https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c Made with a curious mind en-us 2017-08-27 20:38:16 UTC 2026-03-31 23:56:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/183272731 This book is about a boy and a tree. The boy continues to ask for things from the tree throughout the story. In the end there is nothing left of the tree but the stump. This teaches a good life lesson about how the tree gave the boy everything and had nothing left to give. ]]> 2017-08-29 00:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/183272731 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/184073205 This book is about a girl named Junie B. who is figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up. She finds many qualities in her school janitor that inspires her to follow in his footsteps. Junie B. Jones books are great for beginning chapter book readers. This book is easy to follow and very engaging. ]]> 2017-08-31 19:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/184073205 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/184076212 This book is great to teach a lesson on forgiving others and yourself. It has valuable points within the book to help give a clear understanding of what forgiveness is and what it looks like. I would recommend this book for students to read who may have issues forgiving. ]]> 2017-08-31 19:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/184076212 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/184105444 This book is about a boy who bakes gingerbread cookies. The cookies come to life and form a band. When the people of the town find out the band members are cookies, they want to catch and eat them. ]]> 2017-08-31 23:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/184105444 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/185336028 This story is great for younger readers. This book helps children connect in a different way than most books. Children will find this book funny and want to reread it again. This story is quick and engages the reader with the characters. The surprise ending of this story is to reread it again. ]]> 2017-09-06 23:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/185336028 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/185337466 This book is great for students who don't like reading or can't find a good book to read. This book teaches how important it is for teachers to pay attention to their students to help them find a just right book. ]]> 2017-09-06 23:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/185337466 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/185338558 This book is a wordless picture book. It's great for students who love looking at pictures, because they can make up a story in their head that correlate with the pictures. ]]> 2017-09-06 23:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/185338558 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187712969 This book is about a boy named Eddie and his friends. He visits Mathilda's house and quickly find out the house is haunted. His potato chips were taken and used to point them to the attic. This book is great for the beginning chapter book reader. It is easy to read and is great for students who enjoy mysterious books. ]]> 2017-09-14 18:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187712969 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187715882 This book is about a boy named Freddy who gets the chance to take the class hamster home for the weekend. Freddy ends up losing the hamster when it escapes but in the end he finds it. This book would be great for students who enjoy adventure. ]]> 2017-09-14 18:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187715882 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187717257 This book is about a girl named Bridgett Butt. Bridgett is constantly made fun of because of her name and is going through lots of unwanted changes in the book. In the end Bridgett does her best to straighten everything out. This book is great for students to read who may be going through changes. I would recommend students who are beginning to read chapter books to read this book. ]]> 2017-09-14 18:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187717257 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187718327 This book is about a boy named Robert who wanted to watch animals. He got a couple jobs watching birds, rabbits and a TARANTULA. He enjoyed it so much, but did not enjoy keeping the tarantula. One of the bunnies he kept, had babies and Robert had to take them to the animal shelter. In the end he was reunited with the bunnies at school. ]]> 2017-09-14 18:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187718327 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187720242 This book is about Sea stars. In this book it gives facts and details such as where sea stars live, and what they eat. I would recommend reading this book when learning about ocean life or about sea stars specifically. This book is easy to read and would be great for any reader. ]]> 2017-09-14 18:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187720242 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187730533 This story was a great read because it also has a good lesson. The book taught the importance of taking care of things we care about because we might lose those things if we don’t. This book was slow, but it was an interesting book that will have readers engaged in what will happen next. The ending was surprising because we didn’t know if Paige would ever get her bunny back, but she did. This story connects with children because they can probably relate to a time when they lost something ]]> 2017-09-14 19:11:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187730533 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187731956 This book is a great story to read to an emergent reader who is going to kindergarten. Older children would not be interested in this book. Children can connect with this story because it is about the first day of school. The ending is surprising because the parents were crying and the students were happy to be at school. Overall, this is a great story for younger children.]]