A place to find interesting science and nature topics teachers, librarians, and parents can use to teach science concepts or just for the fun of it! Friday, August 10, 2012. Take a road trip to Mars! Visit other nonfiction blogs today at NONFICTION MONDAY. I am delighted to have Alexandra Siy. Thank you, Alexandra, .

8220;Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or a duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift. Monday, March 19, 2018. Forty-five minutes until slices for today close and I have not sliced. But I have a good excuse. Or at least a kind of good excuse. I have been trying to slice in the morning, but this morning I had a lot of school work left to finish. And tonight I went with my book club to see Helen Thorpe.

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Recording my thoughts, experiences, successes and failures as I stumble through teaching language arts to grade six and seven students. Thursday, July 22, 2010. I am on the West Coast, and I will be updating in the early afternoon. Laura at all things poetry.

Monday, January 27, 2014. Friday, January 24, 2014. I admit that I have not been reading as much this past year as I would have liked. These titles have appeared on several mock lists and have won in some cases. Thursday, December 19, 2013. Countdown to the ALA Youth Media Awards .

Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children. Monday, April 9, 2018. Born to Swing by Mara Rockliff. Written by Mara Rockliff; Illustrated by Michele Wood. The publisher sent me a copy of this book to review. She kept Lil far away. Complementing the text are the illustrations of Michele Wood.

Rounding up the best nonfiction for children and teens. The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell. His collection grew and grew until he realized that certain pieces just looked.

Nice Things People Have Said About Me. Personal Finance Games for Kids. Award Winning Books for Kids.

Like all A-Z books, this one illustrates the alphabet but instead of apple, A is for Angela as in Angela Davis. B is for Billie Jean King. Who shattered the glass ceiling of sports; C is for Carol Burnett. Who defied assumptions about women in comedy; D is for Dolores Huerta. Who organized farmworkers; and E is for Ella Baker. A is for ALA! .