Once again Dan Santat’s artwork attracted me to the cover. I was actually browsing Amazon when the cover popped up and I clicked it right away. The cover made me instantly laugh. There’s a warning label stating that no herbivores were injured, physically or emotionally, in the making of this product.
Reading Strategies
Book Review: Don’t Forget Dexter! by Lindsay Ward
Why I Picked it Up: This is a new book (published last month!) that the publisher was kind enough to send us. Honestly though, I probably would have picked Don’t Forget Dexter! up on one of our weekly trips to the library even if my 4-year-old son’s class wasn’t doing a unit on dinosaurs. My son […]
Book Review: Freedom Over Me; Eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life, by Ashley Bryan
Middle-grade teachers NEED Freedom Over Me! We teach students about segregation and “separate but equal”, but this book provides a completely different perspective.
Book Review: Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science by Diane Stanley
Why I Picked It Up: Technically, Jessica picked this one up. But it had “computer” on it, so she gave it to me! This is a really timely biography considering it’s Computer Science Education Week (December 4-10, 2017
Book Review: Pig the Pug, by Aaron Blabey
** Contact us if you would like Literary Fusions to come to your campus with engaging, evidence-based, and practical professional development ** Why I Picked It Up: Once again, the adorable cover caught my eye. Pugs are adorable anyway, but the bright color contrast and the bewildered face of this pug drew me in. When I […]
Book Review: Dear Dragon, by Josh Funk
** Contact us if you would like Literary Fusions to come to your campus with engaging, evidence-based, and practical professional development ** Why I Picked It Up: Josh Funk, that’s why! We tend to get hooked on authors, especially ones that make us laugh! Sir Pancake and Lady French Toast has become one of our favorites, […]