> 2017-09-14 19:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187731956 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187732865 This book is abut two brothers who play a game like Jumangi. Once the two brothers begin playing the game they quickly realize the game has come alive. Readers who enjoy action and suspenseful books, this one is for them. This book has incredible illustration and a great story line. This book draws in the reader because it creates an actual image in your head of everything playing out from the different scenarios like being in space. ]]> 2017-09-14 19:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187732865 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187733127  | This book is great to teach a lesson to children, to do whatever makes you happy even if others don’t like it. This book moved quickly and the message was positive. There is not a surprise ending, but it is engaging to students. I would recommend all students to read this because of the positive message this book portrays. ]]> 2017-09-14 19:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187733127 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187733499  | This book is would be great to read on Valentine’s day. It’s humorous because of all the crazy items Mr. Goat was buying for his valentine. Children will definitely be engaged in this book because of the extraordinary presents Mr. Goat buys. The ending to this story is surprising because his valentine happens to be his mother! This story moves quickly and engages the reader with the illustrations and humor. Overall, this is a funny good with a sweet ending.]]> 2017-09-14 19:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187733499 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187734026 This book connects with children, because of the humor that the book is based on. This story is funny for the readers, because the moose keeps asking for something and then asking for other things to go with it. This story moves too slow and may be hard for a reader to stay engaged with the repetitiveness. The ending was a surprise because it started all over with the moose wanting a muffin. Overall, a good book for a student who enjoys a funny book. ]]> 2017-09-14 19:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187734026 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187735555 This is a great rhyming book for younger children who are beginning to read. This story connects with children, because it teaches them to see the importance of reading. This book does not have a surprise ending, and it moves quickly allowing for children to not be tired or bored with the text. ]]> 2017-09-14 19:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/187735555 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/191901026 This book is about how people can keep the air clean. In this book there are lots of details and facts about how we can cut down on pollution and the alternatives we can do to keep our air healthy and clean. I would recommend this book to all students, because they are the next generation. It's important to make sure our students are educated on how to reduce pullition and keep the air clean. I would recommend this book for all students. ]]> 2017-09-28 00:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/191901026 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/193224151 This book gives an overview of who George Washington is along with his impact on the United States. This book is great in giving facts about the first president of the United States of America. This book gives key details of his life from beginning to end. This book would be great to use for a history lesson or for giving basic facts about George Washington. ]]> 2017-10-02 22:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/193224151 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/193225315 This book is about Barack Obama's family and how they purchased a dog for the White House! They bought a Portuguese Water Dog named Bo. This book is great for history and giving a fun story about Barack Obama's family and how they added a new furry friend to the mix! ]]> 2017-10-02 22:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/193225315 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/193225876 This is an educational book about Water. This book explains where Water comes from, how we use it and why it is important. This book would be great to read when teaching students about conserving water. Implementing this book in a science lesson would be appropriate in teaching about the water cycle. ]]> 2017-10-02 22:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/193225876 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/193226718 This book is about a boy named Peter who played in the snow. He enjoyed the snow but had to go in because it was dark. He dreamed the snow melted, but woke up and there was even more snow. This book is great to read in the winter to students. ]]> 2017-10-02 22:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/193226718 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195026904 This books is about two inseparable friends named Tarra and Bella. Tarra is an elephant and Bella is a dog. This book explains the lives of these two animals, and their experiences with one another. I would recommend this book for students who love animals because this story is touching. ]]> 2017-10-08 18:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195026904 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195027395 This book teaches about being generous, specifically at home, school, and in the community. I feel like all students should read this book, because it's an important moral that students should learn to become better members of society.]]