My method of voting worked well last year, so we did the same thing again this year. After I read all ten books to the kids (over the span of several weeks), each kid gets a sticker dot to place on their book page of choice.
This year Whoosh, by Chris Barton, was the clear winner. It is a good book, but I'm a little skeptical of how many kids truly loved it and how many were voting for the book with the most stickers. :) I may try something a little more confidential next year!
Whoosh tells the true story of Lonnie Johnson, the inventor of the Super Soaker. Mr. Johnson grew up in the 1950/60s, competed in science fairs at colleges that had just barely desegregated, worked at NASA on the Galileo mission, and went on to invent many things, including the Super Soaker. The book is the story of diversity and overcoming adversity. A story of grit and perseverance.
I'll send the votes to the state to be compiled with votes from all of the other elementary schools. We'll see if the rest of the state agrees with DBS's choice.
(My husband, reading over my shoulder while I wrote this, just went on a long tangent about thermal coupling, thermal piles, and the importance of the work Lonnie Johnson did for NASA and our space program. So, I guess this guy is well known in the engineering field!)
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