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Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Illustrated by John Tennniel Fantasy (inforgraphic)

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The World That Jack Built by Ruth Brown is a Poetry book
This a wonderful and fun way to help children understand the importance of taking care of the environment around us. The collaboration of the illustrations and fun rhyming lyric take the journey first to the beauty around the house Jack built, then across the river to the ugly world near the factory that Jack built.

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Into the Sea by Brenda Guiberson and Illustrated by Alix Berenzy is a non-fiction/informative picture book (Recommendation)
This beautifully illustrated story is a great teaching book for students to learn the life cycle of a sea turtle starting from birth to giving birth. The author describes visually and with audible words like "Splop" bringing the sea to life. There are many sea creatures revealed and described, seahorses and a whale. At the end of the book is a page telling facts about sea turtles.

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What if You Had Animal Teeth by Sandra Markle

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What if You Had Animal Teeth by Sandra Markle

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What if You had Animal Teeth by Sandra Markele and Illustrated by Howard McWilliam is a Non-fiction/Informative picture book
This is a fun and informative book for kids to learn about their teeth and animal teeth. The author gives facts about animal teeth and then describes what it might be like to have that animals teeth. At the end it gives the anatomy of teeth and caring for teeth.

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The Round House by Louise Erdich is Historical  Fiction, National Book Award (Recommendation)
The Round House is a great story for teaching tolerance, diversity, culture, life on Native American reservations, and the history of tribal law and ceremonies.  I recommend this story that is told through the eyes of a young Native American man coming to age on a reservation when his mom is violently attacked.  His journey takes the reader through history, the tribal law and relationship to local, state, and federal law.  The author is profoundly descriptive about the family bonds, ties to the tribe and growing up.  Looking for answers to the mystery takes the reader on a great adventure on a Native American reservation that can be valuable when lesson planning activities to use this story as a teaching assignment. There is great vocabulary and terms, fun characters and mysteries story line.  Some activities might include a mock trial or a Indian ceremony with all the traditional dress.  I really enjoyed the journey to solving the mystery of Joe’s adventure and learning about life on a Native American reservation.

https://www.justice.gov/tribal/tribal-law-and-order-act

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/eight/dawes.htm
http://www.bookrags.com/lessonplan/the-round-house/funactivities.html#gsc.tab=0

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Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan Coretta Scott-King Award picture book (story map

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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema

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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema

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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon is a West African Traditional Tale and a Caldecott Medal (Blog)
People run around talking but saying nothing and that is how gossip gets started. Have you ever played that game where the people are told something and 10 people later it’s not the same?  That is exactly what happens to monkey in Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears. Monkey is blamed for killing the owlet, when it was because the mosquito buzzed in the iguanas ear that set off a series of causes and effect that scared the monkey to fall on the owlet.  King lion wanted to know why the owl won’t wake the sun, so working back through the series of cause and affect each animal blamed the previous animal until it was traced back to the actions of the mosquito.  They animals were unable to locate the mosquito to “bring her to justice”, so the mosquito still buzz’s in people’s ears.  The owl decided to wake the sun after she heard the truth, which in a since signifies enlightenment.

This is an effective book and fun story to teach children cause and effect, play the gossip game is a good activity for teaching this book.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/why-mosquitoes-buzz-peoples-ears-discussion-guide/

There are many activities and lessons that can be used when teaching this book; sequencing, history, geography and more.  See the following we sites for information about lesson planning Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears.

http://www.easyliteracy.com/mosquitoesbuzzlesson.html
https://dcmp.org/guides/10106.pdf

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The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson

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The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson

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The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian AndersonAdapted and Illustraed by Jerry Pinkney (infographic)

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The Polar Express by Chris Val Allsburg is a picture book Caldecott Medal Award (Book Talk)
https://vocaroo.com/i/s02ZXq8lQshB

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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a Historical Fiction coming of age novel (Story Map)

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Maybe A Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee

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Maybe A Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee

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Maybe a Fox, by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee is a fantasy fiction Texas Bluebonnet Award (defining quote)
“Maybe you turn into wind
Maybe you turn to stars
Maybe you go to another world
Maybe you turn into a fox and
You run and run and run faster than a torpedo, faster than the sound of light, faster than a speeding bullet…….
So that you can keep the ones you love most safe.”
The quote defines many things about this story starting with the title.  When I first saw this book and its title it didn't seem appealing to me, Maybe a Fox what? However this book quickly won me over as one of my favorite story and this quote sums it up.  Children often ask what happens when you die; this quote defines a game sisters play in this story regarding that very question.   These sisters mother had died when they were young; the game gave them comfort in their grieving.  The quote defines the mysteries of the connections between humans, nature and destiny.

This quote along with the story is a good way to encourage children to discuss and process grief in a comforting way.  Helping to understand that death is part of life, no matter your culture or spiritual beliefs.

