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Who Was Hellen Keller? by Gare Thompson (book recommendation)

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Who Was Hellen Keller? by Gare Thompson (book recommendation)

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Who Was Helen Keller? By Gare Thompson is a children's book apart of the biography genre. The book is about the life of Helen Keller. The story begins by explaining how Helen Keller's illness left her handicapped; her illness left her deaf and blind. Helen Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, taught Helen how to read brail and how to understand the world around her. The book is a great story for kids to read. The story educates children on the famous Helen Keller and on her life by incorporating a timeline within the book. Also, this book is a small chapter book! So, not only does it include the part of Helen Kellers life in which she obtained her illness and became handicapped, it also includes her accomplishments after Ms. Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write. Growing up, I hadn't heard about Helen Keller until i was a freshman in high school. I think it would be wise to educate kids and introduce them to this revolutionary woman at a much younger age. Helen Keller surpassed many obstacles put in her way due to her handicap. I feel that this is a great story to teach kids, that no matter what obstacle they may face in their life, whether they too are deaf, blind, in a wheelchair, etc., they can do anything they set their heart and their mind to. I definitely recommend this book for any teacher teaching young children.

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The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter (infographic) 

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The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter (infographic) 

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The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter is a children's book apart of the biography genre.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Book Talk)

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Book Talk)

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a book apart of the historical fiction genre. Click the link below to listen to my book talk!
P.S. sorry it's  longer than one minute guys!
http://vocaroo.com/delete/s0NSWXvEZ9HW/c126adf5d993e333

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I Will Come Back For You: A Family in Hiding During WWII by Maisabina Russo (Letter) 

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I Will Come Back For You: A Family in Hiding During WWII by Maisabina Russo (Letter) 

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Dear Professor,
The children's book, I Will Come Back For You: A Family in Hiding During WWII by Maisabina Russo is an amazing book for young readers. It is apart of the historical fiction genre. This story is about a little girl's Nonna (grandmother) telling her a story of the significance of the donkey charm on her bracelet. Nonna starts the story back when she was a little girl living with her family of four, her brother, mother, father, and herself. The family lived in a tall building across the street in Rome. When WWII hit, Nonna's father was forced to leave because he was a Jew. Now there were no more visits to the park for donkey rides, puppet shows and ice cream; no more listening to Papa sing and play the piano after dinner.  For a while, the family visits Papa on weekends but when he learns that the German would soon send all the Jewish men to a concentration camp, he slips away to join the partisans.  When the police threaten to take Mamma in his place, she also goes into hiding, leaving Nonna and Roberto in the care of a kind family.  The children are soon smuggled out of the village and brought to Mamma who is working on a farm high up in the mountains. Later the family finds out their papa was killed by Nazi's. The family then decides to move to the United States to start over. I definitely recommend that you read this book and keep it available for your class. It's a great read for kids and helps them learn about WWII.
Sincerely,
Abrie Morales

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Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia Maclachlan (sticky notes)

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Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia Maclachlan (sticky notes)

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Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia Maclachlan is a children's book apart of the historical fiction genre.

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Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to by Lois Ehlert (infographic)

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Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to by Lois Ehlert (infographic)

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Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z

by Lois Ehlert is a children's book apart of the informational text genre.

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Usborne Look Inside Space by Rob Lloyd Jones (infographic)

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Usborne Look Inside Space by Rob Lloyd Jones (infographic)

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Usborne Look Inside Space by Rob Lloyd Jones is a children's book apart of the information text genre.

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Usborne Look Inside Your Body by Loui Stowell, Jane Chrisholm, and Kate Leake (infographic) 

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Usborne Look Inside Your Body by Loui Stowell, Jane Chrisholm, and Kate Leake (infographic) 

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Usborne Look Inside Your Body by Loui Stowell, Jane Chrisholm, and Kate Leake is a children's book apart of the informational text genre.

