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The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez, Illustrated by Lauren Semmer

By On December 10, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Background Knowledge, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Informational Nonfiction, Inquiry, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Picture Book, Read Aloud
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The ABCs of Black History
Author: Rio Cortez
Illustrator: Lauren Semmer
Published: December 8, 2020 by Workman Publishing Company

Summary: While many alphabet books have tackled a range of social justice topics from consent to feminism, there remains an urgent need to […]

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Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean Myers

By On July 7, 2020 · 2 Comments · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Background Knowledge, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Conflict, Inferring, Inquiry, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Picture Book, Read Aloud
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Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Publication Date: January 24, 2017 by HarperCollins

Summary: In this picture book biography, the late New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and acclaimed artist Floyd Cooper take readers on […]

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Teaching Tuesday: Close Reading Lesson with Tacky the Penguin, an Aesop Fable, a TED Talk, and Sit-Ins

By On October 16, 2018 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Close Reading/Analysis, Making Connections, Multicultural, Picture Book, Reflection, Teaching, Teaching Tuesday, Theme
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Just so we all have the same definition of close reading, I wanted to share how I define it:
The process of close reading is reading a short, worthy text more than once to get deeper into its meaning.
(See “A Secret […]

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I Am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a Hero by Brad Meltzer

By On May 16, 2018 · 3 Comments · In Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Graphic Novels/Comics, Making Connections, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Symbolism, Text Structure, Theme
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I Am Gandhi
Author: Brad Meltzer
Illustrator: 25 Acclaimed Artists
Published May 8th, 2018 by Dial Books

Summary: Twenty-five exceptional comic book creators join forces to share the heroic story of Gandhi in this inspiring graphic novel biography.

As a young […]

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2017 Nonfiction Picture Book Biographies: The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson, Balderdash! by Michelle Markel, and Shark Lady by Jess Keating

By On July 19, 2017 · 2 Comments · In Asking Questions, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Theme
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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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March Trilogy by John Lewis with Andrew Aydin (co-writer) and Nate Powell (illustrator)

By On July 12, 2017 · 5 Comments · In Background Knowledge, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Conflict, Graphic Novels/Comics, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Point of View, Reflection, Teaching, Theme
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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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Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis by Jabari Asim

By On June 7, 2017 · 6 Comments · In Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Cause/Effect, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Inquiry, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Theme
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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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