"Some of our most inattentive students were very much into it…A couple of our most squirmish boys followed the story quite nicely and compared the way the black players were treated with the way Mr. Booth treated Joe Joe."
Bette K. Harmon, BA, MS
Teacher (retired)
Detroit Public Schools
"Thanks again for the great stories and characters in the "Joe Joe in the City" series. They are now a staple in every class I teach."
Nichelle Boyd, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
University of Mississppi
“The Joe Joe Series: A Culturally Responsive Resource” by Nichelle C. Boyd and Kantaylieniere Hill-Clarke, Social Studies and the Young Learner 17 (2), pp. 23-27 (Copyright 2004 National Council for the Social Studies) http://members.ncss.org/yl/1702/170223.pdf
This article offers educators a means with which to use children’s literature—through an examination of the “Joe Joe in the City” series—to great advantage in the social studies curriculum.
Sponsored by the Verizon Foundation, Thinkfinity offers a wealth of free educational resources for teachers, librarians/media specialists, students, and parents. See the link to the Thinkfinity Literacy Network.
http://www.thinkfinity.org
The website for The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) offers a wide range of reading and literacy resources not only for educators but for parents and students as well.
http://www.ncte.org
This link on the website for The National Council of Teachers of English offers a wealth of information for teachers, parents, and students alike on the National African American Read-In. This program is sponsored by the Black Caucus of the NCTE.
http://www.ncte.org/prog/readin
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