Separate is Never Equal and Diego Rivera, His World and Ours
June 10, 2016
Today’s Perfect Picture Book Friday post features two books from Duncan Tonatiuh. … More Separate is Never Equal and Diego Rivera, His World and Ours
Category: nonfiction
Platypus
June 3, 2016
How much do you know about the puzzling platypus? Title: Platypus Written by: Sue Whiting Illustrated by: Mark Jackson Candlewick Press, 2016, nonfiction Suitable for ages: 5+ Themes/topics: animals, nature, Australia Opening: Beyond the snaking bend in the creek, where the water lazes in a still green pool, a scraggly gum tree perches on the … More Platypus
The Secret Subway
May 6, 2016
Go beyond planes, trains, and automobiles! Check out this week’s fascinating “Perfect Picture Book.” Title: The Secret Subway Written by: Shana Corey Illustrated by: Red Nose Studio Schwartz & Wade Books, Random House, 2016, nonfiction Suitable for ages: 4-8 (I would say 5+) Lexile: AD810 Themes/topics: history, New York City, subways, invention Opening: Welcome to … More The Secret Subway
A Splash of Red
April 8, 2016
PPBF Special: For all the teachers who are in the midst of testing season, I’ve included a literature unit for this amazing book. Title: A Splash of Red, the Life and Art of Horace Pippin Written by: Jen Bryant Illustrated by: Melissa Sweet Random House/Knopf, 2015, biography Suitable for ages: 5-8 (easily Gr 1-5) Lexile: 610 … More A Splash of Red
Tree of Wonder
March 25, 2016
Literature, Science, and Math, OH MY! Title: Tree of Wonder, The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree Written by: Kate Messner Illustrated by: Simona Mulazzani Chronicle, 2015, nonfiction Suitable for ages: 5-8 Themes/topics: rainforest, math, animals Opening: Deep in the forest, in the warm-wet green, ONE ALMENDRO TREE grows, stretching its branches toward the … More Tree of Wonder
I’m Trying to Love Spiders
March 11, 2016
Here’s a fun approach to nonfiction. Title: I’m Trying to Love Spiders Written and Illustrated by: Bethany Barton Viking, 2015, nonfiction Suitable for ages: 4+ Themes/topics: spiders, arachnophobia Opening: I keep telling myself: “Spiders are cool.” I want to love them. Brief synopsis (from worldcat.org) This fresh and very funny non-fiction picture book shares lots … More I’m Trying to Love Spiders
Grandfather Gandhi
February 26, 2016
“Have I not told you how anger is like electricity?…Anger can strike, like lightning, and split a living tree in two…Or it can be channeled, transformed. A switch can be flipped, and it can shed light like a lamp.”
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Whose Hands Are These?
February 5, 2016
Here is Miranda Paul’s latest treasure – a great addition to any home or school library. It received multiple read requests from three-year-old Corinne, a bona fide testimonial.
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What in the World? Numbers in Nature
January 22, 2016
Math meets nature. Here’s a great book to introduce number sets to young children. … More What in the World? Numbers in Nature
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
December 4, 2015
Heres a fascinating story for all those kids, young and old, who have loved Winnie-the-Pooh. Title: Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Written by: Lindsay Mattick Illustrated by: Sophie Blackall Little, Brown and Company, 2015, nonfiction, 56 pages Suitable for ages: 3-6 (I would put it at 6-10) Lexile: AD590L … More Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
Beth Anderson, Children's Writer 