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Erika Thulin Dawes, May 28, 2012 | Nonfiction
Written and Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola Published by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux in 2012 Grades 1 – 8 Book Review “Sylvia had always wanted to know what it was like to live in the sea, to be a part of daily life of the underwater world. “ Beginning with her early interest in observing […]
Grace Enriquez, April 2, 2012 | Classroom & Curricular Ideas, Nonfiction Chapter Books, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson Scholastic Press, 2012 IBSN 978-0-545-11674-9 Grades 5-8 Book Review Rhoda Abbott. Olaus Jorgensen Abelseth. Lawrence Beesley. Frank Goldsmith. Charles Lightoller. Mother of two. Swedish immigrant turned South Dakota farmer. Science teacher. Nine year-old. Second officer on the RMS Titanic. All survivors of the disaster, and some of […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, March 4, 2012 | Awards
Diego Rivera, His World and Ours Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuth Published by Abrams Books for Young Readers in 2011, ISBN 978-0-8109-9731-8 Grades 2 – 8 Review The celebrated Mexican muralist Diego Rivera depicted the history, culture, and everyday life of working people in giant frescos all across his beloved country. In a picture […]
Grace Enriquez, February 20, 2012 | Awards, Novels
NOTE: For our entry on the 2012 Newbery Medal Winner, Dead End in Norvelt, click here. For our entry on the other 2012 Newbery Honor Winner, Inside Out & Back Again, click here. Breaking Stalin’s Nose Written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin Published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2011 ISBN # 978-0805092165 Grades […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, February 13, 2012 | Awards
A Ball for Daisy Written and Illustrated by Chris Raschka Published by Schwartz and Wade in 2011 ISBN. 978-0-375-85861-1 All Ages Review Joy and despair. Something lost and something regained…. these universal themes receive fresh attention in Chris Raschka’s deceptively simple wordless book, A Ball for Daisy. Readers will instantly fall in love with Daisy, […]
Grace Enriquez, January 31, 2012 | Awards, Beginner Readers, Fiction
Tales for Very Picky Eaters Written and Illustrated by Josh Schneider Published by Clarion Books, 2011 ISBN # 978-0547149561 Grades K – 3 Book Review James is as picky an eater as they come, but his father is more than ready for the challenge. In his second book for beginning readers, Schneider presents a parent’s […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, January 23, 2012 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Poetry
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 […]
Mary Ann Cappiello, January 9, 2012 | Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books
The Classroom Bookshelf welcomes Nea Wadson as our guest blogger this week. Nea is a student in the Specialist Teacher of Reading Program in the Graduate School of Education at Lesley University. Same, Same but Different Written and Illustrated by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw Published in 2011 by Christy Ottaviano/Henry Holt ISBN # 978-0-8050-8946-2 Grades: PreK […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, October 9, 2011 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Poetry
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 […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, September 19, 2011 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Poetry
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 […]
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