Overview Zulay and her three best friends are all in the same first grade class and study the same things, even though Zulay is blind. Zulay and her three best friends are all in the same first grade class and study the same things, even though Zulay is blind. Field day is coming up at their school and Zulay decides she wants to learn how to run around the track. My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay. Audience: 4-8 years. When their teacher asks her students what activity they want to do on Field Day, Zulay surprises everyone when she says she wants to run a race. Zulay and her three best friends are all in the same first grade class and study the same things, even though Zulay is blind. Get this from a library! Their teacher, Ms. Seeger, announces to the class that Field Day is coming. When their teacher asks her students what activity they want to do on Field Day, Zulay surprises everyone when she says she wants to run a race. I got this book to read to my 1st grade students. The first concerns the results of hard work. Not only does the book feature multicultural characters in strong roles, Zulay also demonstrates a growth mindset. Every Little Thing: Based on the Song 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley, Office: A Day at Dunder Mifflin Elementary. How does the perspective on gender/race/culture/economics/ability make a difference to the story? This review is written by Union Presbyterian Seminary alumna Beth Lyon-Suhring. The illustrations in this book are great and demonstrate a variety of different skin colors and ethnicities within the classroom. My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay, written by Cari Best and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, has received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. The book demonstrates how a community of supportive friends and good teachers can provide the bedrock for success for everyone, no matter what their gifts or challenges. Your support helps us continue to discover and share incredible kids books! Would you like to be a part of Class 1-3? Zulay is blind and is learning how to write with the help of her tutor Ms. Turner and friends. [Cari Best; Vanessa Brantley-Newton] -- "Zulay is a blind girl who longs to be able to run in the race on field and track day at her school"-- Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a self taught illustrator of more than 80 children’s books. Not only does the book feature multicultural characters in strong roles, Zulay also demonstrates a growth mindset. When their first-grade teacher, Ms. Seeger, surprises them with an announcement about an upcoming field day, excitement fills the air. The gentle unveiling of Zulay’s personality and of her sightless world is aided by Brantley-Newton’s cheerful pictures of a busy first-grade classroom. After working together for three weeks, Zulay runs the race and completes it with her teacher by her side. My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015 40 Pages, Grades K-3. Zulay's desk contains a "fold-ing hold-ing cold-ing" white cane, which she's reluctantly learning to use with the help of an aide, Ms. Turner. Zulay struggles to learn how to run with her white cane, but while she drills, she hears huffing and puffing and complaining from her classmates, too. Zulay and her three best friends are all in the same first grade class and study the same things, even though Zulay is blind. How does she help them? I got this book to read to my 1st grade students. She has written and illustrated three of her own books, Let Freedom Sing, Don’t Let Auntie Mabel Bless The Table and Grandma’s Purse. ... Summary:: "Zulay is a blind girl who longs to be able to run ⦠With the help of a special aide and the support of her friends, Zulay does just that. They are all first graders. 362 Ratings. Zulay gets help with writing from her seatmate, and in turn she helps Maya with math manipulatives. Small details mount up until the reader finally realizes that Zulay is blind. My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay, is an inspiring story about a young girl who believes she can and tries. She has three best friends, loves to dance, write and do math, and has a great big voice, sometimes forgetting to put her hand up in class. On the big day she “feels like the bird that went flying.”. Nothing yet! My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay (Book) : Best, Cari : "Zulay is a blind girl who longs to be able to run in the race on field and track day at her school"-- Provided by publisher. When their teacher asks her students what activity they want to do on Field Day, Zulay surprises everyone when she says she wants to run a race. Please see FAQ for ways that you may use the content found here. Schools--Juvenile fiction. My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay [GRPL Book Club] (Book Club Kit) : Best, Cari : "Zulay is a blind girl who longs to be able to run in the race on field and track day at her school"-- Provided by publisher. Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux. My three best friends and me, Zulay. There is a lovely ordinariness to, Zulay, an African American first grader. Ms. Best lives in Connecticut. Zulay’s classmates and the parents to whom they belong are a multicultural group. With the help of a special aide and th With the help of a special aide and the support of her friends, Zulay does just that. Barnes & Noble. My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay (Book) : Best, Cari : Zulay and her three best friends are all in the same first grade class and study the same things, even though Zulay is blind. 2015, Book , 1 volume (unpaged) : ... Summary/Review: "Zulay is a blind girl who longs to be able to run in the race on field and track day at her school"-- You should let Vanessa know that you want more details about My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay! When their teacher asks her students what activity they want to do on Field Day, Zulay surprises everyone when she says she wants to run a race. Zulay introduces readers to her pals, “Four best friends who help each other, four best friends who help themselves …” Class 1-3 seems to have internalized the power of community, helping one another as friends, supporting one another in hardship and rejoicing in one another’s successes. Friendship in children--Juvenile fiction. Summary: Zulay is a typical first grader, and she tells of a typical day in her happy classroom: her three best friends link arms and skip to their class; her teacher gives âtwo-arm hugsâ; twenty-two ⦠Author: Cari Best. Title: My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay, Summary: Zulay is a typical first grader, and she tells of a typical day in her happy classroom: her three best friends link arms and skip to their class; her teacher gives “two-arm hugs”; twenty-two chairs come thundering down as students remove them from their desks each morning. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Books Written for Preschoolers (infant – 5 yrs), Books written for Grades 1-4 (Ages 6 – 9 years), Books written for Grades 5-8 (Ages 10 – 13 years), Books written for Grades 9-12 (Ages 14 – 17), Lectionary Links:Revised Common Lectionary, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Summary: My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay is about four best friends who are in the same class and love to be together during the school day. 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