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This Book is Gray by Lindsay Ward

By On December 5, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Cause/Effect, Classroom Library Buy, Fantasy, Humor, Making Connections, Personification, Picture Book, Point of View, Voice
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The Day the Crayons Quit
Author and Illustrator: Lindsay Ward
Published: December 1, 2019 by Two Lions

Goodreads Summary:Gray just wants to be included. But the other colors are always leaving him out. So he decides to create his own project: an all-gray book. Once upon a time, […]

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Bob Ross and Peapod the Squirrel by Robb Pearlman

By On December 3, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Allusion, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Picture Book, Read Aloud
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Bob Ross and Peapod the Squirrel
Author: Robb Pearlman
Illustrator: Bob Ross with Jason Kayser
Published October 8th, 2019 by Running Press Kids

Summary: Bob Ross paints a stunning home for his squirrel friend, Peapod, in this delightful nod to a […]

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Teacher Guide for AstroNuts Mission One: The Plant Planet by Jon Scieszka

By On November 6, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Figurative Language, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Read Aloud, Teaching, Text Features, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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AstroNuts Mission One: The Plant Planet
Author: Jon Scieszka
Illustrator: Steven Weinberg
Published: September 10th, 2019 by Chronicle Books

Summary: AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug are animals that have been hybridized to find other planets for humans to live on once we’ve ruined Earth. So off […]

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Educators’ Guide for The Trouble with Shooting Stars by Meg Cannistra

By On October 30, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Allusion, Asking Questions, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Figurative Language, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Magical Realism, Making Connections, Novel, Personification, Read Aloud, Simile/Metaphor, Teaching, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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The Trouble with Shooting Stars
Author: Meg Cannistra
Published: August 20th, 2019 by Simon & Schuster for Young Readers

Summary: Twelve-year-old Luna loves the nighttime more than anything else. It’s when no one gives her “that look” about the half mask she has to wear while healing […]

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Teachers’ Guide for Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo

By On October 23, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Figurative Language, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Novel, Personification, Read Aloud, Setting, Simile/Metaphor, Symbolism, Teaching, Theme, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development, Voice
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Beverly, Right Here
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Published: September, 2019 by Candlewick Press

Summary: Beverly put her foot down on the gas. They went faster still.
This was what Beverly wanted — what she always wanted. To get away. To get away as fast as she could. […]

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Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial by Linda Booth Sweeney

By On October 9, 2019 · 4 Comments · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Informational Nonfiction, Inquiry, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Theme
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Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial
Author: Linda Booth Sweeney
Illustrator: Shawn Fields
Published September 3rd, 2019 by Tilbury House Publishers

Summary: This is the story of how a farmboy became America’s foremost sculptor. After failing at academics, Dan […]

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Educators’ Guide for Prairie Boy: Frank Lloyd Wright Turns the Heartland Into a Home by Barb Rosenstock

By On October 4, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Figurative Language, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Personification, Picture Book, Prediction, Read Aloud, Simile/Metaphor, Teaching, Text Structure, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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Prairie Boy: Frank Lloyd Wright Turns the Heartland Into a Home
Author: Barb Rosenstock
Illustrator: Christopher Silas Neal
Published: September 10th, 2019 by Calkins Creek

Summary: The early life and creative genius of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, as a maker of American buildings—highlighting his passion, imagination and […]

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