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      <title>Children Literature Assignment by Salem Scho</title>
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         <title>The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct, 15th 2016 (and many times before that)<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's picture book, fiction (1 of 15)<br><strong>Age/ Audience: </strong>preschool and up&nbsp; <br><strong>Review: </strong>The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein is a book about a boy growing up and receiving different things from a tree depending on his stage in life. I like this book because it shows children how we use natural resources in a way that's easy to understand. I also like the tree's character because it gives an example of being kind without expecting anything in return.<br><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I could use this book to show children several ways we use trees and help show them why it's important to plant new trees after cutting other ones down.&nbsp;<br>I could also use this book to teach summarizing by having children name the events of the story. &nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-25 21:17:33 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Answer by Rebecca Sugar </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Sep 10th 2016<br><strong>Date released:</strong> Sep 6th 2016 <br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's picture book, fiction&nbsp; (2 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 3rd grade and up <br><strong>Review: </strong>Being a fan of the show this story is pulled from, <em>Steven Universe,</em> I was very excited to purchase this book. It is the story of two gems (an alien race), Ruby and Sapphire, and the story of how they met, fell in love, and magically fuse to become the gem named Garnet. In the gem society it is forbidden for two different types of gems to fuse so the two must run away so that Ruby will not be shattered. The story is accompanied by images of sapphire and ruby commenting on the story and their feelings throughout it. I feel this book is great for use in the classroom because <em>Steven Universe</em> is one of Cartoon Network's most popular shows, meaning it's likely the children will be interested in it and familiar with the characters. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points: </strong>This book would be good for lessons on comprehension in fiction. The pictures in the book are good for children to practice inferring. <br>The story also present a clear problem and solution that could be used for lessons on retelling, or identifying parts of a story. (beginning, rising action, climax, falling action, end.)<br>I could also use this book as LGBT representation in the classroom because <em>Steven Universe </em>depicts a wide variety of relationships both traditional and non-traditional, in child appropriate ways and has been praised by supporters of LGBT communities for this. &nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-25 21:51:50 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/139943267</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Sep 5th, 2016 (and many times before that)<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's picture book, Fiction (3 of 15)<br><strong>Age/ Audience: </strong>young children, pre-k - 2nd grade <br>Review: This classic book is about a caterpillar who eats through a number of different foods then turns into a butterfly. I like reading this book with young children because the story is simple enough for them to understand, the pictures are bright and colorful, and the pages are set up in a fun and interesting way. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points: </strong>This book is good for young readers to practice with because of it's repetition and pictures. <br>I would use this book to teach children reading strategies like looking at the picture for clues. <br><strong>Awards:</strong> (list found at<strong> </strong><a href="http://1stedition.net/"><strong>http://1stedition.net/</strong></a><strong>)</strong></div><ul><li>New York Times Ten Best Picture Books of the Year citation, 1969.&nbsp;</li><li>American Institute of Graphic Arts award, 1970.&nbsp;</li><li>Best Children’s Books of England citation, 1970.&nbsp;</li><li>Selection du Grand Prix des Treize, France, 1972.&nbsp;</li><li>Brooklyn Museum Art Books for Children citation, 1973, 1976, 1977.&nbsp;</li><li>Nakamori Reader’s Prize, Japan, 1975</li></ul>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-25 22:33:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Spork by Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Aug 22nd 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's picture book, fiction (4 of 15)<br><strong>Age/ Audience:</strong> 3rd grade and up <br><strong>Review:</strong> I loved this book. It's a story about a little spork (his parents are a fork and a spoon), and his struggle to fit in. In the story he tries to change himself to fit in either with the spoons or the forks so that he'll get chosen to be used at the table. In the end he finds out that he's perfect the way he is and finds the job that only he can do. It has wonderful illustrations and I love it's message of self-acceptance.&nbsp; <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> This book would be good for lessons on inferring and determining importance.<br>I also feel that this book could be used with lessons on families as the spoon and fork mixed family is reminiscent of an interracial family.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-25 23:04:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/139945698</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read: </strong>Sep 14th 2016 (and many times before that)<strong><br>Genre: </strong>Children's picture book, fiction (5 of 15)<strong><br>Age/Audience: </strong>young children, k-4th grade<strong><br>Review: </strong>This book is about a young boy named Peter. He wakes up one morning to see that there was lots of snow outside. The story is about his adventures during that day in the snow. I like this book because it's a cute, relate-able story for young children. I also like the use of collage materials in the illustrations. I also think it's a great book for children to see as it was made during the civil rights movement and is the first full-color book to feature a black child as it's main character. