Courage & Bravery
A curated collection of 18 books exploring courage & bravery, each with discussion questions, activities, and printable lesson plans.
Targeted Learning Goal
Students will identify how characters face fears, take risks, and find the courage to do what is right.
Standards Connections
- ELA: RL.K-7.3
- ELA: RL.K-7.6
- ELA: SL.K-7.1
- SEL
Books in This Unit
17 titles — each with a full lesson plan.
Courage & Freedom
The Bridge Home
by Padma Venkatraman
4 learning goals · 45 minutes
Courage & Adventure
Fox Catches a Wave
by Corey R. Tabor
3 learning goals · 30 minutes
Courage & Freedom
Henry's Freedom Box
by Ellen Levine
3 learning goals · 60 minutes
Creativity & Courage
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair
by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville
3 learning goals · 30 minutes
Courage & Belonging
A Fish Like Me
by Jamie Sumner, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
4 learning goals · 40 minutes
Compassion & Courage
The Boy and the Whale
by Mordicai Gerstein
3 learning goals · 40 minutes
Courage & Self-Expression
The Good Egg and the Talent Show
by Jory John
4 learning goals · 45 minutes
Courage & Adventure
This Book Is Dangerous
by Ben Clanton
3 learning goals · 40 minutes
Courage & Friendship
The Good, The Bad, and The Spooky
by Jory John
4 learning goals · 45 minutes
Courage & New Beginnings
Milton Makes a Move
by Jonathan Graziano
4 learning goals · 35–40 minutes
Courage & Bravery
Jabari Jumps
by Gaia Cornwall
3 learning goals · 45 minutes
Courage & Bravery
The Trouble with Heroes
by Kate Messner
5 learning goals · 55 minutes
Courage & Curiosity
Fox at Night
by Corey R. Tabor
3 learning goals · 30 minutes
Courage & Safety
The Cool Bean Makes a Splash
by Jory John
4 learning goals · 35 minutes
Courage & Growth
Mel Fell
by Corey R. Tabor
3 learning goals · 40 minutes
Courage & Perseverance
The Little Butterfly That Could
by Ross Burach
3 learning goals · 35 minutes
Courage & Perseverance
Fox Flies
by Corey R. Tabor
3 learning goals · 30 minutes
Pacing Tools in This Unit
2 tools from the Pace-Write-Read handbook.
Point of View
Who is telling the story, who is narrating it — create options that will make a huge difference. Memorable choices have included death itself, so how do you decide? The narrator you choose quietly rewrites every scene.
Details
Serve double duty and point to what a reader must not miss and help to build out your story in extraordinary ways. One well-chosen detail does the work of a paragraph of explanation.