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Nonfiction Monday

Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski

June 26, 2017 by Amy Leave a Comment

Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski is a good picture book to introduce young readers and listeners to the history of meteorology.  The premise of the book is to go back into history beginning with ancient times, present a misconception, and then explain what modern meteorologists understand today about the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Monday, Nonfiction Picture Books

Two new books about plants for the preschool crowd

June 19, 2017 by Amy Leave a Comment

I am excited today to share these two new titles.  I shared both of these with Benny, age four, and he was delighted by both. Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson is a delightful rhyming book that invites the listener’s participation.  It opens like this: There’s magic in this tiny seed. Press it down … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education, Picture Books, Preschool, Science Tagged: Nonfiction Monday, Nonfiction Picture Books

Read Aloud Thursday–October 2014

October 30, 2014 by Amy 4 Comments

What a busy month of reading aloud we’ve had!  We’ve settled into a nice routine of reading aloud most weekdays at lunchtime, and then again from a different chapter book at bedtime.  The lunchtime book is usually related to history (mostly from Sonlight Core D) and the bedtime book is one I’ve picked.  I’ll be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction, Newbery Award, Picture Books Tagged: Armchair Cybils, Award Book, Caldecott Award, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Newbery Award, Nonfiction Monday, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday

Locomotive by Brian Floca

January 19, 2014 by Amy 10 Comments

Wow.  That’s the first word that comes to mind when I think about Locomotive by Brian Floca.  This is a nonfiction picture book that manages to pack an epic story–the building of the transcontinental railroad–into the interesting narrative of a family making their own transcontinental journey on that very railroad.  In other words, the information … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: Armchair Cybils, Award Book, Best Books, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Monday, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday

Louisa May’s Battle by Kathleen Krull

December 9, 2013 by Amy Leave a Comment

Louisa May’s Battle:  How the Civil War Led to Little Women by Kathleen Krull is a picture book biography that focuses on Louisa May Alcott’s involvement in the Civil War as a nurse and how her experiences there led to the discovery of her voice and style as a writer, which in turn enabled her to write … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: Armchair Cybils, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Monday, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
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