Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Frida - Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

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Viva la vida! Long Live Life! Illustrated with Kahlo paintings and a few photos Published 2007 Marshall Cavendish Children $18.99 Written fo...
Sunday, July 12, 2009

42. The Cowboy Rides Away - Betsy Thornton

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#1 Chloe Newcomb/ Dudley (Bisbee), Arizona Published: July, 1996 Adult Murder Mystery 232 pgs. St. Martin's Press Rating: 5 Loved it, co...

41. Savvy - Ingrid Law

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Published: May, 2008 Newbery Honor Award Grades 5-8 (Tween) 348 pages $16.99 Dial Books for Young Readers Hmm. This was a fun book. Howev...
Thursday, July 9, 2009

One Hen - Katie Smith Milway

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How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference Illustrated by: Eugenie Fernandes 2008 Kid's Can Press $18.95 Rating: 4.5 32 pages Endpa...
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The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood - Agnese Baruzzi & Sandro Natalini

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Published 2007, in US 2009 Templar/Candlewick Rating: 4.5 Ages 3+ $14.99 This is a prequel to the originial Red Riding Hood Story wit...

40. The Incredible Shrinking Kid - Megan McDonald

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Stink Series, Book #1 Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds 102+ pages (Last 12 pgs. are upcoming book) Candlewick, 2005 $4.99 Rating: 5 (Yup, 5....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Some Things are Scary - Florence Parry Heide

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(No Matter How Old You Are) illustrated by Jules Feiffer Published 2000, revised 2003 Candlewick 32 pages $12.00 Rating: 4 Endpapers: Silv...

The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School - Laurie Halse Anderson

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Illustrated by Ard Hoyt Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009 $16.99 Rating: 5 For: ages 4-8 PERFECT for first grade Endpapers:...
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Mexico & Central America - Mary C. Turck

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A Fiesta of Cultures, Crafts, and Activities for Ages 8-12 Chicago Review Press $14.95 148 p. Published 2004 A must have if teaching Mexico ...

39. The Rule of Won - Stefan Petrucha

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Published 2008 Walker & Co. 227 pages For: Middle School up Rating: 5 This is a read-in-one-long-sitting book. Once begun, you have t...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

38. Ivy & Bean - Annie Barrows

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Book 1 in a series Illustrated by Sophie Blackall Published 2006 For: 6-9 year olds $5.99 This book is about 7 year-olds, and currently has...
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Monday, July 6, 2009

MOVIE - The Proposal

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Charming and really, really funny - a feel good movie! PG-13 108 minutes Released June 19, 09 (Dede and I tried to see it in LA on opening n...

Epistolary Novels

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Ahhh, a new word for me, and it's appeared over and over this last week. I keep getting it turned over on my tongue and my mind: E-Pil...

Ancient Maya Civilization

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NONFICTION NONFICTION NONFICTION NONFICTION NONFICTION The Ancient Maya by Lila Perl Franklin Watts/Scholastic, 2005 Gr. 5+ PCPL 972.81016...
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The Moon Over Star - Dianna Hutts Aston

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Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Published 2008 32 pages Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin) $17.99 Rating: 4.5 Here's another pi...