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Rip Squeak and His Friends by Susan Yost-Filgate Illustrated by Leonard Filgate

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Rip Squeak and His Friends by Susan Yost-Filgate Illustrated by Leonard Filgate

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Rip Squeak and His Friends by Susan Yost-Filgate , Illustrated by Leonard Filgate  (Review)
Rip Squeak and his little sister Jesse have a strange friendship with Abbey, an abandoned kitten, and a frog named Euripides. Rip and Jesse live inside the walls of a summer cottage. Abbey wants to be friends with creatures like mice and frogs and birds rather than other cats. Rip and Jesse meet her friend Euripides, a very amusing actor and storyteller who live the theater. The books introduce the stories of these creatures and the friendships they encounter, setting the stage for adventures yet to come. When the family that lives in the little cottage is gone, the excitement begins. Rip Squeak and his sister, Jesse, with the help of Abbey and Euripides, discover a whole new world while the owners of the cottage are gone. They play with all the toys and even found a puppet that looks like Euripides, what fun. The cat found a ball and tries to show off on the ball. They all played so hard that as the day ended they only wanted to sleep, dream of the fun tomorrow would bring.

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Tuesday by David Wiesner is a Caldecott Medal picture book (sticky note)

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My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann is a Caldecott Medal picture book (story map)
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Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren is a Fantasy (Review)
Pippi Longstocking is a nine-year-old-girl that lives in a house called Villa Villekulla. Pippi's mom died when she was a baby and her father, a sea captain, fell overboard during a storm and was never seen again.  Tommy and Annika live next door to Pippi and are mesmerized about her appearance and fanciful stories, so they become fast friends. Pippi, Annika, and Tommy go on a scavenger hunt looking for things, looking for objects of interest or value. The three friends witness a bully and his friends picking on a small boy. Pippi picks up the bully and hang him on a tree branch.  She proceeds to put the rest of the friends all over the yard; they just look at her frightened to do anything. Pippi is a delightful girl that lives alone with her monkey in her wacky house. She tries to learn her "pluttification" tables at school, fights with the man in the circus, plays tag with the police officers that try to take her to a children's home. Astrid Lindgren generations ago created a unique and loveable character that all children would like to be, sometime. Pippi's red headed pigtails' and freckles set her apart from most normal children. I have always liked this book since I read it years ago and most recently with my red headed freckled faced niece, she really enjoyed the book

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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo is a Fiction 2002 Texas Bluebonnet Award, Newberry Medal (Review)
This amazing book, "Because of Winn-Dixie" written by Kate DiCamillo a Newberry Honor Book is easy to read and understand. It begins in the summer time India Opal Buloni goes to the local grocery store, Winn-Dixie for macaroni and cheese. Opal comes home with a dog she named Winn-Dixie and ask her father, the local preacher if she may keep him. Opal tells her dad she needs a dog and even though he says no the dog stays. Opal tells the dog she has no friends, her mother had left them, and how much she thinks about her mom. Winn-Dixie acts like he understands he just listens to her talk and talk. Opal discovers that Winn-Dixie hates to be left alone he howls and destroys things. Opal goes to the pet store to buy Winn-Dixie a collar and leash and comes home with a job. Opal makes so many friends because of Winn-Dixie, Miss Franny Block, Sweetie Pie Thomas, Gloria Dump, just to name a few. They decide to have a party and a storm appears Winn-Dixie gets afraid and runs away. Opal and her father go looking for Winn-Dixie and cannot find him. At the party they learn Winn-Dixie has not ran away he has been in the house the whole time.

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How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

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How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

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How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss is a children's classic poetry (poetry read aloud video)

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Poetry Read for a book challenge for a college class

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon  by Kelly Barnhill

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon  by Kelly Barnhill

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill is a Fantasy John Newberry Medal (Letter to friend, my niece)
Jacklyn,
I have found the most incredible book, "The Girl who Drank the Moon." Kelly Barnhill has written this gorgeously written fantasy about a girl who becomes "enmagicked" after a witch feeds her moonlight. The story takes place in a world filled with magic, and it shows readers how witches, dragons, swamp monsters, and townspeople can either separate themselves from those around them or they can join in and thrive. You will be just unable to put this book down after you experience the witch rescuing the children after their parents take them to the forest and just leave them there for her. The witch Xan shares her home with a swamp monster named Glerk and a tiny dragon named Fyrian. The girl Luna is the name Dan, the witch gives her, she lives with the witch and her monster and dragon, this is part of the adventure. Luna does not know she has all these powers from the magic of the moon light. The cover is so adorable it makes you want to read, you will also be pulled in and not be able to stop reading until the end. Let me know how much you like this book and if you agree it was the best book ever.

