieval Feast (1986), by Aliki Throw Your Tooth on The Roof: Tooth Traditions From Around The World (1998), by Selby Beeler So You Want To Be President? Revised Edition (2004), by Judith St. George Martin Luther King, Jr. And The March on Washington (2000), by Stephen Marchesi Bat Loves the Night: Read, Listen, & Wonder (2008), by Nicola Davies From Seed to Plant (1991), by Gail Gibbons Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Richard Jackson Books) (2009), by Brian Floca Alternate Exemplars Seymour Simon's Book of Trains (2002) and Snakes (1994) by Seymour Simon Pele, King Of Soccer/Pele, El Rey Del Futbol (2009), by Monica Brown All About Frogs (2002), by Jim Arnosky Market! (1996), by Ted Lewin A Child’s Day in A South African City (2002), by Gisele Wulfsohn A Picture Book Of Harry Houdini (2009), by David A. Adler Mama Miti (2010), by Donna Jo Napoli; Kadir Nelson The Pot That Juan Built (2002), by Nancy Andrews-Goebel See More Readers: Super Storms -Level 2 (2002), by Seymour Simon The Mangrove Tree (2011), by Susan L. Roth; Cindy Trumbore

Grade 2-3 Stories Common Core Exemplars The Raft (2002), by Jim Lamarche The Fire Cat (I Can Read Book 1) (1983), by Esther Holden Averill Amos and Boris (1977), by William Steig Cowgirl Kate And Cocoa: Rain Or Shine (Cowgirl Kate And Cocoa) (2008), by Erica Silverman Tops & Bottoms (1995), by Janet Stevens The Treasure (1979), by Shulevitz Uri My Father's Dragon (1948), by Ruth Stiles Gannett The Stories Julian Tells (1989), by Ann Cameron Henry and Mudge (1991), by Cynthia Rylant The Storm (The Lighthouse Family) (2002), by Cynthia Rylant Tales from The Odyssey (2010), by Mary Pope Osborne Alternate Exemplars The Skirt (1992), by Gary Soto; Eric Velasquez Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book (2009), by Nikki Grimes Mice and Beans (2001), by Pam Munoz. Ryan Sarah Plain And Tall (1986), by Patricia MacLachlan Mouse and Mole, Fine Feathered Friends (2009), by Wong Herbert Yee Going Home (1998), by Eve Bunting; David Diaz Ellray Jakes Is Not A Chicken (2011), by Sally Warner; Jamie Harper Mercy Watson to The Rescue (Mercy Watson) (2005), by Kate Dicamillo Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears: A West African Tale (1975), by Verna Aardema Zapato Power (2010), by Jacqueline Jules; Miguel BenÌtez Ivy and Bean (2006), by Annie Barrows The Seed & The Giant Saguaro (2003), by Jennifer Ward Galimoto (2008), by Karen Lynn Williams; Catherine Stock The No 1 Car Spotter (2011) and Anna Hibiscus (2010) by Atinuke Leaving Vietnam (1999), by Sarah S. Kilborne; Melissa Sweet Grades 4-5 Informational Text: Exemplars Berger, Melvin. (1992) Discovering Mars Carlisle, Madelyn. (1992) Let’s Investigate Marvelously Meaningful Maps Lauber, Patricia. (2005) Hurricanes Otfinoski, Steve. (1996) The Kids’ Guide to Money Wulffson, Don. (2000) Toys! Amazing Stories behind Some Great Inventions Koscielniak, Bruce. (2004) About Time Banting, Erinn. England the Land Hakim, Joy. 1993/2005) A History of US Ruurs, Margaret. (2005) My Librarian is a Camel Simon, Seymour. Horses (2006) and Volcanos (1988) Montgomery, Sy. Quest for the Tree Kangaroo. (2006) Nelson, Kadir. We are the Ship. (2008)

Grades 4-5 Informational Text: Alternative Exemplars Turner, Pamela S. (2009). The Frog Scientist. Houghton Mifflin Turner, Pamela S. (2005). Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes. Houghton Mifflin Burns, Loree G. (2007) Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion. Houghton Mifflin Silvey, Anita (2012) The Plant Hunters: True Stories of Their Daring Adventures. Farrar Strauss, Rochelle (2007) One Well: The Story of Water on Earth. Kids Can Press Gilkerson, William (2009) A Thousand Years of Pirates. Tundra Books Bednar, Sylvie (2009) Flags of the World. Abrams Herrera, Nicholas (2011) High Riders, Saints and Death Cars: A Life Saved by Art. Groundwood Books Smith, David J. (2011) This Child, Every Child: A Book about the World’s Children. Kids Can Press

Grades 4-5 Stories: Exemplars Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion (1941) Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden (1911) Singer, Isaac B. Zlateh the Goat (1964) Saint-Exupery, Antoine de. The Little Prince (1943) Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting (1975) Hamilton, Virginia. M.C. Higgins the Great (1974) Erdich, Louise. The Birchback House (1999) Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy. (1999) Lin, Grace. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. (2009)

Grades 4-5 Stories: Alternative Exemplars De Mari, Silvana (2006) The Last Dragon. Scholastic. Draper, Sharon M. (2010) Out of My Mind. Atheneum Dumon Tak, Bibi (2011) Soldier Bear. Eerdmans Lai, Thanha (2011) Inside Out & Back Again. Scholastic. Laird, Elizabeth (2008) A Fistful of Pearls. Frances Lincoln Michael, Jan (2009) City Boy. Clarion Morpugo, Michael ( 2011) An Elephant in the Garden. Feiwell and Friends Nicholls, Sally (2008) Ways to Live Forever. Scholastic. Park, Linda S. (2002) When My Name was Keoko. Yearling Ryan, Pam M. (2004) Becoming Naomi León. Scholastic Senzai, N.H. (2010) Shooting Kabul. Scholastic Sheth, Kashmira (2007) Keeping Corner. Disney Hyperion Thor, Annika (2009) A Faraway Island. Scholastic Uehashi, Nahoko (2008) Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit. Scholastic. Wynne-Jones (2007) Rex Zero: and the End of the World. Melanie Kroupa Books Yumoto, Kazumi (1996) The Friends. Bantam Doubleday Dell