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Book Review: Helen Keller – Her Life in Pictures

Travis Jonker, December 9, 2007 | *Best New Books*, Reviews



Helen Keller: Her Life in Pictures By George Sullivan Scholastic ISBN 9780439918152 $17.99 Grades 3-6 In Stores *Recommended* In my eyes, most biographies fall into one of two camps. There are biographies (such as the recent and outstanding Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow) that seek to tackle their subject from a unique angle. This […]

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Book Review: Judy Moody & Stink – The Holly Joliday

Travis Jonker, December 7, 2007 | Reviews



Judy Moody & Stink – The Holly Joliday By Megan McDonald Illustrated By Peter H. Reynolds Candlewick Press ISBN 9780763632373 $14.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores The flashiness quotient has been upped for the first ever team-up between Judy Moody and her younger brother Stink. How does that flashiness make itself known? Well, Exhibit A: A […]

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Controversy Report: The Golden Compass

Travis Jonker, December 6, 2007 | Cover Curiosity



I thought I was through with reports on the Golden Compass controversy. The movie comes out tomorrow and the time for hype is over. Then I visited the excellent children’s lit blog Educating Alice this afternoon.  She linked to article on Mr. Pullman’s work that I had to share. Is ‘The Golden Compass’ really anti-Christian? […]

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The Scoop: PaleoJoe Brings Class on Dino-Dig!

Travis Jonker, December 6, 2007 | News



As I reported on November 9th, digger of dinosaurs/Mackinac Island Press author PaleoJoe recently made an author visit to the elementary schools I work at. Fun was truly had by all – Mr. Joe knows how to win over a room full of kids. Before he began his presentation, he mentioned a contest where an […]

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Books in Bits

Travis Jonker, December 5, 2007 | News



You ever wonder why they shrink candy bars and then call them “fun size“? If you ask me the normal size is pretty fun. Well, the website DailyLit has gone and funsized books. Here’s how it works: you find a book you’d like to read, subscribe to it, and DailyLit will send the text to […]

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The Edge Is Back!

Travis Jonker, December 5, 2007 | News



Hey you! Enjoyer of all things children’s lit affiliated – be sure to check out the latest edition of The Edge of the Forest.

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7 Fact Notes

Travis Jonker, December 4, 2007 | Articles



A shout goes out to Wizards Wireless, a canny individual and wonderful children’s lit blogger, who tagged me for the “Seven Facts About Me” meme. Here are the rules (from the source): 1) Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog. 2) Share 7 facts about yourself. 3) Tag […]

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Book Review: Eggs

Travis Jonker, December 3, 2007 | Reviews



Eggs By Jerry Spinelli Little, Brown ISBN 9780316166461 $15.99 Grades 5-8 In Stores When I started reading this book, I couldn’t help but be reminded that Jerry Spinelli is an author. What I mean is this: There are lots of hardworking folks out there who write books, to varying degrees of success, but Spinelli’s skill […]

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Report Card: Library Exterior Gets an A+

Travis Jonker, December 2, 2007 | Articles



Imagine if everyone’s workplace exterior represented what was going on inside. I know that the people at Longaberger would approve. In my web travelings I recently stumbled upon the following images. This one is of the exterior of the Cardiff, UK library: This next one is of the library in Kansas City, MO: More information […]

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Book Review: Canned

Travis Jonker, December 1, 2007 | Reviews



100 Scope Note: This review originally appeared in December 2007, but with the book recently hitting the shelves, I thought it might be a good idea to re-post Canned By Alex Shearer Scholastic Press ISBN 9780439903097 $16.99 Grades 5-7 In Stores Now If you’re anything like me (and I suppose you probably are – I […]

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