Sincerely,
Pamela

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Helen Keller the world in her heart by Lesa Cline-Ransome Illustrated by James Ransome

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Helen Keller the world in her heart by Lesa Cline-Ransome Illustrated by James Ransome

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Helen Keller the world in her heart by Lesa Cline-Ransome, Illustrated by James Ransome is a non-fiction biography (Review)
This is an appropriate biography written for young readers, kindergarten to fourth grade, about the younger years of Helen Keller, who was deaf-blind and grew up to become an American author.

This remarkable picture book narrates and illustrates Helen’s world from frustrations of being unable to communicate to finding the W-O-R-D-S to express “the world in her heart.”    The setting begins with what Helen could sense from the summer day warmth as she waited to taste the delightful sweet smell of the cake baking.  The collaboration of the author and illustration captivatingly portrays what Helen was sensing in a way that brings the reader into those senses.   The story then traces back to how an illness took Helen’s since of seeing and hearing and how Helen’s family has worked to help her to learn to communicate.  Then the story reveals how Helen’s life changed forever with the help of a “stranger”, Annie Sullivan.  Annie was Helen’s teacher that opened up the world of words and opened up “the world in her heart” to communicate.

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Roller Girl by Author and Illustrator Victoria Jamieson

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Roller Girl by Author and Illustrator Victoria Jamieson

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Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson is a Graphic Novel, John Newberry Award (response in poetry: Alliteration  )
Rolling with Change
The test of time is tough yet the journey makes you tougher
Slowly but surely rolling with change stand out stronger
Finally conquering the fear factor to feat fearless

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The Dreamer, by Pam Munoz Ryan, a Lyrical, fictionalized biography of famed poet Pablo Neruda.
The Pura Belpé Medal
(infographic)

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Follow The Moon Home by  Philippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson, Illustrated by Meilo So

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Follow The Moon Home by  Philippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson, Illustrated by Meilo So

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Follow The Moon Home by Philippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson, Illustrated by Meilo So is a realistic fiction, Texas Bluebonnet Award (Recommendation)
This is a great teaching book that I highly recommended; it is a great story about how one person can make a change through inspiring fellow students to involve the community to save baby sea turtles.  The authors and illustrator collaboration present a unique example of how kids can make a difference through research, critical thinking, and problem-solving.  In addition, the authors of the book have graciously provide a multitude of activities and connections to utilize for teaching research and problem-solving as well as social connections for teambuilding and community involvement.  There is a “Letter to Young Activists” by Philippe Jacques list five steps to get involved and make a change.  Also included is a section “To Parents and Teachers” addressing environmental information.  The story is a good example and guide for teaching community projects and involvement.

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Holes by Louis Sachar is a Satire, Adventure , realistic fiction, John Newberry Medal (sticky note)

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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is Realistic Fiction (Review)
Melinda Sordino called 911 after being raped by Andy Evans in the woods; she is left speechless and runs home. After the police arrive at the party that Melinda was attending they break up the party and arrest some of the students that were there. Melinda can't remember what happened; she wants to repress the memory, at the same time she wants to speak up about what happened. Melinda looses all her peers' friendships when they realize she is the one who called the police. Melinda's depression deepens, she starts skipping school, withdrawing from her parents, and they think she is doing it for attention. Melinda's lab partner encourages her to speak up for herself, end the silence. When I read this book my mind was not only on Melinda but all girls, any girl that has had to go through this humiliation. This book should be recommended reading for not only girls, but also boys and or all adults. I say this because we never know just like Melinda when we would need to call 911. Because of the news lately everyone needs to be better educated about sexual harassment and how it affects the victim.

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One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 

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One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Patricia Castellon is a realistic fiction, based on a true story. John Newberry Medal Award, Texas Bluebonnet Award (Defining Quote)
“A good zoo," Stella said, "is a large domain. A wild cage. A safe place to be. It has room to roam and humans who don't hurt." She pauses, considering her words. "A good zoo is how humans make amends.”

This quote defines a heartfelt longing of the animals in this story.  Ivan, a “mighty” silverback gorilla, that has been raised in captivity and his friend Stella, an elephant that had been raised in the circus, long for a life in the zoo.  Stella would tell Ivan and the other animals about her experiences with humans at the circus and  they also talked about how they came to the The Big Top Mall and Video Arcade.  Ivan made a promise to Stella to take care of Ruby, the baby elephant.  Ruby, like Stella, had come from a circus where she was treated badly.  After Stella passed, Ivan told stories to Ruby and that he would save her by taking her to the zoo where “humans make amends”

This story is a good teaching story since it is based on a true story about life story of a Gorilla that lives in Atlanta zoo.  Children can learn about zoo’s , circus’s, and treatment of animals in captivity and how these animals exist in the their habitat.
http://theoneandonlyivan.com/