Posts by: Ricki

Magnificent Makers: How to Test a Friendship by Theanne Griffith, Illustrated by Reggie Brown

By On September 15, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Early Chapter Book, Fantasy, Inquiry, Read Aloud, Text Structure, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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Magnificent Makers: How to Test a Friendship
Author: Theanne Griffith
Illustrator: Reggie Brown
Published May 19, 2020 by Random House Children’s Books

Summary: BOOM! SNAP! WHIZ! ZAP! The Magnificent Makers series is filled with science, adventure, and characters that readers will love!

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Sofia’s Kids’ Corner: Front Desk by Kelly Yang

By On September 12, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Fantasy, Novel, Sofia's Kids' Corner
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Sofia is an 8-year-old brilliant reader who aspires to be a book reviewer. On select Saturdays, Sofia will share her favorite books with kids! She is one of the most well-read elementary schoolers that we know, so she is highly qualified for this role!

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Sofia’s Kids’ Corner: My Favorite Books by Roald Dahl

By On September 5, 2020 · 2 Comments · In Fantasy, Novel, Sofia's Kids' Corner
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Sofia is an 8-year-old brilliant reader who aspires to be a book reviewer. On select Saturdays, Sofia will share her favorite books with kids! She is one of the most well-read elementary schoolers that we know, so she is highly qualified for this role!

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Sofia’s Kids’ Corner: The Girl who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

By On August 22, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Fantasy, Novel, Sofia's Kids' Corner
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Sofia is an 8-year-old brilliant reader who aspires to be a book reviewer. On select Saturdays, Sofia will share her favorite books with kids! She is one of the most well-read elementary schoolers that we know, so she is highly qualified for this role!

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Our World: A First Book of Geography by Sue Lowell Gallion

By On August 18, 2020 · 3 Comments · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Classroom Library Buy, Informational Nonfiction, Text Features, Text Structure, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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Our World: A First Book of Geography
Author: Sue Lowell Gallion; Illustrator: Lisk Feng
Published: July 15, 2020 by Phaidon Press

Summary: A read-aloud introduction to geography for young children that, when opened and folded back, creates a freestanding globe

Children are invited to […]

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Sofia’s Kids’ Corner: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein

By On August 15, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Fantasy, Mystery, Novel, Sofia's Kids' Corner
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Sofia is an 8-year-old brilliant reader who aspires to be a book reviewer. On select Saturdays, Sofia will share her favorite books with kids! She is one of the most well-read elementary schoolers that we know, so she is highly qualified for this role!

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Build a Castle: 64 Slot-Together Cards for Creative Fun by Pail Farrell

By On August 11, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Classroom Library Buy, Informational Nonfiction, Text Features, Text Structure, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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Build a Castle: 64 Slot-Together Cards for Creative Fun
Author: Pail Farrell
Published: April 7th 2020 by Pavilion Children’s

Summary: Turrets, ramparts, windows, walls, and more–create your own medieval masterpiece with the first in a new series of graphic-designed building cards.

This pack contains sixty-four […]

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