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points: </strong>I would use this book to teach lessons on fluency, focusing on phrasing&nbsp; and pace. <br>I could also use this book when teaching lessons on the civil rights movement because of it's historical significance. <strong><br>Awards:</strong> Caldecott Medal (1963) (information found on google)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-26 00:04:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Stellaluna by Janell Cannon </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/139945820</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> Oct 3rd 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's picture book, fiction (6 of 15)<br><strong>Age/audience:</strong> Young children, K-4<br><strong>Review:</strong> This book is about a bat named Stellaluna. She is separated from her mother and has to live with a family of birds. In the story Stellaluna is told she must act like a bird to stay in the nest even though she is a bat and not good at being a bird. When she finds the other bats again she gets to be herself. I like this book because at the end Stellaluna and the birds decide to remain friends even though they're different. I feel that this is an important message to teach children as our classrooms become more culturally diverse.&nbsp; <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on characters, we can use it to talk about character motivations and how their feelings and actions direct a story. <br><strong>Awards: </strong>(found at goodreads.com)<br>American Booksellers Book of the Year Award for Children (1994)&nbsp;<br>Keystone to Reading Book Award (1995)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-26 00:10:36 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/139946732</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read: </strong>Sep 17th 2016 (and many times before that)<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's picture book, fiction (7 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience: </strong>young children, pre-k-3 <br><strong>Review:</strong> This book is about the character Sam-I-am trying to get our main character to try green eggs and ham in a bunch of ridiculous ways. I like the books because it's a funny story with lots of rhyming in it. The use of rhymes and repetition makes it a good book for young readers. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on rhyming. <br>I could also use it to teach expression, because of the use of question marks and explanation points. <br><strong>Awards:</strong> New York State Three Apples Award. (information found at penguinrandomhouse.com)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-26 00:54:16 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read: </strong>Nov 25th 2016 (and many times before that)<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's picture book, fiction (8 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> young children, pre-k - 3rd grade<br><strong>Review</strong>: This story is about a fish with rainbow scales and no friends. After talking to the wise octopus he discovers that sharing isn't bad and that it's better to have friends than to be prideful. I like the use of watercolors in the beautiful illustrations with the shiny scales. I also like the message of the story. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points</strong>: I could use this book to teach lessons in summarizing, determining importance, and retelling<br><strong>Awards: </strong><br>&nbsp;Christopher Award winner (1993)<br>&nbsp;Winner of the&nbsp; Bologna Book Fair Critici in ERBA prize (1993)<br>&nbsp;An IRA-CBC Children's Choice for 1993&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-26 01:29:11 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140046876</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Sep 12th 2016 and before <br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's picture book, fiction (9 of 15)<br><strong>Age/ Audience:</strong> pre-k - 4th (young children)<br>Review: A classic I've loved since i was a child, Where the Wild Things Are is a cute story about a boy named Max and his adventures to the land of the wild things. I love the art in the story and the use of monsters in non-scary ways. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points: </strong>I have used this book to teach lessons on inferring and expression. <br><strong>Awards:</strong> Caldecott Medal</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-27 20:14:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Little House by Virgina Lee Burton </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140048058</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read: </strong>Oct 5th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picturebook, fiction (10 of 15)<br><strong>Age/ Audience:</strong> 3rd-5thgrade (older children)<br><strong>Review:</strong> The story is kind of a longer one. It tells the story of little house who was built in the countryside. As the years pass the city nearby expands over to where she is and is built up around her while she grows shabbier and shabbier having been abandoned. She finds that she does not like the city and is luckily discovered by her owner's grandchild who has the house moved back out into the country. I like the artwork in the book and think that it's interesting to think about the passage of time from the point of view of something that lasts as long as a house can. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points: </strong>I could use this book to teach about sequence of events and inferring. I could use pictures from the book to have children make a time line or have them write about why the house is happy in the country and sad in the city. <br><strong>Awards: </strong>Caldecott Medal&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-27 20:29:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Llama Llama Red Pajama</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140052649</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct 5th 2016<br><strong>Genre: </strong>Children's Picture book, fiction (12 of 15)<br><strong>Age/audience:</strong> young children pre-k-3rd grade<br><strong>Review: </strong>This is a cute story about a llama going to bed. I like the use of rhyme in this book and the story is relate-able to children. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach rhyming and use it for children to work on their fluency.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-27 21:27:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140053122</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct 9th 2016<br><strong>Genre: </strong>Children's Picture book, fiction (13 of 15)<br><strong>Age/audience:</strong> young children, pre-k-3rd grade<br><strong>Review: </strong>A classic bedtime story with rhymes. I like this book because it's very familiar to most children I work with and has a sweet, calming feel to it. