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|I, Too, Am America Written by Langston Hughes, Illustrated by Bryan Collier Simon and Shuster, 2012 ISBN 978-1-4424-2008-3 I Have a Dream Written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Illustrated by Kadir Nelson Schwartz & Wade, 2012 ISBN 978-0-375-85887-1 All Ages Book Review “I, too, sing America/I am the darker brother.” So begins one […]
Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It Written by Gail Carson Levine, Illustrated by Matthew Cordell Published by HarperCollins, 2012 ISBN #978-0061787256 Grades 2 and up Book Review Teachers know how much kids enjoy humorous poetry. Celebrate the culmination of a month of verse by bumping that enjoyment up a notch with Newbery Honor author […]
Outside your Window: A First Book of Nature Written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Mark Hearld Published by Candlewick Press in 2012, ISBN 978-0-7636-5549-5 Grades PreK – 6 Book Review Whether you live in a rural, suburban, or urban setting, there’s a wondrous world of nature right “outside your window.” Biologist and author Nicola […]
Poem Runs By Doug Florian Harcourt Children’s Books Boston 2012 ISBN: 978-0-547-68838-1 K-8 Review The leaves are getting greener by the day, and not only can we catch the scent of spring blossoms in the air, but perhaps a hint of peanuts, Cracker Jack, and the smell of new leather, too. As the crack of […]
Happy Lunar New Year! A Full Moon is Rising: Poems Written by Marilyn Singer and Illustrated by Julia Cairns Published by Lee & Low in 2011, ISBN 978-1-60060-364-8 Grades 1 and up. Review For thousands of years, the luminous, ever changing orb in our sky has inspired humankind to wonder, dream, and compose. In a […]
All the Water in the World Written by George Ella Lyon and Illustrated by Katherine Tillotson Published by Atheneum in 2011ISBN # 978-1416971306All grades Review “All the water in the world… is all the water in the world.” This familiar curriculum concept is beautifully reinforced in this picture book collaboration by poet George Ella Lyon […]
Rah, Rah, Radishes! A Vegetable Chant Written by April Pulley Sayre Published in 2011 by Beach Lane Books, ISBN 978-1-442-421417 Grades PreK – 8 Review Get ready to clap your hands, stomp your feet, and shout out a rousing cheer for, of all things — vegetables! The latest work by author and poet April Pulley […]
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature Written by Joyce Sidman and Illustrated by Beth Krommes Published in 2011 by Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 978-0-547-31583-6 Grades PreK – 8 Review “A spiral is a snuggling shape.” So begins and ends the latest work of nonfiction poetry from acclaimed author Joyce Sidman. While the text is bookended by […]
Inside Out & Back Again Written by Thanhha Lai Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2011 ISBN # 9780061962783 Grades 4 and up Book Review The last thing ten year-old Hà expects is that her life as she knows it will fall apart. But that is precisely what happens in 1975 as Saigon […]
Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys Written by Bob Raczka and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds Published by Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-547-24003-9 Book Review: “If this puddle could / talk, I think it would tell me / to splash my sister.” Following the traditional seasonal organization of collections of haiku, this picture book of […]
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