School Libraries Work!
School Libraries Work! 2006 Powerful Report Children’s literature expert Terry Young has created a powerful tool for all of us: School Libraries Work! 2006. This 2006 updated report is available at:...
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Vulture View, a Theodor Geisel Honor Book, American Library Association. I am so excited about this book! It explores the life of vultures, surely some of the most underappreciated cleaners in the...
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Vulture View, my long-awaited book with Steve Jenkins, has just been released by Holt. Yippee! Look for a review of it in the October 15th issue of Booklist. For those of you that want to learn more...
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Tamora Pierce: Great Read, Great Lesson I am a huge fan of Tamora Pierce’s books, especially her two series, “The Magic Circle” and “The Circle Opens.” The Circle Opens is wonderful because it shows...
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It’s My City Art Activity
Students at Harrison, in South Bend, map their community: Students near Columbus, OH, map their neighborhood after reading It’s My City. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float:...
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Home At Last activity roundup
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View ArticleFor Norma Fox Mazer, Mrs. Paouris, and More
You can never make the list long enough, so I’ll just put down a few for today. For Norma Fox Mazer, who told me, “A novel is not an intellectual Lose Weight Exercise but an emotional journey.” For my...
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Standards for Dig, Wait, Listen: a Desert Toad’s Tale
Dig Wait Listen English/Language Arts Standards Kindergarten K.1.1 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. K.1.2 Follow words from left to right and from top to bottom on the...
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Language fun with Crocodile Listens and the chant books
This amazing teacher worked with her students to put together a Thanksgiving-appropriate story using the structure of Crocodile Listens. See what happens when turkey listens! They also created a turkey...
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Analyzing and Honoring Writing at Sandhills Elem in Swansea, SC
See how the teachers at Sandhills Elementary honor writing and analyze books. Hooray for all their good work. I had a fun time visiting them and meeting librarian Ms. Kirkindoll.
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