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Harry Potter Fans: Did you read the new play? Here is a link to get a copy....a new reading experience is in store for you if you have never read a play script. Your visual imagination will be hard at work.

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Harry Potter Fans: Did you read the new play? Here is a link to get a copy....a new reading experience is in store for you if you have never read a play script. Your visual imagination will be hard at work.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production: The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production: The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production [Rowling, J. K., Thorne, Jack, Tiffany, John] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

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For all you Lego and STEM fans. Watch this video!!!!!!!!!!!

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For all you Lego and STEM fans. Watch this video!!!!!!!!!!!

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Inspired by a Disney Research project that automatically calculates all the gears and mechanical links needed to create realistic motion in an animated figure, Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks created this incredibly lifelike kinetic sculpture of the tragic Greek figure, , using Lego.

The former king of Ephyra, Sisyphus was ultimately punished for his self-aggrandizing and deceitfulness by having to roll a giant boulder up a hill for eternity, only to have it come rolling back down again and again.

Allemann's kinetic sculpture does an absolutely bang-on job of making his Lego version of Sisyphus look like he's genuinely struggling against the weight of pushing that giant boulder.

The figure's motions are all accomplished through a deceptively simple Lego Technics gearing system underneath. The video of Sisyphus in motion is mesmerizing, and a surprisingly effective way to relax. And if you want to build your own, Allemann has provided instructions and part lists for download from his site. [ JK Brickworks via The Brothers Brick]

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Watching a Lego Sisyphus Perpetually Push a Boulder Is Unimaginably Relaxing

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Inspired by a Disney Research project that automatically calculates all the gears and mechanical links needed to create realistic motion in an animated figure, Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks created this incredibly lifelike kinetic sculpture of the tragic Greek figure, Sisyphus, using Lego.

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I now have copies of all the winners on the classroom bookshelf; they are ready for checkout. I was a bit disappointed when the winner was announced because it was a picture book! But after reading this story, I now understand why it received the award. The message, along with the bright illustrations, is simple, powerful, and important. I will read it to the class.
Enjoy these delightful stories.

Echo is historical fiction disguised as fantasy!

The War that saved my life is historical fiction.

Roller Girl is Realistic Fiction (graphic novel).

The Last Stop on Market Street is Realistic fiction.

Visit the Newbery Home Page below.

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Search an online dictionary written specifically for young students. Kid-friendly meanings from the reference experts at Merriam-Webster help students build and master vocabulary.

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Find Definitions Written for Kids | Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary

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Kid-friendly meanings from the reference experts at Merriam-Webster help students build and master vocabulary.

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Watch. Connect. Read.: Happy Saturday, Mr. Sharp!

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Watch. Connect. Read.: Happy Saturday, Mr. Sharp!

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This blog entry mentions some new books that are hot off the presses. Did you know Kate DiCamilo has a new book arriving soon? Very exciting.

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Dear Mr. Sharp, Happy, happy Saturday! I hope you have a splendid weekend! :) Your friend, -John Please visit Mr. Sharp's blog...

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last gate of the emperor (last gate of the emperor #1)

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Best Books of 2015 | Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly

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Best middle grade books 2021, Fast Pitch, Nic Stone, How to Become a Planet, Nicole Melleby, Jukebox, Nidhi Chanani, Last Gate of the Emperor (Last Gate of the Emperor #1), Kwame Mbalia and Joel Makonnen, Sisters of the Neversea, Cynthia L. Smith, Stampe

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Best Children's Books of 2015 - Parents.com

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Best Children's Books of 2015 - Parents.com

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Children's librarians and families agreed that out of the thousands of kids' titles released this year, these picks are the guaranteed page-turners. Let your friends in on the news.

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Coming in 2016..".Why do we have to wait????" complained Mrs. M peevishly.

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Coming in 2016..".Why do we have to wait????" complained Mrs. M peevishly.

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This new series is written and illustrated by husband and wife team==Tom wrote the funny Oragami Yoda series and CeCe wrote El Deafo!

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Inspector Flytrap (Inspector Flytrap #1)

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Amazon.com: Inspector Flytrap (Inspector Flytrap #1): 9781419709654: Angleberger, Tom, Bell, Cece: Books

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I actually enjoy these...and I learn a lot!

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I actually enjoy these...and I learn a lot!

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Race Through Rome (History Quest) [Knapman, Timothy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Race Through Rome (History Quest)

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Historical fiction, anyone? New this September!

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Historical fiction, anyone? New this September!

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I read this book over the summer and loved it! It is for a very strong reader. Girls will enjoy it more than boys. It centers around the life a young woman who makes a new life for herself in 1911 Baltimore. Watch her learn, love, and grow in her faith!

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The Hired Girl [Schlitz, Laura Amy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Hired Girl

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Another AWESOME book that should be on my bookshelf!

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Another AWESOME book that should be on my bookshelf!

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LEGO® Awesome Ideas (Lego Ideas) [Lipkowitz, Daniel] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. LEGO® Awesome Ideas (Lego Ideas)

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Fable Comics: Amazing Cartoonists Take On Classic Fables from Aesop and Beyond

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Amazon.com: Fable Comics: Amazing Cartoonists Take On Classic Fables from Aesop and Beyond: 9781626721074: Charise Mericle Harper, Duffy, Chris: Books

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 I MUST OWN! Hint, hint...Lovely idea for a gift, right?

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 I MUST OWN! Hint, hint...Lovely idea for a gift, right?

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LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded

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LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded [DK Publishing] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded

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Looks what is coming this spring....Read the interview with the author to learn how and when this story started germinating in her writer's mind!

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Looks what is coming this spring....Read the interview with the author to learn how and when this story started germinating in her writer's mind!

