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For Poetry Friday , I have an entertaining book: Six Sheep Sip Thick Shakes and Other Tricky Tongue Twisters (by Brian P. Cleary). It is not poetry in the traditional sense, but there are many poetic elements—rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance. Read More...
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This week for Poetry Friday , I checked out of the library A Pocketful of Stars: Poems about the Night (compiled by Nikki Siegen-Smith). This collection covers many aspects of the night and bedtime—imaginary sights, peaceful images, scary feelings, humorous Read More...
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Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts About Peace explores peace at different levels from personal to interpersonal to world-wide. Author Anna Grossnickle Hines uses the quilt motif for her illustrations. Each page is a full-color reproduction of a handmade Read More...
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I discovered If Peas Could Taste Like Candy and Other Funny Poems for Kids (by Crystal Bowman) on a 50 Best Poetry Books for Kids list . This anthology reminds me of Shel Silverstein’s work. The poems are on a white background and often accompanied by Read More...
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Math and reading can go hand–in-hand, even when a book is not directly about math. Sylvan Dell makes it easy by combining math and science in their books in a natural and appealing manner. Two of the new titles for Spring 2012 are The Great Divide and Read More...
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There are hundreds of alphabet books available. Many of them with vivid pictures and appealing text. A Isn’t for Fox: An Isn’t Alphabet is in a class by itself. The intriguing title and adorable fox being carried off by a troop of ants prompted me to Read More...
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Summary of Hey Diddle Diddle (by Pam Kapchinske): The narrative takes place in the forest where living thing from tiny bugs to great bobcats live. It begins with a jolly-looking insect roaming among the flora and with this stanza: A shiny green beetle Read More...
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Summary of My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey (by Jeanne Walker Harvey): Written as a first-person flashback, Romare Bearden (African-American artist) reveals one of the inspirations for his art—his past. Memories of listening Read More...
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Today is Poetry Friday , hosted this week by A Drift Record. This week’s selection is The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders by popular poet Jack Prelutsky. The collection of poems is full of rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration. Some of the subjects are non-fiction Read More...
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Everyone is familiar with the Eric Carle classic The Grouchy Ladybug . There are two other memorable fictional ladybug picture books worthy of checking out. (For the best in non-fiction picture books on ladybugs, click HERE .) The Very Lazy Ladybug and Read More...
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Deep in the Desert is a part of the Sylvan Dell Spring 2011 New Release Giveaway. Check HERE for how to enter. For all Current Giveaways, click HERE . Summary of Deep in the Desert : Poems are set to familiar nursery rhyme and song tunes to reveal the Read More...
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Summary: Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth sets out to create environmental chefs with its tempting recipe for Compost Stew! Children of both genders and multiple cultural backgrounds recite and illustrate the ingredients from A-Z. Periodically, Read More...
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In many picture books, especially for early childhood (ages birth-5), spring and Easter are intertwined. There are numerous wonderful books on this subject. I have chosen five of my favorites to share. They celebrate spring by appreciating the beauty Read More...
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I came across another wonderful book from Tiger Tales called Rumble in the Jungle . It prompted me to consider: What is the difference between the rainforest and the jungle? Here is a quick overview: Though jungle and rainforest might appear to be similar, Read More...
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With spring emerging, many families and classes will be heading to the zoo. It is a terrific place to visit. Two of my favorite memories are zoo trips. On one of them, I was with my boyfriend (now, husband). I felt like I was walking on air as we held Read More...
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