Bud, Not Buddy

Book Features:
• 48 pages, 7 inches x 9 inches
• Ages 10-15, Grades 5-9 leveled readers
• Easy-to-read pages with vibrant photos
• Features before, during, and after reading activities
• Vocabulary, glossary, and writing prompts included

The Magic of Reading: Introduce children to the magic of reading by learning about what real life was like during the Great Depression-era that inspired Christopher Paul’s novel Bud, Not Buddy.

Hands-On Reading: In this nonfiction companion to the popular novel Bud, Not Buddy, students will learn about the Great Depression, the real jazz musicians during that era, and other interesting facts about what life was like during this time.

Features: More than just an engaging story full of interesting facts about the Great Depression, the kids book also features reading activities, vocabulary, and writing prompts for added reading engagement.

Leveled Books: Vibrant photos and leveled text work together to engage children and promote reading comprehension skills. This nonfiction book engages 5th-9th grade readers with fun facts and interesting topics like the Great Depression.

Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.

Bud Caldwell, the protaganist of Christopher Paul Curtis’s novel Bud, Not Buddy, is on a mission to find the man he believes to be his father––bandleader Herman E. Calloway.

While humor abounds as Bud sets out to find his father during the Great Depression in the Newbery Award–winner Bud, Not Buddy, there are also plenty of historical details for young readers to unpack. This selection from the Nonfiction Companions series (6 titles) helps students understand key terms, events, and influences on the setting, time period, and plot. The descriptive text begins with a short overview of the novel’s author, Christopher Paul Curtis, his inspiration for Bud, and how his hometown of Flint, Michigan, became the novel’s setting. Successive chapters focus on historical elements in the novel, from soup kitchens, Hoovervilles, and the KKK to labor unions, Pullman porters, and jazz. Additionally, the book includes many period photographs, discussion questions, reading activities, and writing prompts. An enriching supplement to the classic. - Booklist, Spring 2021

Bud Caldwell, the hero of Christopher Paul Curtis’s Bud, Not Buddy, is on a mission to find the man he believes to be his father––bandleader Herman E. Calloway. Learn more about the Depression-era setting of the book, who the real jazz musicians of the era were, and what life was like living in a cardboard town called a Hooverville.