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I could use this book to teach lesson on rhymes.&nbsp;<br>i could also use this book to work on fluency. i.e. how does the book sound when we use a quiet voice to read it? what about a loud voice? what sounds right?</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-27 21:36:09 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140053709</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct 21st 2016<br><strong>Genre: </strong>Children's Picture book, fiction (11 of 15)<br><strong>Age/audience:</strong> young children pre-k-4th grade<br><strong>Review:</strong> A sweet story about the crazy adventures of a mouse, all inspired by one cookie. I like this book because it has a very fun story with interesting pictures. <br><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach sequence of events. we could make a timeline with it.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-27 21:43:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct 25th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, fiction (14 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> pre-K-3rd grade (young Children) <br><strong>Review:</strong> A cute story about an old lady who goes out on a walk and is followed home by some spooky things. I like the use of repetition in the story and the use of onomatopoeia in the story.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on what onomatopoeia is and also to teach expression.&nbsp;<br>This book would also be good for a role play activities&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 00:37:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140372644</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct 24th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, fiction (15 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> pre-K-4th grade (young Children)<br><strong>Review:</strong> A fun story about a skeleton who had a troublesome case of hiccups and tries to get rid of them. I love this book because it's simple but funny and the illustrations are well done and add to the humor of the story.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on inferring using a Serravallo technique called "what's in the bubble?" where children use thought or speech bubbles to give lines to characters who have none.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 00:52:36 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 25th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (1 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 1st - 5th grade (older children)<br><strong>Review:</strong> The true story of the bear who inspired the Winnie the Pooh books. I enjoyed this story very much, Winnie the Pooh is one of literature's most famous characters so it was interesting to see the story of the real Winnie. &nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on monitoring for meaning.&nbsp; I could have children write information that is new and exciting to them, or draw their favorite part of the story.&nbsp;<br>I could also use this book to show how authors are inspired by things in the real world.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 01:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pleffer</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140375390</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct 24th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (2 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 1st - 5th grade (older children)<br><strong>Review:</strong> An informative story about where pumpkins come from. I liked that the book included the different life stages of the pumpkin as well as interesting facts about how the pumpkin gather's nutrients and water. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on activating prior knowledge by having children share what they already know about pumpkins. <br>This book could also be used to teach lessons on summarizing by using the different life stages of a pumpkin</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 01:18:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>I Have A Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 25th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (3 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 3rd- 5th grade (older children)<br><strong>Review:</strong> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous <em>I Have a Dream</em> speech illustrated by the beautiful paintings of Caldecott winning artist Kadir Nelson. The illustrations in this book are beautiful and Dr. King's words are as powerful today as they were when he spoke them back in August 28th 1963. I feel it is important for children to hear his words and reflect on their meaning as well as the time the speech was delivered.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on inferring and visualizing. The Illustrations of the book show the things Dr. King speaks about but older children can also look into what he meant by more abstract terms like "the quality of their character."&nbsp;<br>For 4th or 5th grade I would also consider having them make a response letter to the speech. </div><div><strong>Awards:</strong> A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 02:08:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Rosa by Nikki Giovanni</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140390948</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 20th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (4 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 3rd- 5th grade (older children)<br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of Rosa Parks and her famous bus ride that helped sparked the Civil Rights movement. The words thought by Rosa in the story and the images in the illustrations are both very powerful and thought provoking.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on synthesizing, having students combine what they know about the civil rights movement with the information from the book to get a better idea of the ideologies behind it. <br>I could also use this book to teach determining importance by having children pull out the most important information from the book and using it to create a summary or timeline. </div><div><strong>Awards:</strong> A Caldecott Medal winner&nbsp;<br>Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 02:29:09 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140392558</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 17th 2016<br><strong>Date Released: </strong>August 18, 2015<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (5 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 1st - 4th grade<br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of Anna Pavlova, one of the most famous Ballerinas of all time. The art in this book is breathtaking and the story of her rise from poverty to becoming a Prima ballerina in the Imperial Russian Ballet is inspiring.