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Jimi: Sounds like a Rainbow: A story of the Young Jimi Hendrix by Gary Golio (blog post) (Multicultural genre)

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Jimi: Sounds like a Rainbow: A story of the Young Jimi Hendrix by Gary Golio (blog post) (Multicultural genre)

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This is such an interesting book! This is the story of the young Jimi Hendrix. The story talks about how Jimi Hendrix used to paint and play music when he was younger and how he wanted to bring his music to life the same way he brought his artwork to life. The story tells of how Jimi viewed the world in colors and how he would hear nature he would try and recreate the sound on his instruments. The book touches on Jimi's childhood a bit as far as how he and his father were very poor and that his mother had passed when he was young. It also tells of how Jimi got his first acoustic guitar and eventually joined a band! Later it tells of how his father bought him an electric guitar to help get his feeling across to his audience more accurately. I think the story holds a lot of important life lessons in it. one for example is that, surroundings that appear hostile to creativity can just as well nurture it. I also love how the illustrator created pictures that show us as readers how Jimi viewed the world around him and how he viewed hiss artwork and music. We tend to lose this emotion, this passion, in our lives. Jimi shows us how beautiful the world around us is, and how important it is to chase after our dreams.
You can find out more information on this book if you go to: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-618-85279-6
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130727926

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The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown (stickies) 

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The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown (stickies) 

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The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown is a Blueberry Award Winning book.

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Holes by Louis Sachar is a book apart of the realistic fiction genre. Click the link below to listen to my book talk!
P.S. sorry it's longer than one minute guys!
http://vocaroo.com/delete/s0ZWgyLrmAcP/7edb72a43e35a982

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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (book review)

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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (book review)

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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo is a children's book apart of the realistic fiction genre. The story is begins with a little red haired girl named India "Opal", who moves to Florida with her father, who's a preacher. Opal is very shy and often thinks of why her mother left her and her father. One day, Opal is in a super market and finds a wild dog. Opal takes the dog home and names the dog Winn-Dixie, after the grocery store. Opal doesn't make many friends her own age, but instead she befriends the librarian, an elderly woman, and a man named Otis who is a musician. One day, Opal has a party and all her new adult friends come along with some boys who pick on her. It begins to rain so everyone runs inside, but Opal realizes that Winn-Dixie is missing. Opal and her father set out in the rain to go look for Winn-Dixie and her and her father begin to have a heart felt conversation about her mother. Eventually, they come home to see that Winn-Dixie is at home with everyone from the party. This book has alot of sadness within its theme. Opal is constantly wondering about her mother who abandoned her and isn't very good at making friends without her dog. The story is simply about a girl and her dog living life and enjoying it. Though it is sad, it has a happy ending. It was one of my favorite books to read as a child and it is still one of my favorites! I'd definitely recommend this book!

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Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a children's book and is apart of dark fantasy genre. Coraline is also considered a graphic novel. Coraline is a little girl who lives out in the country with her mom and dad. Coraline loves loves loves to explore and have adventure. She lives in a large house that is divided into two parts, one part is occupied by two retired theater stars and the other is occupied by an old man who trains mice. One day while Coraline is exploring, she finds a door. When she opens the door she steps into a world that is very similar to hers. She has another mother and a father with button eyes in that world. The parents love her and treat her very well but Coraline decides that she wants to leave. When she steps back into the real world her parents are gone! Coraline goes back to the other world to find her parents. Coraline finds out that her other mother tricks children into leaving the real world! Coraline makes a deal with her other mother that, if Coraline finds the souls of the other kids and her real parents than they are all free to return home. If the other mother finds everyone first then Coraline has to stay in the other world forever. Coraline finds the souls of the lost kids in marbles throughout the house and she finds her parents trapped in a snow globe. Coraline escapes the other world but her other mothers hand escaped into the real world and is after a key that is around Coraline's neck. Coraline traps the hand in a well and everything goes back to normal! This book was so interesting. It is a little spooky and reminded me of Tim Burtons tales. I think it's a fun read for kids! It was interesting to see how the other world was the complete opposite of the real world. Usually kid's wonder, "oh well I wonder what things would be like if... " and they wish for the opposite of what they have. So this book can really open up their mind and show them that sometimes the grass isn't always greener on the other side!