> 2017-10-08 18:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195027395 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195027749 This book is about the holiday, Thanksgiving. In this book it talks about where Thanksgiving came from, who celebrated it, how it became a holiday and how people celebrate it here in the United States. This book would be great to have in the classroom because it helps teach the facts about Thanksgiving and will be good to read when teaching about Thanksgiving. ]]> 2017-10-08 18:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195027749 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195028042 This graphic novel is about a girl named Hopper who started at a new school. She made a friend named Eni, and the two began to code.This book talks about coding and what it is, along with how fun it can be. I would recommend this book students who are one an upper reading level with experience reading graphic novels. This book is great for students who are into technology and are interested in coding. ]]> 2017-10-08 18:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195028042 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195029049 This book is about a girl named Lydia Grace who goes to live with her uncle because her Grandpa lost his job. This story is made up of series of letters that Lydia writes back to her grandma, mother and father. Each letter tells about how she is doing, and about gardening. In the end, Lydia is able to come home because her grandpa got a job. This book would be great for students who enjoy planting/ gardening of just enjoys reading a good book. ]]> 2017-10-08 18:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195029049 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195029445 This book is compromised of multiple short stories. The phrases are short, so it would be a great book for a beginning graphic novel reader. I would recommend this book for students who enjoy reading a variety of stories, because this book does contain lots of different short stories and monster themes throughout. ]]> 2017-10-08 18:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195029445 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195029705 This book is about an adventure of a doll named Lint Boy who lived in a dryer. Lint Boy, his brother and friends were all captured and placed in cages, because they were alive. The dolls made a plan to escape from Mrs. Pinchnsqueeze and when they busted out of their cages, Mrs. Pinchnsqueeze ran away because of her fright and rage, and was never seen again. This story is lengthy, but it is great for the upper grade levels. ]]> 2017-10-08 18:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195029705 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195030373 This book is about two ducks named Mr. and Mrs. Mallard. The two ducks find a home on an island, laid eight egg, and raised the ducklings. This book is a great picture book because the illustrations were beautiful. I would recommend this book for students who like to read about ducks.]]> 2017-10-08 18:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195030373 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195031582 This book is about having the talk about death with a younger audience. This book gives a positive outlook on how to explain death to young children. I would recommend this book for parents to read to receive terminology on how to bring up the conversation, and how to answer questions about death.]]> 2017-10-08 18:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195031582 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195031964 This book talks about the different jobs people have and what those people do at their job. Some of the occupations in this book are teacher, vet, chef and pilot. This book would be great to read to the younger audience to get them thinking about what they want to be when they grow up. I would recommend all students to read this book to see the different occupations and what to do in that job. ]]> 2017-10-08 18:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195031964 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195032324 This book is about the life of Humpback Whales. This book gives facts about Humpback Whales, like how big they are and how they breathe. This book also talks about these animals are world travelers because they migrate to find food. I would recommend this book to read if you are going to be learning about whales and would like more facts and details about them.]]> 2017-10-08 18:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195032324 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195032736 This book gives facts and details about bats. In this book someone can find out where bats live in the summer and winter, and the different species of bats in the world. I would recommend students studying bats to read this book for extra facts and details about them. ]]> 2017-10-08 18:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195032736 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195033486 This book is about a girl named Mirka who does not like receiving advice from other people. Mirkas only goal in life is to fight dragons. This graphic novel is good for students who are familiar with graphic novels. This book is longer, but would be good for upper level readers. ]]> 2017-10-08 19:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195033486 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195033920 This book is a wordless picture graphic novel. Although there is no words, the book shows the sadness and loneliness of the the character in the book growing up. The little girl runs away to go to her grandmas house and has many encounters on the way there. Although this book has no words, the reader can still see and feel the emotion from the character. I would recommend this book for critical thinkers to help them write the story.]]