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson summarizing, and determining importance by having students point out the important parts.&nbsp;<br>I could also do a compare and contrast between her life as a child to her life as an adult,</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 02:47:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140395022</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 19th 2016<br><strong>Date Released: </strong>&nbsp;August 4th 2015 <br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (6 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> pre-k - 3rd grade<br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of the community of New Orleans and how they came together to rebuild after the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. I like the way the book remains positive despite the horrible disaster of Hurricane Katrina. It talks about a particular Garbage man named Cornelius and his upbeat attitudes that really stuck with the author, a hurricane relief volunteer. I also like the way the author tailored the story to a younger audience by making the story fun and it's really cool to see a garbage man as the hero in a story.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on onomatopoeia, since the book uses a lot of it.&nbsp;<br>We could also do a retelling activity using the major points of the book. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 03:15:55 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Malala a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal a Brave Boy from Pakistan by Jeanette Winter</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140396637</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 25th 2016<br><strong>Date Released: </strong>&nbsp;November 11, 2014<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (7 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 4th grade and up (older children)<br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of two Pakistani Children who stood up against the injustices in their country and were heard around the world. The Stories of Malala and Iqbal are both tragic and inspiring. i believe it is important to share these stories with our children so that they can see how anyone can make a difference and be aware of the harsh lives others might be living so that they can respond with empathy to people they may encounter who have survived such tragedies. &nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on compare and contrast. Students can examine the stories of Iqbal and Malala and talk about how they are alike and how they are different.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 03:33:36 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Henry&#39;s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140398863</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 13th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (8 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 4th grade and up (older children)<br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of how a slave named Henry was mailed in a big wooden box from the south to the north to escape slavery. Once again the art of Kadir Nelson brings stunning, thought-provoking imagery to a terrible injustice in our nations history. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on inferring and determining cause and effect. What made Henry decide to take such a great risk?<br><strong>Awards: </strong>A Caldecott Medal winner</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 03:58:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140400218</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 2nd 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (9 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 2nd - 5th grade<br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of Kate Sessions, a female scientist from a time where there were very few women in the science field. She went on to bring trees to San Diego. I love this story, especially the repetition of people thinking something to be impossible and Kate still accomplishing it anyways. I feel that this is a very empowering story for all children and girls in particular. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson determining importance, and summarizing </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 04:18:01 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Watcher: Jane Goodall&#39;s Life with the Chimps  by Jeanette Winter </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140400888</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 2nd 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (10 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 3rd grade and up<br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of Jane Goodall's work with the chimps, how she developed her relationship with them, what she learned about them and why they are endangered.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on sequencing, how did she get the chimps to accept her?&nbsp;<br>I could also use it for lessons on determining importance, what are some of the things we need to know about chimps? </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 04:30:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Helen&#39;s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport and Matt Tavares </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140401738</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 20th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (11 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 3rd grade and up <br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan. This story is an amazing one, and it was really cool to see different scenes from Helen Keller's education. I also really liked the addition of Helen Keller quotes in the story to help see how she was feeling at those moments in her life. The story is inspiring and is very uplifting and encouraging. