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nontraditional: a list.
During one of my twitter frolics recently I found the effing librarian, whose blog I am completely and utterly smitten with. He talks about many of the hot issues in the library world, as well as...
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nonfiction monday!
Today is the day! Head on over to 100 Scope Notes and see what review formats were inspired by Travis’ challenge.
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fact and fiction: tiger, tiger burning bright
Can We Save The Tiger? by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Vicky White + Dorje’s Stripes by Anshumani Ruddra, illustrated by Gwangjo and Jung-a Park These two titles both address the topic of extinction,...
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Book Talkin’
(You need to sing the title of this post to the tune of “Jive Talkin’”) via the new york city public library’s flickr page As the school year draws rapidly to a close (seriously, where did it go?) I’ve...
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Uncommonly Good Books (and more!) for Common Core Instruction
uncommonbooks (pdf of slide show)November 1st, ISLMA Conference 2013, Springfield, IL Hi ISLMA friends! I’ll be updating this post during the upcoming week, adding annotations and the new resources I...
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Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis
Publisher’s information: Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn’t her crime that shocked the nation – it was her motivation....
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Why Kids Need to Read What They Want
Is this how we want kids to act when it comes to reading? / flicker, C. Bitner In the most recent edition of Cover to Cover by K.T. Horning, there are no early childhood, middle grade, or ya...
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