My Name Is Tani Young Readers Edition Educator's Guide

My Name Is Tani Young Readers Edition Educator's Guide
Author: Tanitoluwa Adewumi
Publisher: Tommy Nelson
Total Pages: 9
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1400226163

My Name Is Tani Young Readers Edition Educator's Guide is a companion to My Name Is Tani . . . And I Believe in Miracles Young Readers Edition by Tani Adewumi. This guide can be utilized in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources. Ideal for grades 4th-6th.

My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles

My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles
Author: Tanitoluwa Adewumi
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0785232745

In their escape from Boko Haram's reign of terror in Nigeria, Tani's family's journey to the United States was nothing short of a miracle. Then 8-year-old Tani started competing with his public school in the ultra-exclusive chess clubs of New York City – and winning. A true story of sacrificing everything for family and living with nothing but hope. Tani Adewumi didn’t know what Boko Haram was or why they had threatened his family. All he knew was that when his parents told the family was going to America, Tani thought it was the start of a great adventure rather than an escape. In truth, his family’s journey to the United States was nothing short of miraculous—and the miracles were just beginning. Tani’s father, Kayode, became a dishwasher and Uber driver while Tani’s mother, Oluwatoyin, cleaned buildings, while the family lived in a homeless shelter. Eight-year-old Tani jumped into his new life with courage and perseverance—and an unusual mind for chess. After joining the chess club in his public school, Tani practiced his game for hours in the evenings at the shelter. And less than a year after he learned to play, Tani won the New York State chess championship. In this incredible book, you’ll discover: An inspirational true story of perseverance, hard work and love An eye-opening account of the threats from Boko Haram in Tani’s homeland of Nigeria The true power of the miracles each one of us can do for one another A young boy with an aptitude for chess? Absolutely. But if you ask Tani Adewumi, he will tell you he believes in miracles and one happened to him and his family. This story will inspire, delight, and challenge you to believe, too.

Tani's New Home

Tani's New Home
Author: Tanitoluwa Adewumi
Publisher: Tommy Nelson
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1400218330

Tani Adewumi's moving true story of immigrating to America, developing his talent for chess, and finding a new home will inspire families looking for stories of hope and kindness. * 2021 ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award winner Tani was just six years old when he and his family fled persecution in Nigeria and became refugees in New York City. Tani was amazed, and a little overwhelmed, by all the new things in America. But one new experience turned out to be the most wonderful discovery--chess! With joy and determination, Tani studied hard, practicing chess for hours on the floor of his room in the homeless shelter. Less than a year later, he won the New York State Chess Championship, and through one act of kindness after another, found a new home. This picture book biography for children ages 5 to 10 tells the captivating real-life story of a young chess champion celebrates the power of hope and hard work reminds us that we can each make the world a more welcoming place encourages empathy and compassion includes beautiful digital illustrations by Courtney Dawson is perfect for children reading alone; story time for families, classrooms, and libraries; and celebrations of World Refugee Day This exciting book about chess, family, and community reminds us all that home is a place where you can follow your dreams.

Ink and Ashes

Ink and Ashes
Author: Valynne E. Maetani
Publisher: Tu Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781620142110

In this heart-pounding YA mystery, teenager Claire Takata stumbles on a secret from the past and must race to outrun her father's dangerous legacy.

Why Have Kids?

Why Have Kids?
Author: Jessica Valenti
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0547892616

Jessica Valenti explores modern motherhood and the choice to have children.

Hate List

Hate List
Author: Jennifer Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 031607120X

For readers of Marieke Nijkamp's This Is Where It Ends, a powerful and timely contemporary classic about the aftermath of a school shooting. Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets. Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends, and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on with her life. Jennifer Brown's critically acclaimed novel now includes the bonus novella Say Something, another arresting Hate List story.

Artifacts of Loss

Artifacts of Loss
Author: Jane Elizabeth Dusselier
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0813544084

In Artifacts of Loss, Jane E. Dusselier looks at the lives of these internees through the lens of their art. These camp-made creations included flowers made with tissue paper and shells, wood carvings of pets left behind, furniture made from discarded apple crates, gardens grown next to their housingùanything to help alleviate the visual deprivation and isolation caused by their circumstances. Their crafts were also central in sustaining, re-forming, and inspiring new relationships. Creating, exhibiting, consuming, living with, and thinking about art became embedded in the everyday patterns of camp life and helped provide internees with sustenance for mental, emotional, and psychic survival.

The Composer Is Dead

The Composer Is Dead
Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2011-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061965022

There′s dreadful news from the symphony hall-the composer is dead! If you have ever heard an orchestra play, then you know that musicians are most certainly guilty of something. Where exactly were the violins on the night in question? Did anyone see the harp? Is the trumpet protesting a bit too boisterously? In this perplexing murder mystery, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument. But the composer is still dead. Perhaps you can solve the crime yourself. Join the Inspector as he interrogates all the unusual suspects. Then listen to the accompanying audio recording featuring Lemony Snicket and the music of Nathaniel Stookey performed by the San Francisco Symphony. Hear for yourself exactly what took place on that fateful, well-orchestrated evening.

The Karate Mouse

The Karate Mouse
Author: Geronimo Stilton
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 054510369X

In faraway Japan, Geronimo Stilton gets caught up in the World Karate Championships.