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on cause and affect. How did Annie teach Helen? how did this affect Helen? how did this help Helen impact the world? </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 04:45:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Harlem&#39;s Little Blackbird by Renee Watson </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140402471</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 27th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (12 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 4th grade and up <br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of Florence Mills, her musical career, her impact on the jazz movement and the Harlem Renaissance, as well as her part in the fight against segregation and racism. She fought for what was right, and gave all she could to others right up until her death. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on compare and contrast using some of our other books on civil rights leaders. Through the comparisons students could see how the different parts of the civil rights movement came together. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 04:58:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>An Apple For Harriet Tubman by Glennette Turner </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140403075</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Nov 3rd 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (13 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong>4th grade and up <br><strong>Review:</strong> The story of Harriet Tubman from her days as a child, to her work freeing other slaves through the underground railroad. The book also has interesting facts in the back of the book. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on empathizing and have children turn and talk about reasons why Harriet Tubman went back to help others even though she had won her freedom. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 05:09:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140403995</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct 23rd 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (14 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience: </strong>3rd-5th grade<br><strong>Review:</strong> This amazing story is about the author's determination to help his village by building a windmill to create "electric wind" like magic to create electricity.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on analogies, the author uses them quite a bit in the story so it would provide a few options for examples.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 05:24:49 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast by Meghan Mccarthy</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140404801</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct 27th 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Children's Picture book, non-fiction (15 of 15)<br><strong>Age/Audience: </strong>3rd grade and up<br><strong>Review:</strong> Wonderful illustrations accompany dialogue copied down from the 1938 radio broadcast of "War of the worlds" that cause widespread panic. This book is hilarious and would be perfect for Halloween time. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on fluency, using the radio sound bits we could talk about how the announcer's impressive story telling alone was enough to make people actually believe that aliens were invading. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 05:37:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Tink, North of Never Land by Kiki Thorpe </title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140532423</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> summer of 2013<br><strong>Genre: </strong>Early Chapter book (1 of 5)<br><strong>Age/Audience: </strong>6 - 10 years <br><strong>Review:</strong> Tinkerbell's friend accidentally smashes her favorite bowl causing her to blow up at him. Feeling bad for hurting his feelings Tinkerbell sets off to go find him a special present to apologize. Special Pixie Dust from north of Neverland. I love these books, the stories are wonderful and engaging, the art is beautiful.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would teach a lesson on the characters in the book, talk about feelings and motivations.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 15:30:06 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Trouble with Tink by Kiki Thorpe</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140537568</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> summer of 2013<br><strong>Genre: </strong>&nbsp;Early Chapter book (2 of 5)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 6 - 10 years<br><strong>Review:</strong> Tinkerbell loses her tinker's hammer and with it her ability to make and fix things. She tries to get by but makes a mess of several jobs which arises suspicion among the other fairies. Finally Tink decides to go get her spare hammer but there's a problem, it's with Peter Pan. I love this book because it deals with a very real issue of being afraid or embarrassed to ask for help. It also touches on making up with a friend you had a fight with.&nbsp;</div><div>P<strong>ossible Teaching Points:</strong> I would teach a lesson on the characters in the book, talk about feelings and motivations.<br>This would also be good for cause and effect lessons or summarizing&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-29 15:40:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Werewolf of Fever Swamp by R.L. Stine</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140691639</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> summer of 2013<br><strong>Genre: </strong>&nbsp;Early Chapter book (3 of 5)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 3rd grade +<br><strong>Review:</strong> Grady and his family move into a house near a swamp so that his father, a scientist; can study if a type of deer can survive out there. After a terrifying encounter with a strange swamp hermit Grady finds a dog out in the swamp and keeps him, before to long strange things start happening. The family blames the dog but Grady is sure that it's the werewolf a local girl mentioned to him. Desperate to keep his new pet Grady goes out to investigate the strange howling in fever swamp.&nbsp;</div><div>P<strong>ossible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on plot and summarizing. I would have them identify the beginning, rising action, climax falling action, and conclusion.&nbsp;<br>I also feel this book would be good for demonstrating plot twists. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 00:15:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Amelia Bedelia Means Business by Herman Parish</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Oct 2016<br><strong>Genre: </strong>&nbsp;Early Chapter book (4 of 5)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 2nd grade +<br><strong>Review:</strong> Amelia Bedelia wants a new bike so she makes a deal with her father to split the cost of it. Unfortunately Amelia's habit of taking words literally causes a lot of trouble for her, making money will be much harder han she thought. </div><div>P<strong>ossible Teaching Points:</strong> I would teach a lesson a lesson on literal and figurative language. