https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8 en-us 2017-08-24 23:14:57 UTC 2026-01-11 04:42:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/182707926 -Picture book
-What Do You Do With A Problem? is an illustrated children's book about facing one's problems and finding opportunities within them. I liked this book because it encourages children to face their problems. 
-This book is good for children of all ages. It is good for children that are trying to cope with a problem. 
-I could use this book to teach students to face the problems head on and to try to find the silver-lining within a Problem. ]]> 2017-08-24 23:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/182707926 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/184105482 -Picture book
-Winner of the Caldecott metal
-Where the Wild Things are is about a boy named Max that goes to be with the wild things. The wild things name Max as "king of all wild things". Eventually, Max gives up being king and returns home. 
-This book would be interesting to kids that like adventure and mythical creatures. It is ideal for students second to fourth grade. 
-I could use this book to talk about Max's behavior and why at the end of the day Max decided to go back home. ]]> 2017-08-31 23:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/184105482 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/184106909 -Picture book
-Winner of the Caldecott metal
-Strega Nona is about an older woman in the town that uses magic and potions to help people in the town. She also has a magic pot that makes as much spaghetti as she wants. When she needs help in her home and garden, she hires Big Anthony. Big Anthony takes Strega Nona's pot to show the townspeople, but things don't go as planned. 
-This book would be interesting to kids who like books with humor. It is is ideal for students kindergarten to second grade. 
-I could use this to teach about listening and responsibility. ]]> 2017-08-31 23:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/184106909 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/184108227 -Picture book
-Corduroy is about a teddy bear that wants a home. When he realizes that he has a button missing he searches all over the store to find it, because he believes that nobody would want a teddy bear with a missing button. However, the next day a young girl comes into the store and buys Corduroy despite the missing button.
-This book is ideal for children kindergarten to second grade. 
-I could use this book to teach about friendship and caring for others even if they have flaws. ]]> 2017-08-31 23:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/184108227 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/184109644 -Picture book
-Winner of the Caldecott metal
-Frederick is about field mice that are getting ready for the winter. All of the field mice are gathering food to prepare for the winter month, all except Frederick. Frederick gathers sun rays, colors, and words. During the winter, when the field mice are old and out of food, they use the things Frederic has gathered. 
-This book is ideal for children first to third grade. 
-I could use this book to show that everyone has different gifts and talents, but that doesn't mean that we do not share our gifts. The other field mice shared the food they have gathered with Frederick, and Frederick shares his stories about the warm sun rays and the colors of summer.

]]> 2017-08-31 23:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/184109644 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185713391 -Picture book
-Winner of the Caldecott metal
-The Snowy Day is about a boy named Peter, and his adventures on a winter, snowy day. 
-This book is good for kids kindergarten through second grade. Students that enjoy sequence books would enjoy this book.
-I could use this book to teach weather. Specifically winter and the kinds of activities youcan  do in winter.

]]> 2017-09-07 22:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185713391 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185714277 -Early chapter book/ Series book
-This book is comprised of four stories, each lining up with a season. There is a story for winter, spring, summer, and fall.
-This book is good for students first to third grade. Students that enjoy books with humor and short stories would enjoy this book.
I could use this book to teach about seasons. ]]> 2017-09-07 22:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185714277 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185714862 -Picture book
-Whoever You Are is a book about people of different cultures. It celebrates differences and similarities between people of different cultures. 
-This book is good for students of all ages. Students that like uplifting books and books with colorful illustrations would enjoy this book. 
-I could use this book to teach acceptance of people that look or act differently than you.]]> 2017-09-07 22:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185714862 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185715457 -Picture book
-Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is about the letters of the alphabet trying to climb up a coconut tree. 
-This book is ideal for kindergarten. Students that like books with rhyming words would like this book.
-I could use this book to teach the alphabet. ]]> 2017-09-07 22:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185715457 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185718558 -Early chapter book/ series book
- In this book, Annie and Jack are given a mission to go back to Ancient Greece to find a lost story. However, while they are there Annie finds herself in trouble because girls were not allowed to attend the olympics. 
