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25 Children's Books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
I’ll be honest, I had to do some research to really understand what countries, heritages, cultures, and religions Asian Pacific American included. The Asian Pacific American Heritage Month website created in part by the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of…
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Women’s History Month
These are just a few of the many amazing biographies available about women in history! Take a look at the A Might Girl website for a much more comprehensive list of biographies about strong women in history. Learn about some of the women who made a difference in this world during Women’s…
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Children’s Books for Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month with some amazing children’s books. There are so many talented African American authors and illustrators, there are also authors and illustrators of different races portraying black characters in their stories. These are just a few books to highlight during Black History Month and is by no…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/5/15
I am really slacking in the book reading department lately. But, I did get a chance to read Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley which is a beautiful storytime the belief in magic. It’s a truly wonderful story and I really enjoyed it. I also just finished Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tale: Underground…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/6/15
As promised from last week, I was able to finish both All the Answers by Kate Messner and Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. I’ll talk about both of these in individual posts – they were both that good! I also finished two adult books – The Goldfinch…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 2/2/2015
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA! Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Follow the links to read about all of the amazing books…
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World written by the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick. This was an amazing biography (young reader’s edition) that makes me now what to read the adult version…
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National Book Award Finalists
It’s getting close to the time of year when the “Best of the Best” lists come out for just about everything – including books! The National Book Award just posted it’s finalists in its four areas Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. As per usual, I’m really only interested…
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Nelson Mandela
Kadir Nelson’s beautiful picture books are an amazing way to understand the history of such an amazing man as Nelson Mandela. Mandela was born in 1918 and was named Rolihlahla which translates to “troublemaker.” Boy, did he get into trouble. Mandela fought for years against apartheid, was later imprisoned for…
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Fun Friday Program – Urban Art
Friday’s program was a lot of fun! We ended up with 27 students from 1st – 4th grade. Our theme for the month was “Urban Art.” Because these kids live only about 20 minutes outside of Philadelphia with its largest public art program in the country, I felt that urban…