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Age: K - 2nd grade (or any kid interested in superheroes)
Similar to Buzz Lightyear, Traction Man is also a toy and his household adventures come to life as he battles the Poisonous Dishcloth in the sink, Wicked Professor Spade in the garden, and many more. Only when Granny knits him a green romper suit and matching bonnet does Traction Man face an uncommon foe: being laughed at.
Similar to Buzz Lightyear, Traction Man is also a toy and his household adventures come to life as he battles the Poisonous Dishcloth in the sink, Wicked Professor Spade in the garden, and many more. Only when Granny knits him a green romper suit and matching bonnet does Traction Man face an uncommon foe: being laughed at.
Age: Preschool - Kindergarten
Gradually increasing numbers (Over in the Meadow)
A bit longer with some really great poetic metre (although it is forced twice). Although the description of castle life include cooks, jugglers, knights, servants, guards, and more, the listeners' interest is held by two dragons waiting patiently outside for a reason untold until the end.
Gradually increasing numbers (Over in the Meadow)
A bit longer with some really great poetic metre (although it is forced twice). Although the description of castle life include cooks, jugglers, knights, servants, guards, and more, the listeners' interest is held by two dragons waiting patiently outside for a reason untold until the end.
Age: Preschool - Kindergarten
Humor: Absurdity (not for literal or young children)
This little tyke sure doesn't want to sleep, even if it means running away. But on the way out the door, her dad helps her pack so that she is ready for whatever adventure lies ahead.
I love the artwork and colors, but the random use of cumulative storytelling was a little jarring.
Humor: Absurdity (not for literal or young children)
This little tyke sure doesn't want to sleep, even if it means running away. But on the way out the door, her dad helps her pack so that she is ready for whatever adventure lies ahead.
I love the artwork and colors, but the random use of cumulative storytelling was a little jarring.
Age: Kindergarten - 2nd grade
A great book for kids that love to play with words. I particularly liked that the illustrations morphed the real word and the pun together into one illustration. Perfect way for kids to guess what the teacher is meaning to say.
A great book for kids that love to play with words. I particularly liked that the illustrations morphed the real word and the pun together into one illustration. Perfect way for kids to guess what the teacher is meaning to say.
Multiple perspectives across a millennium? Give me now!
"A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan’s California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a genetically modified “dinery server” on death-row; and Zachry, a young Pacific Islander witnessing the nightfall of science and civilisation—the narrators of Cloud Atlas hear each other’s echoes down the corridor of history, and their destinies are changed in ways great and small."
One person's kindness stretches across a millennium, sparking a revolution in its wake. Power and ambition are central themes in Mitchell's captivating examination of human life. On a macro-level, power drives civilization to disaster; on a micro-level, power can lead people to do great things, but it can also manipulate relationships and has the ability to end life. When power threatens to end the 6 narrator's lives, how will they use their ambition to survive: by saving others, saving themselves, or exacerbating their decline?
"A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan’s California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a genetically modified “dinery server” on death-row; and Zachry, a young Pacific Islander witnessing the nightfall of science and civilisation—the narrators of Cloud Atlas hear each other’s echoes down the corridor of history, and their destinies are changed in ways great and small."
One person's kindness stretches across a millennium, sparking a revolution in its wake. Power and ambition are central themes in Mitchell's captivating examination of human life. On a macro-level, power drives civilization to disaster; on a micro-level, power can lead people to do great things, but it can also manipulate relationships and has the ability to end life. When power threatens to end the 6 narrator's lives, how will they use their ambition to survive: by saving others, saving themselves, or exacerbating their decline?
Age: Middle School
"'Boys, let us get up a club.'
With those words, six restless young men raided the linens at a friend’s mansion in 1866. They pulled white sheets over their heads, hopped on horses, and cavorted through the streets of Pulaski, Tennessee. Soon, the six friends named their club the Ku Klux Klan and began patterning their initiations after fraternity rites, with passwords and mysterious handshakes. All too quickly, this club would grow into the self-proclaimed “Invisible Empire,” with secret dens spread across the South. On their brutal raids, the nightriders would claim to be ghosts of Confederate soldiers and would use psychological and physical terror against former slaves who dared to vote, own land, attend school, or worship as they pleased" (Goodreads feature review).
A well documented, unbiased account of the KKK during Reconstruction. An excellent provision of primary resources (clear and jarring photographs of letters, people, and paintings and direct, unmodified quotes). I would suggest this more for a teacher to use a chapter in class, than a student writing a report on the KKK. While the student can use the primary resources, the chapters contain few sub-headings, making it hard to find a precise moment in history. Therefore, a teacher might assign reading for a whole chapter and this is where the power of the book lies.
"'Boys, let us get up a club.'
With those words, six restless young men raided the linens at a friend’s mansion in 1866. They pulled white sheets over their heads, hopped on horses, and cavorted through the streets of Pulaski, Tennessee. Soon, the six friends named their club the Ku Klux Klan and began patterning their initiations after fraternity rites, with passwords and mysterious handshakes. All too quickly, this club would grow into the self-proclaimed “Invisible Empire,” with secret dens spread across the South. On their brutal raids, the nightriders would claim to be ghosts of Confederate soldiers and would use psychological and physical terror against former slaves who dared to vote, own land, attend school, or worship as they pleased" (Goodreads feature review).
A well documented, unbiased account of the KKK during Reconstruction. An excellent provision of primary resources (clear and jarring photographs of letters, people, and paintings and direct, unmodified quotes). I would suggest this more for a teacher to use a chapter in class, than a student writing a report on the KKK. While the student can use the primary resources, the chapters contain few sub-headings, making it hard to find a precise moment in history. Therefore, a teacher might assign reading for a whole chapter and this is where the power of the book lies.
Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems
Janet Stevens, Susan Stevens Crummel
Age: 1st - 3rd grade
"Do you have people problems? Are you always in the doghouse? Don't yelp, get help!"
Mr. Mutt is your go-to canine counselor for those ruff days. Very funny for kids to imagine what their precious pooches think about their kibble, play time, dress-up, being dirty, and more. Amidst the advice column, Queen Cat tries to set Mr. Mutt straight for his indiscretions against cats.
"Do you have people problems? Are you always in the doghouse? Don't yelp, get help!"
Mr. Mutt is your go-to canine counselor for those ruff days. Very funny for kids to imagine what their precious pooches think about their kibble, play time, dress-up, being dirty, and more. Amidst the advice column, Queen Cat tries to set Mr. Mutt straight for his indiscretions against cats.