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Speaking not just to the creative spirit, but also the heart and soul within all of us, How to Make a Bird is a manual for infusing that part of us that makes something truly spectacular.
Drawing Inspiration from The Wisdom of Trees
Announcements, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Poetry, Poetry Picture Books
|Whether or not you already identify as a tree lover, reading Lita Judge’s multigenre picture book, The Wisdom of Trees, will lead you to view earth’s amazing forests in multifaceted new ways. Judge deepens readers’ understanding of and respect for the interconnectedness of trees by presenting current research on tree communication, framing forests as communities through poetry, expository passages and extensive back matter.
Centering Food and Family: Tomatoes for Neela
Announcements, Book Reviews, Classroom & Curricular Ideas, Fiction, Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books
|Tomatoes for NeelaWritten by Padma LakshmiIllustrated by Juana Martinez-NealPublished by Viking, 2021ISBN # 978-0593202708Grades PreK – 3 Book ReviewThis book is a celebration of sun-ripened tomatoes and the joy they offer year-round. Vividly illustrated by award-wining artist Juana Martinez-Neal and written by celebrity chef Padma Lakshmi, this delicious picturebook is set during tomato season when […]
Studying Science with Secrets of the Sea: The Story of Jeanne Power, Revolutionary Marine Scientist
Biography & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
|The year is 1818 and a young woman named Jeanne wanders the shores of Sicily. Formerly a seamstress, she reinvents herself as a scientist, a naturalist who explores the island on foot, journal in hand. Jeanne Villepreux-Power and her accomplishments is the subject of a fascinating new picture book biography collaboration by Evan Griffin and Joanie Stone. Use it to teach the disciplinary literacies of science, pair it with other stories of women “revolutionaries,” or as part of a historical study of scientific discovery and oceanography.
Turning Frowns Upside Down at The Smile Shop
Announcements, Book Reviews, Classroom & Curricular Ideas, Fiction, Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books
|The Smile ShopWritten and Illustrated by Satoshi KitamuraPublished by Peachtree, 2021 ISBN #978-1-6826-3255-0 Grades PreK and up Book Review “I am so excited,” starts the first page of Satoshi Kitamura’s picturebook, The Smile Shop. Set in a crowded open-air market of an urban center, this narrative follows a young boy, who for the very first […]
Laxmi’s Mooch is simply a delightful book that supports conversations about identity, physical attributes, and self-affirmation for all.
Anything for Mom: Shy Willow
Announcements, Beginner Readers, Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction, Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books
|Shy WillowWritten and Illustrated by Cat MinPublished by Levine Querido, 2021ISBN: 978-1646140350Grades K – 5 Book ReviewJust in time for Mother’s Day, Cat Min’s debut picturebook, Shy Willow, chronicles the extraordinary efforts of a shy rabbit to satisfy a boy’s wish for his mother. Min’s vibrant, color saturated artwork closely aligns with this tender yet […]
As the world waits with anticipation about returning to the routines of pre-COVID days, Most Days is a gentle reminder across content areas that the “here and now” still carries tremendous value and fascination.
In Bear Island, Caldecott-winning author and illustrator Matthew Cordell affirms for children that they can find resilience and hope in the midst of grief.
The 2021 Sibert Medal Winner, Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
Announcements, Awards, Classroom & Curricular Ideas, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
|Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifer documents the experiences of a summer honeybee from birth to death. The combination of words and images invites readers deep into the hive, providing both an intimate encounter with the bee colony and with the 35-day life of a worker bee, aptly named Apis.
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