Kate Messner definitely delivered a story that is not only engaging, but also deals with some pretty deep themes.
Media Literacy
Book Review: The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln, by Mariss Moss
Why I Picked It Up: Sherry and I are always adding to our Historical Fusions: Integrating Social Studies, Literacy, and Technology session and this book came up in a search. Why I Finished It: I’m not going to lie, this is a long picture book, but it is really interesting. I have learned about Lincoln […]
Website Review: Timeline.ly
What a powerful little tool! I found Timeline.ly because I wanted a way for students to be able to “annotate” videos, particularly as we were studying media literacy. I had imagined a tool in my head that would allow them to tag it at certain points to point out techniques or messages that were used […]
Book Review: Good Morning, Superman by Michael Dahl
Good Morning, Superman is a simple, but very rich read, with a ton of imagination!
Book Review: Good Dog, by Cori Doerrfeld
Why I Picked It Up: This was on the new picture book shelf (always my first stop!) at our new library! It had a dog on the front, so my 19-month-old enthusiastically shoved it into my book bag. I was captivated by the simple title and the whimsical illustration of the puppy on the front. As […]
Book Review: Earth: Feeling the Heat, by Brenda Z. Guiberson
In my search for engaging texts that would fit a cause and effect nonfiction structure, I found this gem!