- This book is ideal for second and third graders. Students that enjoy adventure books would enjoy this book.
- I could use this book to talk about Annie's experiences with not being allowed to do the same things the boys were allowedto  do just because she's a girl. ]]> 2017-09-07 22:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/185718558 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187378494 -Picture book
-This book is about a character named Shiela Rae. She is very brave. But on her walk home from school, she gets lost. Her little sister, Louise, takes the lead and shows Shiela Rae the way back home. Shiela Rae realizes that Louise is brave too.
- This book is ideal for kids kindergarten through second grade. Students that enjoyed Kevin Henkel other books, such as Chrysanthemum, would enjoy this book.
-I could use this book to teach about what it means to be brave and sibling love. ]]> 2017-09-13 23:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187378494 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187380113 -Picture book
-This book is about a boy that is feeling brace, and he decides to face the monster in his closet. When he catches the monster, he discovers the monster is kind and just wanted to play. He realized that the monster was not scary after all. 
-This book is ideal for kids first to third grade. It is fun for around Halloween time. Students that enjoy humorous books about facing one's fears would enjoy this book. 
-I could use this book to teach rhyming patterns. ]]> 2017-09-13 23:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187380113 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187381571 -Nonfiction picture book
-Winner of the Caldecott metal, Coretta Scott King award, and best illustrated children's book by the New York Times
-This book is about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his work for the Civil Rights Movement.
-This book is ideal for fourth to fifth graders. 
-I could use this book to teach about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , the Civil Rights Movement, and racial oppression.]]> 2017-09-13 23:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187381571 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187384361 -Nonfiction picture book
-This book is about the life of Helen Keller. It talks about how she becomes blind, deaf, and unable to speak. It talks about her teacher, Annie Sullivan. It goes into how she learns to communicate. 
-This book is ideal for children fourth to fifth grade. 
-I could use this book to teach about Helen Keller and different disabilities. ]]> 2017-09-14 00:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187384361 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187385835 -Early chapter book
-This book is about a character called Little Bear. This book has four short stories. The first about Little Bear wanting something to wear in the snow. The second about Little Bear making birthday soup. The third about Little Bear flying to the moon. And the last about Little Bear and his wishes. 
-This book is ideal for students first to third grade. Children that enjoy books that are funny would enjoy this book.
-This book is good for read aloud. ]]> 2017-09-14 00:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/187385835 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189962764 -Nonfiction picture book.
-This is a book about the life of Maya Angelou. It goes a little bit into her childhood, her activism, and her work as an author.
-This book is ideal for third through fifth grade. Students that enjoy nonfiction, biographys would enjoy this book. Particularly students that are interested in civil rights leaders. 
-I would use this book to teach about Maya Angelou and civil rights. ]]> 2017-09-21 23:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189962764 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189963330 -Nonfiction picture book.
-This book is a biography about Marie Curie. It explains how she was a good student, but she was not allowed to go to college in Poland because she's a girl. It also goes into her achievements as a scientist and her noble prize awards. 
-This book is ideal for students third through fifth grade. This book is good for students that enjoy nonfiction, biographies. Girls that are interested in science would enjoy this book.
-I would use this book to teach about Marie Curie, and that girls can be scientists. ]]> 2017-09-21 23:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189963330 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189964975 -Nonfiction picture book
-This book is about the life of John F. Kennedy. There is a little bit about his early life, his role in World War II, and his policies in space exploration and civil  rights. 
-This book is ideal for students second to fourth grade. Students that enjoy nonfiction, biographies would enjoy this book.
-I would use this book to teach about John F. Kennedy and his role in the civil rights movement.

]]> 2017-09-22 00:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189964975 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189966875 -Early chapter book
-This story is about a boy named Sam. He thinks he has the best seat in the whole class because his seat is beside the class hamster. Sam decides to take the class hamster to the science museum where the hamster gets lost. 
-This book is ideal for students second to third grade. Students that enjoy humorous fiction books would enjoy this book.
