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Age: Kindergarten-3rd grade
Fact hounds will get a kick out of this picture book that is chock full of animal group names. The illustrations are also a laugh as the author uses fun rhymes to describe what a group of animals might be doing. For example, "Who cleans up/When a clutter of cats/gets fooled by the pranks/Of a mischief of rats."
Fact hounds will get a kick out of this picture book that is chock full of animal group names. The illustrations are also a laugh as the author uses fun rhymes to describe what a group of animals might be doing. For example, "Who cleans up/When a clutter of cats/gets fooled by the pranks/Of a mischief of rats."
Age: Preschool-2nd grade
Animals: Donkey
Food: Vegetables
A glorious banter is held between a simple minded donkey and a know-it-all yam. The ending--including the "moral" of the story--is priceless. Thank you for the new silly storytime book!
Animals: Donkey
Food: Vegetables
A glorious banter is held between a simple minded donkey and a know-it-all yam. The ending--including the "moral" of the story--is priceless. Thank you for the new silly storytime book!
Pratchett was undeniably talented in world building and maintaining an intriguing story line while allowing readers to reflect on real-life situations. He has a perfect blend of fast-moving plot and engaging concepts. In Small Gods, Pratchett examines faith and the dangers of organized religion--through a pessimistic god stuck in the body of a turtle with only one true believer left to hear his selfish cries for help.
Age: Accelerated 5th grade-middle school
Tough Issue: Death of mother and father
First line: "We sit together outside the Fosters Freeze at a sea-green, metal picnic table. All four of us."
Special needs: undiagnosed Aspergers
Counting by 7s features Willow, an extremely gifted child dealing with the shocking death of her parents from a car crash. Without any other family members or close friends, Willow is set adrift. Having just met Willow through a mutual counselor and being on the scene when Willow discovers this heartbreaking tragedy, Mai takes responsibility for Willow and brings her to the small garage that Mai lives in with her brother and mother. A gladly received representation of poverty in children's literature that is unfortunately belittled at the end when it turns out, hey, mom has been sitting on gobs of cash for awhile now and buys an apartment complex. The ending is very suitable for the younger audience, it's just unfortunate that it is at the expense of the realities of poverty.
Although there is this flub, the majority of the novel is engaging, intriguing, and grapples with the reality of grief for this one child.
Tough Issue: Death of mother and father
First line: "We sit together outside the Fosters Freeze at a sea-green, metal picnic table. All four of us."
Special needs: undiagnosed Aspergers
Counting by 7s features Willow, an extremely gifted child dealing with the shocking death of her parents from a car crash. Without any other family members or close friends, Willow is set adrift. Having just met Willow through a mutual counselor and being on the scene when Willow discovers this heartbreaking tragedy, Mai takes responsibility for Willow and brings her to the small garage that Mai lives in with her brother and mother. A gladly received representation of poverty in children's literature that is unfortunately belittled at the end when it turns out, hey, mom has been sitting on gobs of cash for awhile now and buys an apartment complex. The ending is very suitable for the younger audience, it's just unfortunate that it is at the expense of the realities of poverty.
Although there is this flub, the majority of the novel is engaging, intriguing, and grapples with the reality of grief for this one child.
Age: 4th-middle school
Love the premise, and so will kids seeking a realistic fiction book with a spin of fantasy. The ending felt rushed but the majority of the book is engaging. Long live the Spongebob balloon!
Love the premise, and so will kids seeking a realistic fiction book with a spin of fantasy. The ending felt rushed but the majority of the book is engaging. Long live the Spongebob balloon!
First line, Chapter 1: "When it finally appeared in the distance, Finnikin wondered if it was some phantom half-imagined in this soulless kingdom at the end of the world."
THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE was exactly what I needed. There was disappointment, there was trauma, and the emotions were so honest to human experience in times of war. But there was beauty and hope and promise. The writing was amaZing and the suspense was gripping. The story felt full and the ending was satisfying in all ways.
This is a great introduction for teens to more gritty fantasy like A Song of Ice and Fire.
THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE was exactly what I needed. There was disappointment, there was trauma, and the emotions were so honest to human experience in times of war. But there was beauty and hope and promise. The writing was amaZing and the suspense was gripping. The story felt full and the ending was satisfying in all ways.
This is a great introduction for teens to more gritty fantasy like A Song of Ice and Fire.
Age: 4th-middle school
A spirited introduction to magical realism that asks readers to reconnect to their imaginations and ask themselves, "maybe magic is real."
A spirited introduction to magical realism that asks readers to reconnect to their imaginations and ask themselves, "maybe magic is real."
Age: Kindergarten-2nd grade
History: 1945, Hiroshima
Tough Issue: Leukemia, Death
Although the subject matter is heavy, we see Sadako's experience through the eyes of her cat, giving a lighter touch to the material. The artwork is beautiful and this book makes an excellent class read-aloud, but I wish there was a bit more writing to emphasize the resilience of Sadako and the beauty of her paper folding.
History: 1945, Hiroshima
Tough Issue: Leukemia, Death
Although the subject matter is heavy, we see Sadako's experience through the eyes of her cat, giving a lighter touch to the material. The artwork is beautiful and this book makes an excellent class read-aloud, but I wish there was a bit more writing to emphasize the resilience of Sadako and the beauty of her paper folding.