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Why I Picked it Up The first time I saw this book it was glaring at me at Barnes and Noble.  The usually unexciting historical nonfiction side had this brightly colored book with a huge skeleton on the front.  I have been told a few times that I have a “dark side” and this book […]

Why I picked it up Sometimes, Sherry and I are accidentally brilliant.  This book was one such moment for us.  While perusing Amazon for some fun, new picture books to use with primary students, we came upon Memoirs of a Goldfish.  Immediately we began to smile.  With such a perfect title, we couldn’t pass it up. What […]

We love to read and we love a good story (we hope that much is obvious by now!).  But we are also adults. We look at books through our teacher/mom lenses, and so sometimes it’s helpful to get a kid perspective.  Today’s guest post is written by Jessica’s seven-year-old son, Rhys, as dictated to his […]

Why I picked it up I am always looking for strong, engaging biographies to be used with students. I have noticed that my children have been interested in Einstein lately, perhaps because they have been learning about his inventions in science and hearing about his intriguing life has caught their attention. However, the one thing […]

Media Representation Why we created it Media Literacy is a necessity for our students.  Our students are immersed in media daily, inside and outside of school.  Students need to learn how to analyze media’s messages, uses, and learn to create their own to send their own messages.  Obviously this is an overwhelming amount of information […]

Why I picked it up I loved reading Hoot with my fifth graders and I came across the book trailer for Chomp on YouTube. Both of these together meant that I had to at least take a closer look.  After reading the teaser on the back, I knew it was a must read. Why I finished Just like all of […]