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Educators’ Guide for A Girl, a Racoon, and the Midnight Moon by Karen Romano Young, Illustrated by Jessixa Bagley

By On December 1, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Cause/Effect, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Illustrated Novel, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Magical Realism, Making Connections, Multicultural, Novel, Plot Development, Read Aloud, Setting, Teaching, Text Structure, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development, Writing
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A Girl, a Racoon, and the Midnight Moon
Author: Karen Romano Young
Illustrator: Jessixa Bagley
Published: January 7th, 2020 by Chronicle Books

Summary: In a slightly fantastical New York City, one very special library branch has been designated for possible closure. Bookish, socially awkward Pearl, the daughter […]

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Educators’ Guide for AstroNuts Mission Two: The Water Planet by Jon Scieszka, Illustrated by Steven Weinberg

By On November 10, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Cause/Effect, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Fantasy, Illustrated Novel, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Puns/Word Play, Read Aloud, Setting, Teaching, Text Structure, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development, Writing
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AstroNuts Mission Two: The Water Planet
Author: Jon Scieszka
Illustrator: Steven Weinberg
Published: August 25th, 2020 by Chronicle Books

Summary: AstroNuts Mission Two: The Water Planet is the second book in the laugh-out-loud series by children’s literature legend Jon Scieszka.

The book follows a new mission, where […]

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Sofia’s Kids’ Corner: The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow, Illustrated by Steven Salerno

By On October 31, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Background Knowledge, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Sofia's Kids' Corner
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Sofia is an 9-year-old brilliant reader who aspires to be a book reviewer. On select Saturdays, Sofia shares 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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Authors Interview with Philippe Cousteau and Austin Aslan, Authors of The Endangereds

By On October 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Novel
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The Endangereds
Authors: Philippe Cousteau and Austin Aslan
Published September 29th, 2020 by HarperCollins

Summary: It’s time for animals to take fate into their own paws! The Endangereds is the first book in a thrilling new adventure series by world-renowned environmentalist and Emmy-nominated host of Xploration Awesome Planet Philippe Cousteau and award-winning TURBO Racers […]

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Review, Book Trailer, and Giveaway!: Marjory Saves the Everglades: The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas by Sandra Neil Wallace, Illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon

By On September 24, 2020 · 6 Comments · In Asking Questions, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Making Connections, Narrative Nonfiction, Onomatopoeia, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Setting
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Marjory Saves the Everglades: The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Author: Sandra Neil Wallace
Illustrator: Rebecca Gibbon
Published September 22, 2020 by Simon Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

Summary: From acclaimed children’s book biographer Sandra Neil Wallace comes the inspiring and little-known story […]

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

By On September 15, 2020 · 1 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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Author Guest Post: “Getting Kids Interested in Science” by L.G. Reed, Author of The Science of Defying Gravity

By On September 6, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Novel
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“Getting Kids Interested in Science” 

Your kid begs you to help her build a model of a volcano or a model airplane or experiment with chemistry. An impossible dream? I argue the answer is NO! Science is all around us and you can get your kids excited about exploring science with […]

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