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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (book review) 

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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (book review) 

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The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton is a teen book apart of the realistic fiction genre. The story is about three brothers, Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy.  All three brother live in a house alone because their parents died in an accident. Darry is the oldest and works as a roofer. Sodapop works at a gas station is super dreamy. Ponyboy is the youngest and is a really smart kid just trying to get through life. The town they live in is dived into two classes, the greasers and the socs. The socs are the rich kids who wear nice clothes and the greasers are the poor kids who where leather jackets and slick their hair back. The brothers and their friends are all greasers and clash constantly with the socs. One night Johnny and Ponyboy are talking to some girls and leave to go sleep in a park. The socs find them and try to kill Ponyboy. Johnny ends up stabbing one of the boys to save Ponyboy and the other kid dies. Dallas, their other friend, gives them money and a hiding place to stay at until the hype in town calms down about the murder. Johnny and Ponyboy stay hidden for about a week until Dallas comes for them. One their way back home, the 3 boys see a school on fire with kids in it and they stop to rescue the kids. During this Johnny gets injured really bad and has to get put in the hospital. Meanwhile, the boys are heros and the police forget about the murder. Johnny dies in the end because his burns were too severe. So, all the greasers get together and fight the socs. It's a huge fight scene! the greasers win and when Ponyboy gets home, he finds a letter from Johnny and reads it. Then at this moment we get the famous line, "stay golden Ponyboy". This story is great and its super fun! When i was in school they read this and let the kids dress up as either greasers or socs to school. I think this would be a great idea for kids and though it is a little intense, it's an acceptable book for middle schoolers. It allows the kids to think of a different time period and just use their imaginations.

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The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney  (book review)

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The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney  (book review)

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The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney is a children's book apart of the traditional literature genre. The story begins with a momma duck sitting on her eggs, keeping them warm. Momma duck had five small eggs and one large egg, but she loved them all the same. She waited for all her eggs to crack, one by one. Momma duck looked surprised at the duck that came out of the largest egg. The egg looked completely different than the other ducklings, and all the other ducks would call the odd duckling ugly and would tease him. Momma duckling would protect the poor duckling though. As time went on, the teasing only got worse. One day the duckling see's a flock of birds and decides to fly with them. As the duckling continues to spend time with the other birds and grow, he grows into a beautiful swan. In the end, he is no longer an ugly duckling, but a beautiful swan full of confidence and joy. This is a great story for kids struggling with their image. As kids we tend to think that things last forever, only because we can't imagine a bright future for ourselves. This book is something that can be read to kids to let them know that we are all different, but we are beautiful just the way we are.

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Cinderella by Marcia Brown (infographic)

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Cinderella by Marcia Brown (infographic)

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Cinderella by Marcia Brown is a children's book apart of the traditional literature genre.

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The Gingerbread Man by Eric Kimmel (book review)

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The Gingerbread Man by Eric Kimmel (book review)

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The Gingerbread Man by Eric Kimmel is a children's book apart of the traditional literature genre.  The story begins with an old woman and man wanting to make a gingerbread man. The old man and woman begin decorating the gingerbread man after they finish baking him in the oven. Suddenly, the gingerbread man jumps up and runs off. The gingerbread man runs down the road and runs into a couple of animals along the way and they tell him to slow down. The gingerbread man tells them "you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man". The gingerbread man continues to run while all the characters continue chasing him. Eventually, the gingerbread man runs up to a steam of water and needs to cross. The fox, one of the animals chasing him, lies and says that he is trying to help him cross the water so the gingerbread man climbs on him and they travel through the water. In the end, the fox eats the gingerbread man. This was news to me honestly because i had never read the actually story of the gingerbread man . I always thought the tale ended happy, which the author tells you the gingerbread man will come back when you back ginger bread, but still. It's a good read, and it's different than your normal children's book, but I just didn't expect it to end that way.

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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (summary )

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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (summary )

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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss is a children's book apart of the poetry genre. Green Eggs and Ham is about a little creature named Sam-I-am who tries to get another character to eat green eggs and ham in a bunch of different ways. This story has Sam-I-am running around the entire book constantly asking and persuading the other character to eat green eggs and ham. Sam-I-am tries to show that green eggs and ham can be enjoyed at anytime, any where. In the end, the un-named character finally tries the green eggs and ham and decides that he loves them! He states that he will pretty much eat them anywhere! The story is so cute for children learning poetry.This book is an easy, fun read for kids! I would definitely recommend reading this in the classroom.

