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By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 2/15/2012
Blog: Young Adult (& Kid's) Books Central (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Chopsticks has to be one of the coolest books I've ever read. It's not your typical read written in standard prose. It's told through a collage of photographs, newspaper articles, drawings, text-messages, and other scrap-book-like items. In this novel, a picture truly is worth a thousand words.
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By: Mary Lee,
on 2/17/2007
Blog: A Year of Reading (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Books that are my chopsticks:
No negative stereotyping intended. It's just that I'm feeling very clumsy (like when I use chopsticks) and ignorant (and OLD) as I try to make sense of these books (Kingdom Hearts). I used Wikipedia to help when my first reading fell flat on its face, and there I learned that I had a serious chunk of background knowledge missing: more than these are books, apparently they are video games. I'm going to try them again, and maybe with more practice I won't be so clumsy. Watch for a review in the coming days.
Books that are my egg slicers:
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell is my audio book in progress. This means I get to "read" it in neat, 20 minute slices during the commute back and forth to work. I LOVED Cloud Atlas (also by David Mitchell) as an audio "read," and I'm pretty sure there is no other better way to experience Black Swan Green. Kirby Heyborne, the reader, has the requisite (and I assume, authentic) British accent, but his Belgian accent for Madame Crommelynck ("...go to the hell!") is perfect!
Books that are my whisks:
Manga and graphic novels are stirring things up so much in my classroom, that they have to win the designation of whisks. I bought volume 2 and 3 of Hikaru No Go yesterday at Waldenbooks and asked to use my teacher discount. The clerk gently informed me that I could only use my teacher discount on books that I would be using in my classroom. "I AM going to use these in my classroom!" I informed her. "Really?!! WOW!" she replied, and I zoomed up to super teacher status in her eyes.
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By: [email protected] (Mark Blevis and Andrea ,
on 12/20/2006
Blog: Just One More Book Children's Book Podcast (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 2/15/2012
Blog: Young Adult (& Kid's) Books Central (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Mary Lee,
on 2/17/2007
Blog: A Year of Reading (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Liz, over at Liz in Ink, has taken book lists and book categories to a whole new level: She explores which books are her forks, knives, and spoons.
Then, tantalizingly (is that a word?) she ends with:
Really, wouldn't it be torture to have to work with one single utensil for the rest of your days? (And I haven’t even gone into my chopsticks here, or egg slicers!)Okay, Liz. Here goes:
Books that are my chopsticks:
No negative stereotyping intended. It's just that I'm feeling very clumsy (like when I use chopsticks) and ignorant (and OLD) as I try to make sense of these books (Kingdom Hearts). I used Wikipedia to help when my first reading fell flat on its face, and there I learned that I had a serious chunk of background knowledge missing: more than these are books, apparently they are video games. I'm going to try them again, and maybe with more practice I won't be so clumsy. Watch for a review in the coming days.
Books that are my egg slicers:
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell is my audio book in progress. This means I get to "read" it in neat, 20 minute slices during the commute back and forth to work. I LOVED Cloud Atlas (also by David Mitchell) as an audio "read," and I'm pretty sure there is no other better way to experience Black Swan Green. Kirby Heyborne, the reader, has the requisite (and I assume, authentic) British accent, but his Belgian accent for Madame Crommelynck ("...go to the hell!") is perfect!
Books that are my whisks:
Manga and graphic novels are stirring things up so much in my classroom, that they have to win the designation of whisks. I bought volume 2 and 3 of Hikaru No Go yesterday at Waldenbooks and asked to use my teacher discount. The clerk gently informed me that I could only use my teacher discount on books that I would be using in my classroom. "I AM going to use these in my classroom!" I informed her. "Really?!! WOW!" she replied, and I zoomed up to super teacher status in her eyes.
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By: [email protected] (Mark Blevis and Andrea ,
on 12/20/2006
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JacketFlap tags: Magic, Podcast, Community, Ages 0-3, Ages 4-8, Detailed, Formal, Compassion, Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Respect, Fairy tales and legends, Picture book, Friendship, Beautiful, childrens book, Animal, Adventure, Celebration, Realistic, Chopsticks, Jon Berkeley, Add a tag
Author: Jon Berkeley
Illustrator: Jon Berkeley
Published: 2005 Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192724568 Chapters.ca Amazon.com
Brought to life by a gorgeous selection of colours, textures and settings, this simple story of friendship and dreams transports us to another world.
Thanks to Charles, of the Desperate Husbands Podcast, for nominating us for a Podcast Peer Award!
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Black Swan Green is one of my all-time favorite books! When I read it last summer, I always imagined that Marcus from the movie About a Boy was narrating it. I tried to hear his voice in my head.
Yea!!! I love this post! Thanks for spinning off of mine. And by the way, Black Swan Green was my favorite read of 2006. By far.