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Lowriders in Space Written by Cathy Camper; Illustrated by Raúl the Third Published by Chronicle Books, 2014 ISBN# 978-1-4521-2869-6 Grades 3 and up Book Review Bajito y suavecito: low and slow. That’s how expert car mechanics Lupe Impala, Elirio Malaria, and El Chavo Flapjack like their cars, and a lowrider is exactly the kind of car […]
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole Written by Mac Barnett; Illustrated by Jon Klassen Published by Candlewick Press, 2014 ISBN #978-0763662295 Grades K and up Book Review How do you know when you’ve found something spectacular? Perhaps, you might answer, when you open Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, the latest picturebook by the award-winning […]
The Right Word: Roget and His ThesaurusWritten by Jen Bryant; Illustrated by Melissa SweetPublished by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2014ISBN # 978-0-8028-5383-1 Grades K and up Book Review What’s a better word or phrase for “outstanding”? How about The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, the latest picturebook biography by the award-winning team of […]
Searching for Sarah RectorWritten by Tonya Bolden Published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014ISBN #9781419708466 Grades 5 and up Book Review Sometimes fact is more surprising (and relieving) than fiction. Coretta Scott King winner Tonya Bolden proves this and more in her gripping nonfiction picturebook, Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in […]
The Pilot and the Little Prince Written and illustrated by Peter Sís Published in 2014 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) ISBN # 978-0374380694 Grades K and up Book Review Aviator, pioneer, inventor, war hero: In The Pilot and the Little Prince, we learn that Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was all this and more. With characteristic […]
Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year! As we think about our goals for our students, we embrace the fact that we are not just teachers of academic content. We also want to support our students to be productive, responsible, and thoughtful citizens. Here at The Classroom Bookshelf, one of our goals is to feature selections […]
Mysterious Patterns: Finding Fractals in NatureWritten by Sarah C. Campbell; Photographs by Sarah C. Campbell and Richard P. CampbellPublished by Boyds Mills Press, 2014ISBN# 978-1-62091-627-8 Grades K and up Book Review If you had to name the shape of a broccoli head, what would you say? What about the shape of a river from an […]
What’s Your Favorite Animal? Written and illustrated by Eric Carle and friends Published by Henry Holt and Co., 2014 ISBN# 978-0-8050-9641-5 Grades PreK-3 Book Review Ask 14 of today’s premier children’s book illustrators the same question, and you get this remarkable anthology of unexpected, entertaining, and insightful responses. In What’s Your Favorite Animal?, we find […]
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