Title: the Honest-to-Goodness Truth
Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrator: Giselle Potter
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (December 2002)
Reading Level: 4-8
Theme: experiences, informative, school, subject matter
Telling the truth isn't always easy; especially for children. They either lie or tell the whole truth and well... it can be embarrassing. Patricia C. McKissack has created a great way of teaching children that telling the truth is the right thing to do, but there is a way to do it. She tells this through Libby. Libby is a little girl who learns that there are ways to tell the truth without hurting someone. Yes, sure, this isn't always easy, but telling the truth is better than lying anyways.
Happy reading!
Synopsis
When Libby gets in trouble for lying to her mother, she resolves to start telling only the truth. She begins by letting everyone know that her best friend, Ruthie Mae, has a hole in her sock. Then she tells the teacher that Willie hasn't done his homework. Now it seems like everyone's mad at her, and Libby can't figure out what she's done wrong. Children will sympathize with Libby as she struggles to figure out that while telling a lie is always wrong, there's a right and a wrong way to tell the truth. Giselle Potter's expressive illustrations perfectly capture this warm, insightful story by acclaimed author Patricia C. McKissack.
Title: First the Egg
Author and Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Roaring Book Press (September 2007)
Reading Level: Preschool
Theme: Science, Interaction, Read-aloud, Informative
What came first? The Chicken or the Egg? Laura Vaccaro Seeger tries to answer the question in this interactive book. What caught my attention was the cover; simple yet vibrant. As you begin to read and go through the book, you can't help but touch the small die cuts . The story is very simple and revolves around science. Perfect for young readers!
The story first starts with, "First the Egg" and it explains the transformation it takes; not only for the egg, but this is done for the tadpole, seed, caterpillar, and a word. Like I said before, a very simple and cute book that indulges in many colors.
Enjoy!
Title: Aliens Are Coming!: The true account of the 1938 war of the Worlds radio broadcast
Author and Illustrator: Meghan McCarthy
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Random House Children's Books (February 2006)
Reading Level: 4-8
Theme: read-aloud, informative, humor, history
Aliens are coming!: The true account of the 1938 war of the worlds radio broadcast, is a very peculiar book, in a very good way. What made me choose this book was not only the greenish cover(look at it! Isn't it cute! lol), but the fact that it talks about an incident that happened in 1938.
As I read this book, I couldn't helped but chuckled.
The incident? Well Orson Wells created a play, based on a novel The War of the Worlds, regarding an invasion from Mars. Of course people went hysterical when they heard it and it caused chaos all around them. No, the broadcasters didn't do this out of malice, but as a prank.
In today's society, not many children are aware that at one point in time, radio was the only source for information and entertainment. This book talks about the important role radio had in the 1930s and the amusing incident that happened a day before Halloween.
Another fun fact about this book is that at the very back, the author gives a brief history of the events that took place right after. Very informative :)
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