Great picture book introducing kids to the idea of voting. Shows a diversity of people and kids actively getting their parents to vote. Pleasant and iGreat picture book introducing kids to the idea of voting. Shows a diversity of people and kids actively getting their parents to vote. Pleasant and important. My only caveat is that it does stress that only American citizens can vote. I worry that immigrant and refugee parents might vote by mistake. ...more
Terrific comedic book for Muslim kids and people who enjoy reading about people who are Muslim. The book is very much like Judy Moody books and other Terrific comedic book for Muslim kids and people who enjoy reading about people who are Muslim. The book is very much like Judy Moody books and other books like it. ...more
A Muslim family goes to the public market. The young son gets lost among the crowd and can’t find his parents. Of course he does at the end. A nice piA Muslim family goes to the public market. The young son gets lost among the crowd and can’t find his parents. Of course he does at the end. A nice picture book with few words that shows the diversity of people at the market. Very sweet. ...more
A wonderful wordless picture book about a young boy who suffers anxiety and distress in public situations. In school he feels alone and can’t join groA wonderful wordless picture book about a young boy who suffers anxiety and distress in public situations. In school he feels alone and can’t join groups. His fears build and build. Every test is anxiety causing. I tera ruins are drought with despair. Home is full of loneliness and isolation. Beautiful graphics and a well told story. ...more
Cute novel that resembles Carrie Fisher’s reality. A woman named Cora works in show business and is also a writer. Cora meets Ray who seems to want toCute novel that resembles Carrie Fisher’s reality. A woman named Cora works in show business and is also a writer. Cora meets Ray who seems to want to marry her on the spot. She’s is swept off her feet until more intimacy comes along and Ray becomes more aloof. Enter William, a friend dying of AIDS, this seems to solidify the union of Ray and Cora as they care for their friend. After he dies, Ray’s interest wanes but Cora turns out to be pregnant. What to do? The book is very funny in the beginning but it gets serious, really fast. ...more
I’m not the biggest fan of the prose poetry novel and my feeling is that a novel would have better suited the story. This book has nice illustrations,I’m not the biggest fan of the prose poetry novel and my feeling is that a novel would have better suited the story. This book has nice illustrations, but instead a focusing on a pencil and English before learning to write in Arabic, I’d have told a clear story instead. A lot of these prose poetry books seem to be made to keep the lexile readability level down than be an artistic choice. It obscures an important story that could have been told clearly and in an interesting manner. I wanted to learn about a girl living in Darfur more than poetry about a pencil. Kids can handle it. ...more
Excellent book about two kids studying a segregated graveyard in North Carolina. They discover a ghost of a girl who was one of the first kids to atteExcellent book about two kids studying a segregated graveyard in North Carolina. They discover a ghost of a girl who was one of the first kids to attend a desegregated school in 1954. She disappeared in a snow storm and discovered dead. Avery the ghost wants to be remembered again and the history of the graveyard and the problems of segregation dealt with and not forgotten. ...more
A very well written account of the Grand Ronde Reservation and the Umpqua people, who were wiped out by federal law in the 1950s after President EisenA very well written account of the Grand Ronde Reservation and the Umpqua people, who were wiped out by federal law in the 1950s after President Eisenhower signed it into law. It was called the Federal Indian Reservation Relocation Program and declared some Native American groups as no longer Indian and took their reservations away. The people were relocated to different cities around the country. Regina is Umpqua and her family loses their land and sent to Los Angeles where they do make more money and get a better education but attempts to wipe out their heritage go nowhere as they struggle to keep their language and culture alive. A very well written book that gives a people their lives back. Very good. ...more
A little mouse is born and ventures outside of its burrow. The mouse not only makes sounds, but many other animals do too! Lovely book with beautiful A little mouse is born and ventures outside of its burrow. The mouse not only makes sounds, but many other animals do too! Lovely book with beautiful illustrations. ...more
Excellent picture book about Mary Shelley and how she cam up with the story of Frankenstein. The illustrations are creepy and entertains while tellingExcellent picture book about Mary Shelley and how she cam up with the story of Frankenstein. The illustrations are creepy and entertains while telling the tale. I read this story to a reluctant third grader in reading and just about everything else academic. He tried to tune me out but was fascinated and told me at the end, it was a pretty good story but couldn’t beat Pete the Cat! ...more
Interesting biography of Rod Serling and how he got started in television. It succeeds on some levels in telling his story but shortens up in other waInteresting biography of Rod Serling and how he got started in television. It succeeds on some levels in telling his story but shortens up in other ways. ...more
I can picture several of my Africa American students who would live this. It’s very important in my experience for African American boys to get that vI can picture several of my Africa American students who would live this. It’s very important in my experience for African American boys to get that visit to the barber or hair stylist. They are often so excited to go and the final work is so handsome. I’ve enjoyed going into the shops myself and watching friends’ sons get a wave. ...more
Touching book about a family traveling in the Great Migration. The author based it on the book, The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, a nonficTouching book about a family traveling in the Great Migration. The author based it on the book, The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, a nonfiction book. The author had her main character, a young teenage girl who’s teacher has given her an autobiography of Frederick Douglas, another way to ponder her trip North. This is a very meaningful book. ...more
Two friends use jars to collect the wonders of the world. One moves away and they learn to connect by sending the miracles through the mail and makingTwo friends use jars to collect the wonders of the world. One moves away and they learn to connect by sending the miracles through the mail and making new friends. ...more
Very beautiful picture book imaging Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass meeting for tea at Anthony’s home on Madison Street in Rochester NY. They Very beautiful picture book imaging Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass meeting for tea at Anthony’s home on Madison Street in Rochester NY. They discuss topics of women’s and African American rights. Short and sweet with lovely illustrations. ...more
This is a wordless picture book that takes a carton dog on a trip around the world and the moon. I used this book with an ESOL student and he loved itThis is a wordless picture book that takes a carton dog on a trip around the world and the moon. I used this book with an ESOL student and he loved it. I was delighted also. Very nice book. ...more
Beautifully illustrated book about a soup called Freedom Soup. A Haitian soup that used to be made by slaves who were banned from eating it. The book Beautifully illustrated book about a soup called Freedom Soup. A Haitian soup that used to be made by slaves who were banned from eating it. The book talks about grandma making the soup at New Year’s, and tells the story of the soup and the Haitian people. Very well told, appropriate read for younger people. ...more
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