-I could use this book to teach about pet responsibility and the needs of animals. ]]> 2017-09-22 00:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189966875 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189967621 -Chapter book
-This book is about a boy named Harry. Harry discovers that he is a wizard. He goes to a school for wizard children, where he meets his two best friends, Ron and Hermione. While at school, he discovers that not all wizards are good. One in particular is the dark wizard, Voldemort, that killed his parents when he was a baby. Harry learns that the dark wizard tried to kill Harry when he killed his parents, but something went wrong and he vanished. Harry discovers that there is something hidden in the school that Voldemort is trying to steal so that he can come back. 
-This book is ideal for fourth and fifth grade students. Students that enjoy fantasy books that have mystery, adventure , and magic would enjoy this book. 
-I think this book is a great tool to expand children's literary skills, particularly vocabulary, while reading something interesting and engaging. ]]> 2017-09-22 00:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/189967621 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194516323 -Chapter book
-This book is about a boy named August. August has several face abnormalities, and is going to school for the first time. This book is about how he adjusts to school and how the students adjust to him. It is from the point of view of several different people, including August and his friends and family. 
-This book is ideal for students 4-6 grade. It is a good book for all students to read. 
-I would use this book to teach about kindness and tolerance. ]]> 2017-10-05 21:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194516323 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194518752 -Nonfiction picture book
-This book is a biography about Frida Kahlo. It includes the traumas in her life, and how she discovered art through her traumas. 
-This book is ideal for 3-5 graders. Students that enjoy biographies and art history would enjoy this book. 
-I would use this book to teach about Frida Kahlo and overcoming obstacles. ]]> 2017-10-05 22:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194518752 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194521643 -Nonfiction picture book
-This book is about the early life of Dr. Seuss and how he became Dr. Seuss. In the book, the author writes about how he was an imaginative child that enjoyed doodling, but his doodles were not conventional. 
-This book is ideal for students 4-5 graders. Students that enjoy biographies, Dr. Seuss books, and books about perseverance would enjoy this book.
-I would use this book to teach about perseverance and pursuing your dreams. ]]> 2017-10-05 22:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194521643 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194529708 -Nonfiction picture book
-This book is a collection of 36 short biographies of women who were frontrunners  in their field, paving the way for the women that followed them. Some of the women featured in this book are Rosa Parks, Malala Yousafzai, Panmela Castro, Margaret Thatcher, Maya Angelou, Madeline Albright, and Jane Goodall.
-This book is ideal for fifth graders. 
-I think that it is important to have examples of powerful and fearless women for children to look up to. I like that this book has many women of different backgrounds, races, and in different fields in this book. There is at least one person in this book that everyone can relate to, because of these differences. However, their achievements have a
all contributed to the betterment of society. ]]> 2017-10-05 23:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194529708 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194532823 -Graphic novel
-This book is about two sisters, Victoria and Katie, that go to boarding school for the first time. While there they are taken by a man named Nikola. He takes them to steal their life for his dying son. 
-This book is ideal for fourth and fifth graders. Students that enjoy supernatural and fantasy books would enjoy this book.
-I could use this book to teach about right and wrong, and embracing one's uniqueness. ]]> 2017-10-06 00:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194532823 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194534312 -Chapter book
-This book is about a boy named Jacob. Jacob grows up hearing stories from his grandfather of monsters and peculiar children. After his grandfather dies, Jacob explores the possibility that these stories were true. He travels to an island where he meets the peculiar children from his grandfather's stories. He discovers that he is a peculiar child, and him and the others set out to save Miss Peregrine who is taken by Dr. Golan. 
-This book is ideal for fifth and sixth graders. Students that enjoy supernatural, fantasy and adventure books would enjoy this book.
-I think this book is a great tool to expand children's literary skills while reading something interesting and engaging. ]]> 2017-10-06 00:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194534312 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194535963 -Chapter book
-This book is the prequel to "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". It is the story of how Narnia came to be. A character named Polly is given a ring from Digory's uncle. But when Polly puts on the ring she vanishes. Digory looks for her and finds her in the land that will be Nania. While there Digory rings a bell that awakens the queen/witch. Digory and Polly must stop the witch. 
