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Calling all graphic novel fans!
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Hi Reader, How is your summer going? I've been doing a low-key World Mythology course with my teen to help make our first year of homeschooling high school a little less packed. (If you'd be interested in a blog post on mythology related titles, hit reply and let me know. I'll create one if there's enough interest.) I haven't had a new blog post for you in quite a while because I've also been hard at work on a new voting rights product for you. It'll be an activity pack for kids and teens covering the history of voting rights as well as present day fights around voting access and representation. But I took a break this week from that project to create a new blog post on Graphic Novels that Teach U.S. History to Kid and Teens. I love using graphic novels to spark my kid's interest in history. He thinks he doesn't like history (though I've definitely seen his interest sparked by particular topics!) Long blocks of unillustrated text turn him off, so we turn to graphic novels when we can. These books are also perfect for kids who DO enjoy history and want to visualize what a time period or event was like. βIn the post, you'll find books including:β π A funny and engaging graphic novel adaptation of one of my favorite kids' books that takes place in San Francisco during the Black power movement. βοΈ A Hurricane Katrina survival story (perfect for kids who don't like history and may not even realize they're learning about it as they follow a young boy's plight.) π¦Έ A historical fantasy for teens that has Superman taking on the Klan (yes, you read that right AND it's based on a radio play from the 1940s!) πͺπΎπ©π½A thorough yet engaging history of women's rights in the United States and the world that spans multiple movements and identities.
Happy reading, Rebekah Rebekah Gienapp (she/her/hers) | rebekahgienapp.com | Connect on Instagram | Coffees for Gaza | Knit 4 Justiceβ |
Raising antiracist kids
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Hi Reader, Several years ago, I wrote a blog post about changes to my language that I was working on in my effort to be an antiracist parent. One of the language shifts I focused on was abandoning the phrases "good schools" and "bad schools." Kids do pick up on these labels, even if they only hear adults use them when talking to other adults. From there, they form ideas about the children who attend these schools and the neighborhoods the schools are located in. Today, I want to expand on...
Hi Reader, About a month ago, a newsletter reader asked me if I could recommend any books for her preschooler about the history of residential schools for Indigenous children. This is a topic I'd been thinking about addressing, and her email prompted me to pull together a blog post of books about this painful history in both Canada and the United States. You may not be familiar with the residential school era (usually called the boarding school era in the U.S.). This was a period of over 100...
Hi Reader, Because Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month starts in the middle of a calendar month, it can be easy to miss. This celebration of heritage, culture, and history begins on September 15th and ends on October 15th. (The beginning date was chosen because several Latin American countries celebrate their independence days on September 15th, 16th, and 18th.) As always, I believe that reading books together is one of the best ways to participate in this celebration. I've updated and expanded...