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The Curious Case of the Missing Mammoth
Author: Ellie Hattie
Illustrator: Karl James Mountford
Published 2017 by Kane Miller EDC Publishing
Summary: Look out! There’s a mammoth on the loose, and Oscar has to get him home before the clock strikes one! This […]
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos by Stephanie Roth Sisson
By Ricki On July 27, 2017 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Background Knowledge, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Figurative Language, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Inquiry, Making Connections, Mood, Narrative Nonfiction, Picture Book, Prediction, Read Aloud, Reflection, Sequence, Setting, Tone, Visualizing, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos
Author: Stephanie Roth Sisson
Published: October 14, 2014 by Roaring Brook Press
A Guest Review by Brittany Brown
Summary: A curious boy living in a small city apartment […]
The Dark by Lemony Snicket
By Ricki On June 1, 2017 · Leave a Comment · In Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Dialogue, Fantasy, Foreshadowing, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Inferring, Making Connections, Mood, Personification, Picture Book, Plot Development, Prediction, Read Aloud, Reflection, Sequence, Setting, Simile/Metaphor, Symbolism, Theme
The Dark
Author: Lemony Snicket
Illustrator: Jon Klassen
Published April 2, 2013 by Little, Brown
Guest Post by: Nichole Pitruzzello
Summary: Laszlo is afraid of the dark. But is the dark afraid of Laszlo? They live in […]
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat
Author: Scott Menchin
Illustrator: Henry Bliss
Published April 14, 2015 by Abrams
Guest Post by: Sarah Mangiafico
Summary: When a young boy learns about what makes art special—sometimes it’s […]
Framed: A T.O.A.S.T Mystery
Author: James Ponti
Published August 26th, 2016 by Aladdin
Summary: Get to know the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ most wanted lists all because of his Theory of All Small Things […]
Animal Ark by Joel Sartore and Kwame Alexander
By Kellee On April 12, 2017 · 2 Comments · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Informational Nonfiction, Language/Style, Making Connections, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Poetry Anthology, Read Aloud, Rhyme/Rhythm, Teaching, Theme, Tone, Writing
Nonfiction Wednesday
Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
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Henry and the Chalk Dragon
Author: Jennifer Trafton
Illustrator: Benjamin Schipper
Published April 4th, 2017 by Rabbit Room Press
Summary: In the town of Squashbuckle, just about anything can happen, and when Henry Penwhistle draws a mighty Chalk Dragon on his door, […]
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