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A Guest Post and Cover Reveal with Carrie Jones

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I am ridiculously excited to share the cover for my first middle grade, Time Stoppers . This story is the story that made me want to be a...

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This looks interesting. I want to find out if "Escape the Room games" are real. I think I would like to play them. I found a website that sells the illustrator's work--as phone cases and laptop skins! Very cool.

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This looks interesting. I want to find out if "Escape the Room games" are real. I think I would like to play them. I found a website that sells the illustrator's work--as phone cases and laptop skins! Very cool.

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Cover Reveal for Click Here to Start by Denis Markell

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I'm honored Denis Markell dropped by to finish my sentences and share the cover for his debut novel, Click Here to Start . I wrote the wo...

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After reviewing the Summer Reading projects, I wanted to read Rooftoppers. Here is the trailer for this fantasy/adventure:

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After reviewing the Summer Reading projects, I wanted to read Rooftoppers. Here is the trailer for this fantasy/adventure:

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Watch the trailer for Brian Selznick's new book...(Hugo Cabret)

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Watch the trailer for Brian Selznick's new book...(Hugo Cabret)

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Search Anderson's Book Store in Chicago...one of THE BEST places to find new reading material

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Search Anderson's Book Store in Chicago...one of THE BEST places to find new reading material

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I'm going to add it to MY list.

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Crunch [Connor, Leslie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Crunch

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Need a book? Here's a new post that features a new book each day!

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Need a book? Here's a new post that features a new book each day!

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http://childrensbookalmanac.com/

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Today marks the birthday of both Russell Freedman and Eleanor Roosevelt. Originally a West Coaster, Russell was born in San Francisco and studied at the University of California at Berkeley. Russell's long-time editor Dorothy Briley once said that he made the most perfect dinner guest she had ever encountered. He could make intelligent conversation about any topic with anyone she brought to the table. Indeed, he has often been called a Renaissance man, because of the range and depth of his knowledge in a variety of topics.

Russell began writing books for young readers in the science and social studies area-books like How Animals Learn and Sharks. But when his editor Ann Troy asked him to write a biography, something he had never done, he turned to his childhood hero Abraham Lincoln and wrote Lincoln: A Photobiography. He won the Newbery Award for this book and found a new direction and purpose: writing quality, narrative nonfiction for young readers.

As Russell wrote in The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators: "Nonfiction is supposed to be utilitarian. It's expected to do its duty-to inform, instruct, enlighten. And yet a hard-working, nose-to-the grindstone nonfiction book should be just as absorbing as any imaginary story, because it is, in fact, a story, too."

Of all of Russell's biographies, I have always loved his Eleanor Roosevelt the best. Perfect for ten- to fourteen-year-olds-I needed this book as a child myself. I once made a fool of myself in class because I thought that "FDR" was a swear word-so vehemently was it used at home. Imagine my surprise to find out these initials acknowledged a president of the United States. Russell has always admitted that he loved FDR's wife a bit more than he loved the president, and the resulting tribute to her certainly shows his enthusiasm.

A shy child, with absent parents, Eleanor only began to bloom when she was sent away to London for schooling. She married her distant cousin and was given away as a bride by her uncle Theodore, the president of the United States. "Well, Franklin, there's nothing like keeping the name in the family," the president quipped.

But as Eleanor Roosevelt began to find the causes of her life-the plight of minorities, the poverty of the disadvantaged-she turned from a shy person into a firebrand, the conscience of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Russell captures this complex marriage-its betrayals and its strength. He shows the final years of Eleanor Roosevelt as she worked in the United Nations and became, as President Harry Truman called her, "the First Lady of the World."

Happy birthday, Russell. You have been just as much a crusader as Eleanor Roosevelt. You have believed in the intelligence of young readers, their ability to handle complex issues, and, like Eleanor, you have not shied away from controversy. Wherever you are going to celebrate, you will be the best conversationalist at the table-just as Dorothy always said.
Here's a page from Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery:

Also recommended: All of the books of Russell Freedman

Originally posted October 11, 2011. Updated for .

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Today marks the birthday of both Russell Freedman and Eleanor Roosevelt. Originally a West Coaster, Russell was born in San Francisco and studied at the University of California at Berkeley. Russell's long-time editor Dorothy Briley once said that he made the most perfect dinner guest she had ever encountered.

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What Mrs. Moschetto Read over the summer of 2016:

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What Mrs. Moschetto Read over the summer of 2016:

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13 Finally! by Wendy Mass
Between the World and Me (advanced)

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View this presentation on Characterization

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View this presentation on Characterization

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Be ready to identify direct and indirect characterization examples

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Writer, actor, and comedian BJ Novak has written another hilarious book! Be careful, if you read this aloud you may become the next Robin Williams!

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The Book with No Pictures [Novak, B. J.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Book with No Pictures

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Happy Monday! Just One Flake , written and illustrated by Travis Jonker, releases tomorrow. I'm grateful Travis stopped by to finish my sentences. We discussed Just One Flake 's book trailer, Liam, Pete's a Pizza , and more. I wrote the words in purple, and Travis wrote the words in black . Thank you, Travis ! Just One Flake' s book trailer fulfills my life goal of using the 2001: A Space Odyssey music for a completely silly purpose. Design Credit: Heather Kelly Just One Flake tells the story of a boy named Liam who has one goal: to catch a snowflake on his tongue. His attempts get increasingly ridiculous, with no success. In the end, Liam doesn't get exactly what he wants - he gets something even better. The whole story came out of a spontaneous drawing I made on February 6, 2021: Just One Flake's illustrations were made with a brush pen on watercolor paper, scanned, and then painted digitally. This is my author/illustrator debut, and before I began, I made a list of

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Exploring Children's Literature through Interviews and Book Trailers

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