As teachers we are all too familiar with the emphasis placed on nonfiction text. We know, and want, to expose children to high quality nonfiction text on a daily basis. In an effort to help, I have been compiling a list of sites that offer text for students at no cost. Yesterday, I came across an […]
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Book Review: Wolves, by Seymour Simon
Why I Picked It Up: Sherry and I presented at the International Literacy Association (ILA) annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri this year and were invited to a special event held by the amazing people at BookSource. There were many authors there who signed copies of their newest books. I was giddy with excitement, mostly because […]
Book Review: Hippos Are Huge, by Jonathan London
Why I Picked It Up: Is it weird to have a fascination with hippos? I can’t say that I think they’re cute or that they’re my favorite animal, but they’re so peculiar – dare I say boring? Therefore, I am fascinated by people who would go out of their way to write a book about […]
App Review: ChatterPix Kids
I am a firm believer that, when it comes to your toolbox of apps for the classroom, less is more. I’ll spare you the soapbox this time (you can read about it in this blog post if you are really interested!) and just tell you that this is one of the apps on my shortlist. ChatterPix lets […]
Book Review: The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires
Why I Picked It Up: I will have to come clean here. I honestly don’t remember why I have this one. It probably came in a package of multiple books that I ordered one late night, when I probably shouldn’t have. It was a surprise when the books arrived, because I couldn’t remember everything I had ordered! […]