Saturday, August 05, 2006

The President's summer reading list, and books on polio

History and government teacher Betsy Newmark starts with AP's coverage of President Bush's summer vacation reading choices, and goes from there.

One of the books on the President's list, by the way, is one I have on my want-to-see list: Polio: An American Story, by David M. Oshinsky. (By the way, the paperback edition is due to be released the end of this month, and can be pre-ordered now.) Clicking on the book cover will take you to Barnes & Noble.

Polio: An American Story
Polio: An American Story

While looking for that book to link to, I chanced across this one. Have you read it? It sounds good in the write-ups. It's aimed at ages 12 and up. The author is Peg Kehret.

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

My 11 yr old daughter read "Small Steps" and loved it. She was very moved by it.