AUTHOR: Leslea Newman READING LEVEL: Ages 7 to 8 years of age Or 2-3 graders SUMMARY: Heather starts to school and she
finds she is from a different type of family. The whole class has different families.
WHAT DID YOU COME UP WITH?
Our School Family Our family comesFrom many towns:Our hair is straight,Our hair is brown,Our hair is curled,Our eyes are blue,Our skins are differentColors, too.
We’re girls and boys,We’re big and small,We’re young and old,We’re short and tall.
We’re everythingThat we can beAnd still we areA family.
We laugh and cry,We work and play,We help each other Every day.The world’s a lovelyPlace to beBecause we areA family.