-This book is ideal for fourth and fifth graders. Students that enjoy fantasy, adventure books would enjoy this book.
-I could use this book to teach about right and wrong, and embracing one's uniqueness. 

]]> 2017-10-06 01:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194535963 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194537311 -Early chapter book
-This is the first chapter book in a series about Amelia Bedelia's young life. In this book Amelia Bedelia wants a new bike. Her parents want her to help raise the money for the bike. But when Amelia Bedelia sets up a lemon tart stand chaos ensues. 
-This book is ideal for students in second and third grade. Students that enjoy humorous books would enjoy this book. 
-I would use this book to teach about embracing one's individuality. ]]> 2017-10-06 01:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/194537311 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201491973 -Nonfiction picturebook
-This book is about Eugenie Clark. In the book, it goes into her early life, and how she loved sharks and wanted to become a zoologist to study them. It also goes into the challenges she faced, being a woman in the field, to pursue her dreams. 
-This book is ideal for fourth and fifth graders. Students that enjoy learning about people and stories of brave women would enjoy this book.
-I could use this book to teach about Eugenie Clark, pursuing your dreams, and overcoming challenges. ]]> 2017-10-29 13:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201491973 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201493955 -Nonfiction picturebook
-This book is about how Ben Franklin discovered how Dr. Mesmer was mesmerizing people. It goes into how he used the scientific method, the placebo effect, and hypnosis. 
-This book is ideal for fourth and fifth graders. Students that enjoy nonfiction books about science would enjoy this book.
-I lull use this book when teaching about Ben Franklin. I could also use this book to show how the scientific method works. This is also a good book to help students understand the placebo effect. ]]> 2017-10-29 14:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201493955 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201495604 -Graphic novel
-This book is set in a time where earth is overtaken by aliens, Derichets. The main character, Colleen, joins a resistance group to get rid of the aliens. She is reunited with her niece who lost her parents in the war. She meets a man from a rivaling resistance group. The two groups come together to destroy a Derichet compound. 
-This book is ideal for 9th through 12th grade. 
-I could use this book to talk about right and wrong, and what people will do in survival situations. ]]> 2017-10-29 14:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201495604 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201502132 -Graphic novel
-Michaell Printz award winner & Caldecott award winner
-This book is about a girl named Rose and her summer trip to Awago Beach. She goes every year and has a summer friend named Windy. In this book the girls are becoming teenagers and figuring out who they are. Rose's parents are fighting, and she has an older summer crush.
-This book is ideal for students 9th though 12th grade. 
-I could use this book as a conversational starter to talk about things you may experience as a teenager. ]]> 2017-10-29 15:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201502132 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201512431 -Graphic novel
- This book is about Little Bao and how he defends China from "foreign devils". Foreign devils are people from other countries that came to China to plead Christianity. Little Bao is tired of the mistreatment from the foreigners and uses the powers of ancient Chinese gods to save China. 
-This book is ideal for students seventh grade and up. 
-I could use this  book to talk about war and thecosts  associated with war. ]]> 2017-10-29 17:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201512431 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201513378 -Chapter book
- This book is about Lina and Doon. When their city begins to run out of resources, they find a map out of the city. But it has been destroyed by Lina's sister and is difficult to read. They discover that a man, Looper, is stealing resources from the city, but when they report him, the mayor sends for their arrest. With her sister, Lina and Doon flee the city. 
-This book is ideal for students fourth through sixth grade. Students that enjoy dystopian reality books, with mystery and adventure would enjoy this book.
-I could use this book to start a conversation about police corruption. ]]> 2017-10-29 17:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201513378 kkuns https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201522999 -Graphic novel
-This book is about a boy named Greg and his first year in middle school. It goes into how he deals with problems middles schoolers may have. These can be bullying, relationships with your friends, and relationships with your family.
-This book is ideal for second and third graders.
-I could use this book to start a conversation about middle school, and what to expect. ]]> 2017-10-29 18:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kkuns/1s9j31y8i6w8/wish/201522999