> 2017-10-08 19:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195033920 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195050694 This book is about exercising and the benefits it has. This book talks about why it is important to exercise and the different activities you can do to exercise. This book is great for students to read so they see the importance of exercising! I would recommend all students to read this book. ]]> 2017-10-08 22:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195050694 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195175443 2017-10-09 11:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195175443 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195329182 This book is about eating habits. Children will learn what foods that are good and bad for them, and what to and not to eat. This book is definitely for younger children, but would be enjoyable for different ages. This book is funny too so this would be a great read for a child who enjoys humorous books. ]]> 2017-10-09 17:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/195329182 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212558262 This book is about a boy named August Pullman who has a serious face defect. His parents have homeschooled him for most of his life, and are now letting him go to a private school in 5th grade. The students become familiar with auggies facial deformity, but some kids are mean to him. By the end of the story auggie becomes popular and the students take a liking to him despite his outer appearance. This book is great to read to the class to help students to realize that bullying is a real epidemic! Students can walk through auggies story and see how his life is impacted. ]]> 2017-12-03 02:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212558262 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212558311 This book is about a girl named Opal who lives with her father. Opal's mother is not around. Her preacher father vowed to tell her one thing about her mom each year she is alive, and she is 10 in the story. One day opal goes to the Winn Dixie grocery store where she finds a dog whom she names Winn Dixie. This book is great for upper elementary to read as it is engaging and students will fall in love with the book. Students can see the companionship Opal and Winn Dixie share throughout the story. There is also a movie to correlate with this book. ]]> 2017-12-03 02:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212558311 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212558407 This book is about a pig named Wilbur who is going to be killed by the farmer. The little girl pleads her dad to not let the pig die, so she takes the pig in as her own pet. Wilbur meets lots of new friends encluding a spider named charlotte. They form a friendship that lasts a lifetime. This book is great in explaining friendships and love between one another. There is also a movie to correlate with this book I would recommend showing after reading this book. ]]> 2017-12-03 02:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212558407 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212838471 This book is about a girl named Maddie who is in and out of foster care houses frequently. She wants to be accepted and loved and not have to go from house to house. When she finds a friend who truly accepts her and helps her, she finds a sense of home. This book teaches about the importance of friendship and how two girls became friends and helped eachother  through hard times. ]]> 2017-12-04 13:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212838471 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212839962 This book is about a girl who wants to find a scary costume for Halloween. When the girl heads to the Halloween store she finds a mask that she wants, but the clerk says she cannot have that one! When the clerk steps outside the girl grabs and runs out of the store. On Halloween the girl puts the mask on and the mask forms to her face, it is evil! She now has to find a way to get the mask off her face! This book is very interesting and great for students who enjoy scary books. ]]> 2017-12-04 13:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212839962 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212840627 Julie has lived in the wilderness and ends up making a decision to come back home to her relatives and family. Julie loves wolves and the problem is her father does not. Her father wants to protect the snowbogs even if that means killing the wolves. Julie is stuck with a decision to help her father reconcile the old and new ways for the sake of her wolves. ]]> 2017-12-04 13:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212840627 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212840966 This book is about the four children who live with the grandfather. They go to a college convention to help their grandfather with a science activity. While they were there looking items and information begin to disappear and one of the kids disappear too! The other three children had to find the other child! This is a a great read for upper elementary school students. I would recommend this book for students who enjoy mystery books. There is a big series of boxcar children books! ]]> 2017-12-04 13:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212840966 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212843136 This book is about a plane that was shot down with a group of school boys. When the plane goes down and the adults die the boys are left to fend for themselves. The group ends up splitting into two groups because they could not agree as a whole. This book is definitely for upper grades 4th,5th. There are gorge scenes in the book so I may be particular to who reads this! ]]> 2017-12-04 13:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212843136 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212843596 This book is about a group of four girls who have been best friends since birth! One of the girls buys a pair of pants at a thrift shop and the rest of her three friends can all fit it them even though they have completely different body types. When all the girls move off for the summer they send the pants around to each of the girls to wear. This book is great for you girls to see the bond of these four friends together. ]]> 2017-12-04 13:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212843596 rfoxhatcher https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212844392 This book is about a boy named Brian who is riding as a passenger In a plane when all of a sudden the pilot has a heart attack. Brian is left with havig to make a life altering decision to land the plane. Brian ends up surviving the crash into the lake and he has to find a way to survive before help can get to him. This book is great to read to students because the detailed words can help students with visualization. I would recommend this for third grade classes and above!]]> 2017-12-04 14:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rfoxhatcher/680ty61wqg6c/wish/212844392