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Monthly Archives: August 2012
A Beginning, A Muddle, And An End: The Right Way to Write Writing
Although it’s a sequel, Avi’s A Beginning, A Muddle, And An End is easy to pick up in the midst of a very good friendship between Avon, “a rather small snail” and Edward, an ant. Avon has decided to write. Conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter Books, Character-driven, Children's novels, Word choice
Tagged children's books, nature, puns, vocabulary, word choice, writing
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Coraline
“Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house.” Neil Gaiman‘s first sentence offers a glimpse of the fascinating story to follow. It has a slightly creepy vibe–you know there’s a strange door that was hidden … Continue reading
Posted in Character-driven, Children's novels, strong characters
Tagged books, children's books, high interest, kid lit, literature, spooky
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Dogsled Dreams
Adventure. Dogs. Snow. Terry Lynn Johnson‘s Dogsled Dreams has it all. Twelve-year-old Rebecca has to convince everyone, most of all herself, that she’s a good enough musher for a real dog sled race. While friends and family throw a few problems in … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian author/illustrator, Children's novels
Tagged adventure, children's books, country setting, environment, nature
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Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems
Poems and the ocean fit together like wind and sand. Perfect for summer, Water Sings Blue inspects all the crevices of the ocean’s shore to its depths. Praises for the blue whale: rolling your belly like a tide, and the coral: We are busy. … Continue reading
Posted in Picture books, Poetry, Word choice
Tagged books, children's books, nature, ocean, picture book, poetry, rhyme, summer
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Wilma Unlimited
Overcoming multiple obstacles, including crippling polio, Wilma Rudolph persisted and exercised and ran her way to being the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. In the aftermath of the Summer Olympic Games in London, this … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Nonfiction, Picture books
Tagged black history, books, fabulous illustrations, high interest, history, Olympics
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The Dancing Pancake
Eileen Spinelli‘s The Dancing Pancake is a nice, easy read for summer. Formatted in verse, it doesn’t feel as much like poetry as it does clean, spare prose. The clever title shows up in more ways than one, and the main character’s … Continue reading