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Poetry Month 2010: Student Book Spine Poems
Wednesday marks the first day of April, a month noted for its showers (to bring May flowers) and fools (well, at least for one day). It’s also known as National Poetry Month and at 100 Scope Notes, we’re celebrating in an appropriately bookish way. If you try book spine poetry with your students, send me […]
Review: Shark Vs. Train by Chris Barton
Shark Vs. Train By Chris Barton Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld Little, Brown ISBN: 978031699007627 $16.99 Grades K-2 In Stores *Best New Books* This just in: lots of kids like to talk trash. Now, I don’t mean that in a “the youth is out of hand!†kind of way. No, this trash talk usually comes into […]
Link Du Jour: Bestselling Children’s Books of 2009
Attention folks interested in 2009 children’s book sales figures: they’re out. Publishers Weekly has broken down which titles moved the most units in aught nine. My notes are as follows: Dang, Golden Books are still sellin’ by the truckload. Wimpy Kid took #1 and #2 in the hardcover frontlist category? If you slap Twilight on […]
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The Lion’s Looking at You
*UPDATE* I should have made this clear, but the modifications you see below are just for how the book is presented in the flier, not for the actual book. In the grand tradition of 100 Scope Notes “hey, look at this” posts of questionable worth, I bring you a curiosity I noticed today. While cruising […]
Book Bullying with Amazon Stars
Interesting. A while back A Fuse #8 Production took a close look the what-fors and what-have-yous of the Amazon Vineâ„¢ review program as it related to children’s literature (click here to read). One item she touched on was the fact that negative reviews often came from people who didn’t find the book appropriate for their […]
You Stole My Thunder: Title Twins
I realized the other day that there are two picture books titled Otis. Janie Bynum’s version about a pig that likes to stay clean was published in 2000, while Loren Long’s Otis hit shelves in 2009. Both received positive reviews. It made me wonder - do authors take pre-existing titles into consideration when making their […]
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Review: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda By Tom Angleberger Amulet Books ISBN: 9780810984257 $12.95 Grades 5-7 In Stores What’s the next level above gold? Platinum? In both content and appearance, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is reluctant reader platinum. The Star Wars association will draw attention, but the spot-on portrayal of the awkwardness, friendships, […]
Link Du Jour: Alice, Art, Alarms, ‘alicious’
A bunch of links today… I recently realized that I’m in the midst of a pretty impressive streak. No, it’s not for eating string cheese at lunch every day (although, yes), it’s a streak of not seeing the film version of children’s books. This run does not discriminate, encompassing both movies I wanted to see […]
The Newbery Seal Lineup
It’s book fair time at two of the elementary schools where I work. While perusing the “Summer Reading” table (related aside: when did “summer reading” become synonymous with “Newbery winner”?) something caught my eye. There were five paperback Newbery winners on the table, and every one of them displayed their medal in a different way. […]
Review: City of Spies by Susan Kim & Laurence Klavan
City of Spies By Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan Illustrated by Pascal Dizin First Second Books (Roaring Brook) ISBN: 9781596432628 $16.99 Grades 5-8 In Stores April 27, 2010 Take a look at the cover for City of Spies. Remind you of anything? Yes, I too had visions of Tintin as soon as I laid eyes […]
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