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Paper Wishes Written by Lois Sepahban Published in 2016 by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers ISBN 978-0-374-30216-0 Grades 3-8 Book Review How do we sensitively teach children about the painful truths of American history? Perhaps the best method we have is with moving, memorable stories that reveal the inner lives of people most […]
Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask To Be in This Book) Written by Julie Falatko and Illustrated by Tim Miller Published in 2016 by Viking Grades preK-3 ISBN: 978-0-451-46945-8 Book Review According to the narrator, “Snappsy the alligator wasn’t feeling like himself.” But Snappsy has a different point of view: “This is terrible! I’m just […]
The War that Saved My Life 2016 Newbery Honor Award Winner Written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Published in 2015 by Dial Books for Young Readers Grades 4-8 ISBN: 978-0-8037-4081-5 Book Review Ada is a ten-year-old girl born with a twisted foot. She has never left her one-room apartment or felt sunshine or seen grass. Abhorred, […]
Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking Written by Elin Kelsey; artwork by Soyeon Kim Published in 2015 by Owl Kids Books ISBN: 978-1-77147-062-9 Grades K-5 Book Review “Problems are like sticker burrs. They poke. They prick. They nag. But sometimes, problems spark marvelous ideas.” Elin Kelsey, acclaimed author of You Are Stardust recognizes that problems […]
Fish in a Tree Written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Published in 2015 by Nancy Paulsen Books Grades 4-8 ISBN: 978-0-399-16259-6 Book Review “Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.” Meet Ally Nickerson, a sixth […]
Story: Still the Heart of Literacy Learning Written by Katie Egan Cunningham Foreword by Linda Rief Published in 2015 by Stenhouse Publishers ISBN: 978-1-62531-024-8 This week we celebrate the publication of Katie’s book, Story: Still the Heart of Literacy Learning. The book reminds us as educators that stories surround us, support us, and sustain us. […]
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia Written by Miranda Paul and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon Published in 2015 by Millbrook Press ISBN: 978-1-4677-1608-6-51999 Grades K-6 Book Review One plastic bag doesn’t seem like many. What about when that plastic bag becomes two or ten or a hundred? In Njau, […]
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