Remembering 9/11

I can't believe it has been 10 years since the 9/11 attacks.   It seems very surreal.   I was working in NYC at the time and saw the towers fall....it was an eerie day one filled with apprehension and despair.   So many news outlets are showing footage of that day....I still have hard time looking at the images.

A friend asked me to recommend some books for her students.   There are so many to choose from.   Here are just a few to help explain this horrible day in American History....


New Titles:

America Under Attack: September 11, 2011: The Day the Towers Fell by Don Brown Ages 6 & Up...suggestion courtesy of my friend Joe S.

September 11 Then & Now by Peter Benoit Ages 7 & Up.

September 11, 2011: Attack On New York City by Wilborn Hampton Revised edition Ages 10& Up.


Older titles:

More To That Day, 9/11 by Cindy L. Rodriguez and illustrated by Joyce L. Elliot Ages 8 & Up.

The Little Chapel that Stood by A.B. Curtiss ages 4 & Up.  This historic chapel built in 1766 became a refuge during and after the attacks.  

Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey by Maira Kalman Ages 6 & Up.


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My sister Ann E. Burg wrote two New York books.....I am mentioning them because they both have moving tributes to the World Trade Centers and the 9/11 attacks.

E is for Empire by Ann Burg and illustrated by Maureen Brookfield ages 6 & Up ----W is for World Trade Center...

The New York Reader by Ann E. Burg and illustrated by Maureen Brookfield ages 6 & Up.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein

Today marks 8 years since the 9/11 attacks. I was in NYC that day working and saw the towers fall. The Twin Towers were always a reminder of how awsome and big NYC is. I remember the towers going up and passing them in a car as a child and being a bit scared of their height. They were two beacons in a city that can get confusing....always there to know what direction I was going. Now that that they are gone it is like there is a hole that cannot be filled.....

I thought I would honor today by suggesting a Caldecott Medal book that celebrates the towers in their heydey....so that we can never forget.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein tells the true story of a Frenchman, Phillipe Petit, who in August 1974 planned an illegal walk on a tightrope between the Twin Towers. The fact that he was able to do this is amazing. This book with its beautiful illustrations gives great perspective from high atop the towers and what viewers saw below. This is a wonderful book to help us remember.....