Read Aloud Title Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bibliographic Information By, Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault Illustrated by, Lois Ehlert Publication Date: 1989 Published by, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division Intended for ages 4 to 8 Summary   This colorful book is story about each letter of the alphabet attempting to race and reach the top of a coconut tree. This catchy rhyme entails the adventure of all 26 letters struggling to stay in order and reach the top of the tree. After all 26 letters reach the top, the tree fails to hold all the letters, so once again the rhyme tells us about their funny adventure off the tree. Recommendation for Parents Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a book your children will want to read to you! The funny phrases and contagious rhyme makes this an excellent alphabet book for your children to learn each letter and the alphabet as a collective unit. Recommendation for Other Teachers This is a great book to use in kindergarten classes! It is one that I read on the first day of school because students were able to recognize letters and participate in yelling the "boom boom" at the end of every rhyme. Personal Note This a great, interactive book that truly engages students in wanting to learn the alphabet! I've read it with my kindergartners several times and each time it is a different experience! Title Whoever You Are Bibliographic Information By, Mem Fox Illustrated by, Leslie Staub Publication Date: 2002 Published by, First Voyager Books Intended for ages 3 to 7 Summary   Whoever You Are identifies all the differences we encounter among people. Differences such as skin color, laughs, smiles, homes, and schools clearly portray the world as a big place with all kinds of varying people. In the end, this book brings all differences together by pointing out that we are all human beings with hearts and minds which unifies us all together in some way. Recommendation for Parents This is an excellent book for children to read when questioning why they are different from others. It is a good book to introduce or explain topics such as race, language origin, and cultures. Recommendation for Other Teachers Whoever You Are is an excellent choice for classroom unity and teaching a lesson about same and different. This book has beautiful illustrations which makes it a great book to read aloud during a whole group activity. Personal Note This book is simple and to the point that we are all different somehow and it is our differences in life that make us all special. My kindergartners have truly enjoyed hearing about all the differences people have throughout the world. This book has an uplifting effect for students attitudes towards difference by acknowledging in the end that we are all the same.