| Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Johnny Tremain (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Esther Forbes Publisher: Laurel Leaf |
Young Adults |
7/11/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: A classic, Johnny Tremain is a character study set in the time just before the American Revolution. tags: I read | |||||
| 2,907 Reviews | |||||
| 2. The Light Across the River: A Novel (Paperback) Author: Stephanie Reed Publisher: Kregel Publications |
Ages 9-12 |
7/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: This would be great in the classroom. Discussions about slavery, abolitionists, personal ethics, etc. would be easy to launch. Lighter subjects like geography, reading skills (inference, predictions, ...more tags: I recommend , I read | |||||
| 25 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Hattie Big Sky (Library Binding) Author: Kirby Larson Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
Young Adults |
6/19/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Awww, man! I loved it! I shed tears a few times and didn't want the story to end. Lovely book, written by a truly great author. tags: I read , Inspired me , I recommend | |||||
| 2,425 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Market Day (Paperback) Author: Eve Bunting Illustrator: Holly Berry Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
6/19/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Fun pictures. A nice insight into Irish market days when Eve Bunting was a child. tags: I read | |||||
| 4 Reviews | |||||
| 5. Rough, Tough Charley (Hardcover) Author: Verla Kay Illustrator: Adam Gustavson Publisher: Tricycle Press |
Ages 4-8 |
6/15/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: I love Verla's style. I love this method of storytelling history. tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 46 Reviews | |||||
| 6. Bedtime for Frances (Trophy Picture Books) (Paperback) Author: Russell Hoban Illustrator: Garth Williams Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 4-8 |
6/15/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Somehow, I don't think the spanking element will go over well, these days, but this is a classic bedtime book about all the distractions that plague kids who need to go to bed, but just can't. tags: I read | |||||
| 421 Reviews | |||||
| 7. Nightmare Academy (The Veritas Project) (Hardcover) Author: Frank Peretti Publisher: Thomas Nelson |
Young Adults |
6/15/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: I think some may say the Christian slant is a little heavy-handed, but I enjoyed it. I'll be looking for others in this series. tags: I read | |||||
| 275 Reviews | |||||
| 8. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Paperback) Author: Judith Viorst Illustrator: Ray Cruz Publisher: Aladdin |
Ages 4-8 |
6/15/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: An oldie, but a goodie. I've had days like that! tags: I read | |||||
| 3,934 Reviews | |||||
| 9. Diary of a Spider (Library Binding) Author: Doreen Cronin Illustrator: Harry Bliss Publisher: Joanna Cotler |
Ages 4-8 |
6/12/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: What a great way to weave non-fiction into fiction! I was just lamenting that I want a different way to write non-fiction, and this may be a way to do it.
It's obviously fiction, but the education...more tags: I read , Inspired me , I recommend | |||||
| 128 Reviews | |||||
| 10. The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Hardcover) Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick Publisher: Scholastic Press |
Ages 9-12 |
6/9/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Love, love, loved it! I read it on a car ride and think it's fantastic. I'm so glad I bought the hardcover. This is a book I will cherish and recommend.
The storyline is a bit like the inner wor...more tags: I read , I recommend , Inspired me | |||||
| 16,017 Reviews | |||||
| 11. The Train of States (Library Binding) Author: Peter Sis Illustrator: Peter Sis Publisher: Greenwillow |
Ages 4-8 |
6/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: If I taught the states and state capitols, I would make sure this book was in my classroom library. It's a fun reference. tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 35 Reviews | |||||
| 12. My Teacher Likes to Say (Hardcover) Author: Denise Brennan-Nelson Illustrator: Jane Monroe Donovan Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press |
Ages 4-8 |
6/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Book of idioms from the classroom, like "ants in your pants." tags: I read | |||||
| 32 Reviews | |||||
| 13. Piper Reed, Navy Brat (Hardcover) Author: Kimberly Willis Holt Illustrator: Christine Davenier Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
Ages 9-12 |
6/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Loved it! Such a character!
I recommend this book for military kids and families who will be moving. tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 182 Reviews | |||||
| 14. The Dream Keeper and Other Poems (Library Binding) Author: Langston Hughes Illustrator: Brian Pinkney Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Ages 9-12 |
6/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Great collection of poetry for older kids. I enjoyed it quite a bit. tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 36 Reviews | |||||
| 15. Street Rhymes Around The World (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edit... Author: Jane Yolen Publisher: Tandem Library |
Ages 4-8 |
6/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie tagged as: I read | |||||
| 14 Reviews | |||||
| 16. Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little (Library Binding) Author: Peggy Gifford Publisher: Schwartz & Wade |
Ages 4-8 |
6/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Cute book and concept, though I have to admit I didn't totally enjoy reading chapter after chapter of someone procrastinating. However, I think kids would enjoy it. The main character is quite a cha...more tags: I read | |||||
| 145 Reviews | |||||
| 17. Summer Is Summer (Hardcover) Author: David Gershator, Phillis Gershator Illustrator: Sophie Blackall Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
Baby to Pre-K |
6/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Nice, gentle summertime picture book tags: I read | |||||
| 25 Reviews | |||||
| 18. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices (Paperback) Author: Paul Fleischman Illustrator: Eric Beddows Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
6/4/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Great for choral reading in the classroom tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 516 Reviews | |||||
| 19. Little Town on the Prairie CD (Little House) (Audio CD) Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder Publisher: HarperChildrensAudio |
Ages 9-12 |
6/4/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie tagged as: I read | |||||
| 1,044 Reviews | |||||
| 20. Mr. Popper's Penguins (Hardcover) Author: Florence Atwater, Richard Atwater Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers |
Ages 9-12 |
6/4/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: It's a classic. tags: I recommend , I read | |||||
| 3,192 Reviews | |||||
| 21. Sand Dollar Summer (Paperback) Author: Kimberly K. Jones Publisher: Aladdin |
Ages 9-12 |
6/4/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: The description of the main character caught in the throes of a hurricane are quite good. You can taste the salt water and blood. tags: I read | |||||
| 73 Reviews | |||||
| 22. By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House-the Laura Years) (Audio Casse... Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder Publisher: HarperChildrensAudio |
Ages 9-12 |
5/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Great "Little House" book. tags: I read | |||||
| 426 Reviews | |||||
| 23. No More Dead Dogs (Paperback) Author: Gordon Korman Publisher: Hyperion |
Ages 9-12 |
5/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Great book for those who don't like to see the dog die at the end of all the award-winning books.
Terrific for discussing voice and perspective. tags: I recommend , I read | |||||
| 1,008 Reviews | |||||
| 24. Farmer Boy (Little House-the Laura Years) (Audio Cassette) Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder Publisher: HarperChildrensAudio |
N/A |
5/7/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Do you think this be a great book, like I do? (You've got to read it, or listen to it, to understand that question.) tags: I read | |||||
| 431 Reviews | |||||
| 25. D Is for Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet (Discover the Worl... Author: Nancy I. Sanders Illustrator: E. B. Lewis Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press |
Ages 4-8 |
4/20/2008 Add | |||
| Stephenie said: Loved it! It was a perfect book for my 5th and 6th graders, after we had studied some African American history. They recognized some of the references, while plenty of them were not in our study uni...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 65 Reviews | |||||
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