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Bobbie Kalman
1,071 books32 followersBobbie Kalman is the award-winning author of more than 400 non-fiction books. She established herself as a leading author in children’s non-fiction in the 1980’s and 90’s with two acclaimed series about pioneer life, The Early Settler Life Series (15 titles) and The Historic Communities Series (31 titles), both published by Crabtree Publishing. She has created many of Crabtree’s most popular series, which also include The Native Nations of North America Series (19 titles), The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series (93 titles), and The Science of Living Things Series (32 titles), among others.
Born in Hungary in 1947, Bobbie and her family escaped to Austria during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. The family spent several weeks there as refugees before immigrating to North America. A former teacher, Bobbie Kalman taught at both the elementary and secondary levels. She also spent several years working as an educational consultant for several publishing companies. Bobbie holds degrees in English, Psychology, and Education. She is married and has four children and three grandchildren.
Although best known for her non-fiction, Bobbie’s newest book is autobiographical. Released in September, 2006, Refugee Child is the account of Bobbie and her family’s escape from Hungary when she was just nine years old. Written to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in October of 2006, the book is told from the perspective of a young girl.
Born in Hungary in 1947, Bobbie and her family escaped to Austria during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. The family spent several weeks there as refugees before immigrating to North America. A former teacher, Bobbie Kalman taught at both the elementary and secondary levels. She also spent several years working as an educational consultant for several publishing companies. Bobbie holds degrees in English, Psychology, and Education. She is married and has four children and three grandchildren.
Although best known for her non-fiction, Bobbie’s newest book is autobiographical. Released in September, 2006, Refugee Child is the account of Bobbie and her family’s escape from Hungary when she was just nine years old. Written to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in October of 2006, the book is told from the perspective of a young girl.
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October 5, 2017
1. Not applicable
2. PreK-K
3. This picture book shows children different and important jobs people have within their community that . It shows pictures of firefighters, nurses, vetenarians, and other positions that students might have seen or have another connection with.
4. It is great to helps children make connections with their environment. It helps them see how they can relate their outside world within school. It is also very useful to get young students learn how people can help keep their community safe.
5. -To make connections: How school can be their own community and each one of them can make their classroom a clean, safe, and welcoming community.
-Discuss other ways a person can help their community.
2. PreK-K
3. This picture book shows children different and important jobs people have within their community that . It shows pictures of firefighters, nurses, vetenarians, and other positions that students might have seen or have another connection with.
4. It is great to helps children make connections with their environment. It helps them see how they can relate their outside world within school. It is also very useful to get young students learn how people can help keep their community safe.
5. -To make connections: How school can be their own community and each one of them can make their classroom a clean, safe, and welcoming community.
-Discuss other ways a person can help their community.
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October 20, 2013Book Title: Helpers in My Community by Bobbie Kalman
Description: Introduces children to the important people who make our community safer, cleaner, and better.
Teach: W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. Great book to integrate social studies & literacy!
a. Discussion about community helpers
b. Introduce book, read, and review. Review facts/opinions. (All the details provided in the book are true facts)
c. Students will choose their favorite community helper and “think-pair-share” what they would like to share about that community helper.
d. Students will share facts and once approved by teacher, they will write their own informational book about their one favorite community helper.
Expected outcome: Students will be able to use prior knowledge from social studies and write an informational text about their favorite community helper, while providing accurate facts.
Description: Introduces children to the important people who make our community safer, cleaner, and better.
Teach: W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. Great book to integrate social studies & literacy!
a. Discussion about community helpers
b. Introduce book, read, and review. Review facts/opinions. (All the details provided in the book are true facts)
c. Students will choose their favorite community helper and “think-pair-share” what they would like to share about that community helper.
d. Students will share facts and once approved by teacher, they will write their own informational book about their one favorite community helper.
Expected outcome: Students will be able to use prior knowledge from social studies and write an informational text about their favorite community helper, while providing accurate facts.
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December 3, 2014In the book Helpers in My Community it describes the roles of everyone that makes a community safe, healthy and better in some way. It teaches children how important these people are and why these people are so important. This book is also interactive in a way that it asks the reader how they can or will help out their community. In addition, the illustrations are real life snap shot of people working in those important jobs. This is a great way for children to recognize who they are and make connections to those they see in their own community.
April 9, 2014
This book introduces people we can see easily around us. A fireman, a doctor and more who builds our community into a good community.
I can read this book when the theme is community to introduce people that students can see that they are there to help everyone. I can also introduce class room jobs and explain that we can be a community of our own as well.
I can read this book when the theme is community to introduce people that students can see that they are there to help everyone. I can also introduce class room jobs and explain that we can be a community of our own as well.
September 15, 2020
Informative book about community helpers.
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