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 00:41:59 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140694897</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> Sept 2016<br><strong>Genre: </strong>&nbsp;Early Chapter book (5 of 5)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 2nd grade +<br><strong>Review:</strong> Junie B Jones's class is having a party, a Valentine's Day party. When the day arrives she finds a very special valentine in the bottom of her box. Junie B has a secret admirer and she's going to find out who.&nbsp;</div><div>P<strong>ossible Teaching Points:</strong> I would teach a lesson on expressive language and fluency.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 00:52:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Injustice: Gods Among us : Year One The Complete Collection by Tom Taylor, Art by Mike S. Miller and Jheremy Raapack</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140698569</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> summer of 2016<br><strong>Genre: </strong>&nbsp;Graphic Novel (1 of 5)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 12 + <br><strong>Review:</strong> After a catastrophic incident causing the destruction of Metropolis Superman is pushed past his breaking point and takes the life of the person responsible. Devastated by loss Superman makes a decision to change the world for good to insure that no such incident will ever happen again. As he and other superheros interfere more and more with political affairs, government leaders begin to push back and things get messy. A divide begin to form within the Justice League as Batman and other Question Superman's methods and soon a full out war erupts between the groups of Earth's most powerful beings.&nbsp;<br>This series is one of my favorites because it touches on many deep topics of morality and corruption. All of DC's greatest heroes appear in this story exciting and complex story. </div><div>P<strong>ossible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to engage older students in lessons on reacting and responding by having them look at superman's decisions and writing about how they feel about them. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 01:32:50 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Injustice: Gods Among us : Year 2 vol 1 by Tom Taylor, Art by Bruno Redondo and Julien Hugonnard-Bert</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140701608</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> summer of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Graphic Novel (2 of 5)<br><strong>Date Released</strong>: 3/13/2015 <br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 12+<br><strong>Review:</strong> After suffering much loss, the rebellion against Superman regroup to recover and come up with a new plan to take down the man of steel using the human enhancement pill recovered from the fortress of solitude. Meanwhile Superman makes a powerful and sinister ally. </div><div>P<strong>ossible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to encourage discussion and debate with my older students. After splitting the class up into two groups I would give each group a side they would debate for. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 02:08:51 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Injustice: Gods Among us : Year 2 vol 2 by Tom Taylor, Art by Bruno Redondo, Mike S. Miller, and Tom Derenick</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> summer of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Graphic Novel (3 of 5)<br><strong>Date Released</strong>: 9/25/2015 <br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 12+<br><strong>Review:</strong> The final preparations are made by batman and the rebellion as Superman is busy dealing with another threat to the earth. When everything is ready they launch their attack on Superman and his allies aiming to capture them and shut down the Watch tower.&nbsp;</div><div>P<strong>ossible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on sequencing, reviewing the events over the first two years of the injustice story.&nbsp;<br>These books could also be used in a lesson on character development as there have been huge changes in the various characters of the story. </div>]]></description>
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         <title>Black Canary: Kicking and Screaming vol 1 by Brenden Fletcher, Annie Wu, Pia Guerra, and Lee Loughridge</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> summer of 2016<br><strong>Date Released: </strong>1/29/2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Graphic Novel (4 of 5)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 12+<br><strong>Review:</strong> In this action packed story Dinah Lance a.k.a D.D. uses her one-of-a-kind voice to join the rock group Black Canary. The band rockets to stardom but soon become targets of an organization after the groups young guitarist and her amazing powers. I love this comic because it's a very different spin on one of DC's iconic heroes. The art style enhances the feel of the comic overall and makes for an exciting read.&nbsp;</div><div>P<strong>ossible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on illustrations and how they can enhance a story. We would review it and a few other graphic novels and discuss why the artists use particular art styles with different stories.&nbsp;<br>We could also do a compare and contrast using other comics with Dinah Lance / black canary in them. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 03:10:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Puella Magi Madoka Magica by Magica Quartet, art by Hanokage. </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date Read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Graphic Novel (5 of 5) <br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 14+<br><strong>Review:</strong> Set in modern day Japan, Madoka is a average middle school student living happily with her friends and family. One day she meets a strange creature named Kyubey who says he can grant her any wish if she becomes a magical girl and fights monsters called witches. It seems like a fairy tale come true but Madoka and her friends will soon find out being a magical girl is a fate that only leads to tragedy. &nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book and others in the series to teach a lesson on literary elements, particularly plot twists.