Middle-grade teachers NEED Freedom Over Me! We teach students about segregation and “separate but equal”, but this book provides a completely different perspective.
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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
Did You Know…History of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
** Contact us if you would like Literary Fusions to come to your campus with engaging, evidence-based, and practical professional development ** What started as a simple search to see if I could find some footage of historic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parades to show in class ended in my victorious discovery of this gem I […]
Book Review: One Cool Friend, by Toni Buzzeo
Why I Picked It Up: I actually didn’t pick this one up, my 3.5 year old son did on one of our sort-of-weekly library trips. He usually picks up a few of his own books, but this time, he found this one and brought it to me. “I choosed it out for you, Mommy because […]
Book Review (and Giveaway!!): SPLATypus, by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Why I Picked It Up: This book just came to us – quite literally! It’s a brand new book, written by Children’s Choice Award Nominee Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, published on April 4th, and we were contacted by the publisher who sent us a copy of the book in exchange for our honest review. (We also get […]
Book Review: Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, by Chris Barton
Why I Picked It Up: Woosh! was posted on a blog I follow. Unfortunately, I comb through about thirty blog posts a day and I don’t remember which one! However, it was posted and the cover caught my eye. So I tracked it down at our public library. Why I Finished It: As a mom of […]
