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Cover Curiosity: Holding the Goose
There are plenty of cover elements that have become common. Socks. Staring into the distance. Faces. But girls holding geese? That’s rare. You...
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Nonfiction Monday: Ideas that Changed the World
Ideas that Changed the World: Incredible inventions and the stories behind them DK ISBN: 9780756665319 $24.99 Grades 5-8 In Stores Sometimes, I...
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Morning Notes: Dubious Lessons Edition
THE CYBILS ARE HERE The Children’s and YA Bloggers’ Literary Awards are gearing up and they’re looking for judges. I’ve...
Video Clip: Beverly Cleary Talks ‘Ramona’
posted on: Aug 26, 2010 | author: Travis
CBS News talks to Beverly Cleary about her ability to connect with today’s kids. Not too shabby for someone who’s...
Summer Scope Notes
posted on: Aug 19, 2010 | author: Travis
Due to summer travels and, probably, ice cream, 100 Scope Notes will be up on the shelf until Thursday. See you back here...
Review: Tower of Treasure by Scott Chantler
posted on: Aug 17, 2010 | author: Travis
Tower of Treasure (Three Thieves: Book One) By Scott Chantler Kids Can Press ISBN: 9781554534142 $17.95 Grades 3-6 In...
Suckers Re-Illustrated
posted on: Aug 9, 2010 | author: Travis
You want ‘em re-illustrated? You got ‘em re-illustrated! A couple weeks back, A Fuse #8 Production posted...
Million Dollar Idea: The Cardigan T-Shirt
posted on: Aug 5, 2010 | author: Travis
Recently, as librarians are wont to do, I was engaged in an absorbing cardigan sweater conversation with Julie Jurgens...
Photos: My To-Be-Read Pile
posted on: Aug 4, 2010 | author: Travis
Man, I gotta get cooking. Fall books will soon be hitting shelves and I need to make a serious dent on my to-be-read pile to...
Review: Dotty by Erica S. Perl
posted on: Aug 2, 2010 | author: Travis
Dotty By Erica S. Perl Illustrated by Julia Denos Abrams ISBN: 9780810989627 $16.95 Grades PreK-1 In Stores Travis:...
Link Du Jour: Library Croquet
posted on: Jul 31, 2010 | author: Travis
Not since the fine folks at HarperCollins UK decided to make history with the worlds longest children’s book domino rally...
Link Du Jour: Newbery & Caldecott Contenders
posted on: Jul 31, 2010 | author: Travis
Few things can pull out the competitive spirit in librarians more than the annual Newbery and Caldecott races. If you’re...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 Cover and Title Revealed!
posted on: Jul 29, 2010 | author: Travis
From where I sit, I’m about six feet away from my collection of the first four books in Jeff Kinney’s massively...
Review: The Unsinkable Walker Bean by Aaron Renier
posted on: Jul 26, 2010 | author: Travis
The Unsinkable Walker Bean By Aaron Renier First Second ISBN: 9781596434530 $13.99 Grades 5-8 In Stores August 17, 2010 *Best...
Link Du Jour: Ramona Quimby on NPR
posted on: Jul 25, 2010 | author: Travis
Two things I did not know about Beverly Cleary’s Ramona Quimby series before listening to NPR’s recent piece on the...
Morning Notes: Libraries are Better than Cupcakes Edition
posted on: Jul 23, 2010 | author: Travis
FANS DECIDE AUTHOR’S NEXT BOOK Breaking news on the “Oh yeah, you can do that with the internet” front!...
Summer Book Giveaway Extravaganza Winners!
posted on: Jul 20, 2010 | author: Travis
The fireworks have been set off, the winners have been notified, and the 100 Scope Notes Summer Book Giveaway has come to a...
Last Call! Enter the Summer Book Giveaway Extravaganza
posted on: Jul 19, 2010 | author: Travis
You have until 11:55pm EST today (Monday, July 19) to get your hat in the ring for the Summer Book Giveaway. You can email me...
About Me
An elementary school librarian since 2005, Travis Jonker started 100 Scope Notes in the golden days of 2007. In addition to posting children’s literature reviews here, he periodically straightens his tie and reviews for School Library Journal, and has also been a judge for the Cybils Awards.
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