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It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr (book recommendation) 

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It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr (book recommendation) 

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It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr is a children's book apart of the multicultural genre.  I absolutely loved this book! I think that it is such a cute story for children to hear. This book let's children know that it's okay to have missing teeth, be in a wheelchair, be adopted, have no hair, etc. Children become very observant and start to notice differences at a young age. Sometimes children don't quite understand these differences and sometimes why they have happened to others. For example, if a child is in a wheelchair, another child won't automatically know that that child had either a birth defect or under went some kind of trauma. This book helps children see the many different characteristics in others and realize that these traits are what make us who we are. This book is a great book to read aloud in class to students because it will just allow less negativity and give students an opportunity to learn about diversity.

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The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (book review)

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The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (book review)

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The Velveteen Rabbit is a piece of children's literature that is apart of the  fantasy genre. The Velveteen Rabbit is a story about a small little stuffed velvet rabbit who desires to be real. The velveteen rabbit lived in the toy cupboard at a nursery for the longest time because all the newer toys got to be played with. One day the rabbit asked his friend, a skinned horse, what it means to be real. the horse tells the rabbit that the toys owner makes them real and once it happens it last forever. One night, a boy couldn't find his usual toy, so Nana, the nursery owner, handed the boy the velvet rabbit. The boy played and slept with the rabbit so so often that he couldn't be without his favorite rabbit. Soon enough the rabbit begins to change. The rabbit begins to slowly become real! One day the little boy becomes ill and eventually has to get rid of all his toys, so Nana takes all the toys and puts them outside in the garden. The velveteen rabbit began to cry and suddenly a fairy comes to the velveteen rabbit. The rabbit says he just wants to be a real rabbit like the ones in the garden, so the fairy changes him! The rabbit lives happily with the other rabbits in the garden and visits the little boy in the garden in the end. This story is just a sweet book for kids to read about a little toy wanting to be real.

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The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes (stickies)

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The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes (stickies)

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The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes is a Newberry Award winning book.

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Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak  (short write)  

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Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak  (short write)  

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Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a children's book apart of the fantasy genre. The setting and characters of this book support the genre extremely well because it is a story about a little boy voyaging off to a land where the wild things live and celebrating with them. The book says that the boy, Max, travels for days, and weeks to get back to his room and too the land of the wild things but yet when he's home his dinner is still hot. This is a great example for fantasy genre because it gives you made up animals talking to a human and interacting with him in a way that typically is out of this realm. I would definitely choose this genre again because I love reading fantasy tales the most. I love how they can give animals, toys, and other creatures a voice and emotions. I also love that it connects their world to our world as humans.

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Whoever You Are by Mem Fox (book review)

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Whoever You Are by Mem Fox (book review)

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Whoever You Are by Mem Fox is a children's book apart of the multicultural genre. This book tells a story to children about diversity in the world. The story states that though you will see differences in people, we are all the same. We have children, mommies, and daddies living in other places, going to different schools, learning different things, speaking different languages, and dressing differently. There are people born with different eyes, hair and skin, and this book touches on that. But it also stats how we all love, laugh, cry, and even bleed the same. Children tend to start noticing physical differences amongst others and themselves at a young age. I think that it is important to teach children at a young age about diversity because it will produce a grounded and more compassionate human being for our society. Teaching children that it’s okay to be different gives children confidence and makes them simply more empathetic.

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Dr. Seuss's ABC is a children's book apart of the poetry genre.

I saw it only fitting
to write a poem about this book
I read in one sitting.
There are many characters in this tale.
like Aunt Annie, Donald, and the policeman in the pail.
There is no particular setting
but each character is doing some action,
like sipping, riding, dreaming.. wait, What else am i forgetting?
Thats right! What is this book about?
Does it teach you about animals?
Or even how to shout?
No, no, no!
This book teaches kids their ABC's
Simply by relating a letter to a noun.
So now that you know your ABC's,
There's no need to frown!

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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child (book review)

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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child (book review)

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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child is a children's book apart of the postmodern picture book genre. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book is a story about a boy named Herb who falls asleep on top of his story book and ends up falling into the story itself. Herb wakes up in the bed of Goldie Locks and  her screaming. Her screaming draws in the 3 bears which cue's Herb to move on to the next story. Herb then makes his way into a classy party, in which he doodled on people's faces, and runs into the queen. Herb makes his way to the story of Cinderella and  leaves after feeling bad for cutting out the prince. On the next page, Herb hears Goldie locks getting closer by hearing her shriek. Her loud cry shakes the foundation in the story book and send Herb back to the real world in his room. Herb quickly restores the missing pieces he cut out and erases the marks in his book because he now has learned the importance of taking care of his books. This is a cute tale that can teach kids that it’s important to take care of your belongs and not destroy them.

