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1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions By David LaRochelle Illustrated by Brenda Sexton Sterling ISBN: 9781402759956 $14.95 Grades K-2 In Stores September 7, 2010 Teachers will tell you the truth. When faced with introducing a new concept, teachers know that their skills as educators are no match for a good book. Wanna teach proper apostrophe use? […]
Palazzo Inverso By D.B. Johnson Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 9780547239996 $17.00 Grades K-3 In Stores I first encountered the work of M.C. Escher in a bookstore. I had seen optical illusions before that point, but never to the precise heights on display in works like Relativity and Waterfall, which were hung around my local shop. With […]
Horrible Harry and The Goog By Suzy Cline Illustrated By Frank Remkiewicz Scholastic Inc. ISBN 9780670059928 $3.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores When I was a youngster, there were places in the school that students didn’t go. This was back in the days when Reagan was holding down the White House, Balki was in his prime, […]
Just when you think you’re never going to hear back from somebody, they call out of the blue. That was the way I felt this afternoon upon seeing an invitation in my inbox to try out Yahoo! for Teachers. After receiving a tip from my School of Information connection, Piet, I signed up to receive […]
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow by James Sturm Illustrated by Rich Tommaso Jump at the Sun (Hyperion Books for Children) ISBN 9780786839018 $16.99 Grades 5-8 In Stores December 18, 2007. *Best New Books* There is something to be said for simplicity. Baseball is not what I would consider to be a simple game. No, […]
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl Puffin Books ISBN 9780141304700 $6.99 Grades 4-7 In Stores As the title suggests, this book is a collection of seven short stories written by one of the all time greats: Roald Dahl. Let us start with the big one, the monster, the “man […]
Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller Henry Holt and Company ISBN 9780805079968 $16.95 Grades 1-3 In Stores (Reviewer pulls out clipboard and pencil) Alright everyone! Looks like we’ve got ourselves the new Laurie Keller book here. I’m just going to go down the list for a second to make sure everything […]
No Talking by Andrew Clements Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN 9781416909835 $15.99 Grades 3-6 In stores *Best New Books* Working in a public school, I am around children every day. Here are two facts that I feel I can state from experience: 1. Kids like to talk 2. There is nothing that […]
What Do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince Illustrated by Giles Laroche Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN 9780618563074 $16.00 Grades K-3 In stores In my job as a school librarian, I am occasionally faced with inquiries about what it is I do. When I began my professional life in aught 5 I was unaware […]
Sardine in Outer Space by Emmanuel Guibert Illustrated by Joann Sfar First Second (an imprint of Roaring Brook Press) ISBN 9781596431263 $12.95 Ages 7-12 In stores As many librarians will tell you, “give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a child an age-appropriate graphic novel and it will circulate […]
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