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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Chickens :|: Read Punk Farm On Tour by Jarrett Krosoczka

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Chickens :|: Read Punk Farm On Tour by Jarrett Krosoczka

Nov 11, 2011

Krosoczka’s chicken wears shades and plays the keyboards in this hilarious book! Krosoczka’s books are...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Mice :|: Read If You Give a Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Mice :|: Read If You Give a Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff

Nov 10, 2011

Did you know that the mouse in Numeroff’s classic tale is modeled after her? If...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Gardening :|: Read Strega Nona’s Harvest by Tomie dePaola

Nov 9, 2011

Did you know Strega Nona’s Harvest was inspired by Martha Stewart’s garden? After completing his new pop-up book,...

Mining family stories for compelling fiction #literacy #k12 #elemed #writing

Mining family stories for compelling fiction #literacy #k12 #elemed #writing

Nov 1, 2011

Natalie Kinsey-Warnock descends from a long line of Scottish dairy farmers who settled in the...

Multiculturalsim Rocks with @annmartinbowler #literacy #k12 #elemed

Multiculturalsim Rocks with @annmartinbowler #literacy #k12 #elemed

Oct 18, 2011

“See the deer eat meat.” Such was the quality of a district-mandated series of beginning readers...

Llama Llama author makes kids’ world less scary #parenting #elemed #edchat #literacy

Llama Llama author makes kids’ world less scary #parenting #elemed #edchat #literacy

Oct 11, 2011

For New York Times best-selling author/illustrator Anna Dewdney, her work is all about “the power of...

Kids On KidLit: Megan (age 11) Reviews THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND #literacy #kidlit #k12 #parenting

Kids On KidLit: Megan (age 11) Reviews THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND #literacy #kidlit #k12 #parenting

Sep 21, 2011

The Other Side of the Island by Allergra Goodman is one of the books I read this...

Kids On KidLit: Megan (age 11) Reviews MASTERPIECE #literacy #kidlit #k12 #parenting

Kids On KidLit: Megan (age 11) Reviews MASTERPIECE #literacy #kidlit #k12 #parenting

Sep 19, 2011

This summer I read Masterpiece by Elise Broach. My favorite character is Marvin. His family is...

Kids on KidLit: Debut Review #literacy #k12 #elemed #lrnchat #kidlit

Kids on KidLit: Debut Review #literacy #k12 #elemed #lrnchat #kidlit

Sep 14, 2011

Review by Julia, Age 8, True or False: Pets by Melvin and Gilda Berger (Scholastic) I...

Family stories ARE history: classroom activities  #elemed #k12 #edchat

Family stories ARE history: classroom activities #elemed #k12 #edchat

Sep 9, 2011

History is about people. Not wars and treaties. In Heart and Soul: The Story of American...

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