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 03:36:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Uglies by Scott Westerfeld</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (1 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> Teen<br><strong>Review: </strong>I liked this book quite a bit, the author's use of jargon to help submerge the reader in this new society he created. The conflict I the story is also very interesting. Both sides of the conflict have decent reasons behind their beliefs, the author does a good job of creating multidimensional characters and issues.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on response writing by having my students write how they would respond as the main character to the circumstances of the story.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Pretties by Scott Westerfeld</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (2 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> Teen<br><strong>Review: </strong>This book was vastly different from the first which I think highlights the change to the main character's mind and body. once again I like the use of narration and jargon in the language to give the society a full and complete feel. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to do a compare and contrast on the man character from how she was in the first book to how she is in the second. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 03:54:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Specials by Scott Westerfeld</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (3 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> Teen<br><strong>Review:</strong>What I liked about this book was the authors use of description for the various technologies and things in the story. Unlike the first two books this one is extremely exciting from the beginning on. The fight scenes are particularly well written. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach lesson on visualizing. I would have students select a scene from the book and draw it out. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 03:55:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (4 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> Teen<br><strong>Review: T</strong>his is one of my favorite book series. I think the book has several memorable scenes, the overall message of overcoming a corrupt power and remaining defiant in the face of adversity is a good one and Collins does it well with her writing.</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on symbolism. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 04:00:49 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (5 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> Teen<br><strong>Review:</strong> I liked the depiction of the rising tension between the capitol and the districts, the use of songs in defiance against the capitol is reminiscent of actual historical events and was a good choice on the author part.  </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to have students do a comparison on the ways the districts showed defiance against the capitol to how other oppressed groups in history showed their defiance and rallied against their oppressors. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 04:01:23 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (6 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> Teen<br><strong>Review: </strong>The ending of this series was extremely well done in my opinion. I liked the fact Katniss eliminated the other less obvious evil in the story and that after that she left the capitol to return to her own life. This is keeping consistent with her character and makes for a more solid ending. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on comprehension by having the students write down why they thought Katniss shot who she did in the end and why she ended up with the man that she did. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 04:02:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (7 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 12+<br><strong>Review: </strong>I love this series because it is so different from anything else. I love Snicket's use of narration to add to the humor of the story while still keeping with the melancholy tone of it all. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to do a lesson on narration and literary tools. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 04:09:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (8 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 12 +<br><strong>Review: </strong>I love Snicket's use of language in this book, he writes in a way that is clever using expressive language and interesting descriptions yet all keeping with the mopey sad theme. I also like the way the book itself and the illustrations enhance the overall feeling of the story,</div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on use of dark humor in a story</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 04:10:05 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hleid9651/7bhgj0kr0ufa/wish/140710315</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (9 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 12 +<br><strong>Review:&nbsp; </strong>The description of the house in this book is one of my favorite things in this entire series. The character Aunt Josephine is also a favorite of mine and makes for a few of the more humorous scenes in the books. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to do a good compare and contrast between the second and third books because they have a lot of the same elements. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 04:10:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket</title>
         <author>hleid9651</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Date read:</strong> fall of 2016<br><strong>Genre:</strong> Novel (10 of 10)<br><strong>Age/Audience:</strong> 12+<br><strong>Review: </strong>Keeping with the theme of the others the Baudelaires are shipped off again to live in some strange place with another random guardian. However i feel this is the book were they start to get more into the overall mystery of the story. </div><div><strong>Possible Teaching Points:</strong> I would use this book to teach a lesson on making predictions, at the end of each book is a fake letter to the editor that gives some clues to what the next book will be about. Using what they know about the previous books and given this new information i would have them make a prediction about the next book. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-11-30 04:12:58 UTC</pubDate>
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