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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (book review)

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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (book review)

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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine is apart of the fantasy genre. Ella Enchanted is a story about a girl who was cursed at birth with the "gift" of obedience. Ella was given this "gift" by her fairy godmother, Lucinda. Lucinda appeared after Ella's mother had just given birth to her, and of course Ella was crying. Lucinda thought this would be the perfect gift for young Ella. Ella's "gift" of obedience ruled over her entire life, and could even cost her, her life. Any command given to Ella, she had to obey. After her mother becomes ill, Ella's mother dies and shortly after her father remarries a women who has two daughters, Olive and Hattie. The two step-sisters make Ella's life miserable, especially after they find out about her curse. Ella runs away from home to find Lucinda to take back the gift and along the way Prince Char comes along to her rescue. On their journey Ella soon falls in love with her prince but, the prince's evil Uncle Edgar finds out about Ella's curse and uses it against her to force her to try and kill Char. Ultimately Char realizes Edgar is evil and that He loves Ella and they live happily ever after, after Ella's curse is broken of course. It's a great story! It's very similar to Cinderella but with a twist that shows the sassy chemistry between Char and Ella, similar to that of a realistic couple. Ella gives the theme that, no matter what, persevere through any situation and you will arise succesful!

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Shortcut by David Macaulay is a chapter book that is apart of the fiction genre.

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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick

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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick

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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by by Lindsay Mattick is a Caldecott Award winning book that is also apart of the nonfiction genre.

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Corduroy is in the picture book/ fantasy genre. The book Corduroy is about a small bear dressed in green corduroy overalls, who sets out on a mission to find his missing button so that he may finally get a home. The setting could definitely be a real place. The setting was based in a large store, in which corduroy lived in the toy section. There are some twists and turns as well. In the story Corduroy sets out in the middle of the night to find his missing button. While upstairs in the home and goods department he ends up in a bed and a mall cop catches him inside the bed. The mall cop ends up taking Corduroy back downstairs to the toy department. The author wants his readers to feel Corduroys desperation and determination to find his button and his longing to be wanted. In the end, the small girl that originally wanted Corduroy in the beginning of the story comes back the next morning to buy Corduroy with her own money. This exhibits hope for the readers and an understanding that even the broken toys need love too. Also, this story shows in the end how the girl uses her OWN, hard earned money to go back and buy Corduroy, encouraging other children’s to do the same.

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Saving Lucas Biggs by Marisa De Los Santos & David Teague (defining quote)

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Saving Lucas Biggs by Marisa De Los Santos & David Teague (defining quote)

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Once when I asked how he could be so decent to everyone, because I don't find it nearly as easy, he told me it was because he figured out at some point that everyone was a human being exactly as much as he was , and he had to honor that even when it was hard.

I read Saving Lucas Biggs by Marisa De Los Santos and David Teague. It is in the fantasy genre.

I chose this quote as significant because it teaches children that we are all equal, that we are all humans, and we all deserve the same respect. It teaches children that sometimes we may not like what someone else is doing or saying but we have to be respectful and mind our words. It gives teachers and guardians an opportunity to remind their children the importance of thinking before speaking and how powerful words can be. Not only words, but actions as well. Actions are crucial in todays society. It is critical that children learn to be ethical so that they may become successful adults in the future. This quote allows children to reflect on the fact that we all hold our own opinions and that we need to do what is right, not what is easy.

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Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney (Book Review)

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Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney (Book Review)

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Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney is a Caldecott award winning book. Noah's Ark is a biblical story of a time when all the people of the land where acting unpleasantly. The people didn't care for the land or for God. The people were wicked so God decided to sweep to Earth clear of all living things with a flood. God loved Noah because Noah listened to the Lord so, he spoke to Noah and told him to build an ark. Noah was to fill it with his family, food, and two of every creature on the earth. Noah and his family built the ark and as God promised, He flooded the earth. After the flood, a new life began. I love this story and think it teaches children not only a great lesson about disobedience, but it also teaches them about the bible. Though I know the story of Noah's Ark, I have never actually read the child's book. The book is extremely colorful and grasps your attention. Therefore, I would definitely recommend this book for a child