How To Read A Book PREVIEW BUY ON AMAZON By Kwame Alexander Spanish available? No Grades: Kindergarten 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Summary: Find a tree—o black tupelo or dawn redwood will do—and plant yourself. (It’s okay if you prefer a stoop, like Langston Hughes.) With these words, an adventure begins. Kwame Alexander’s evocative poetry and Melissa Sweet’s lush artwork… Read More
Mae Among the Stars PREVIEW BUY ON AMAZON By Roda Ahmed Spanish available? No Grades: Kindergarten 1st, 2nd, 3rd Summary: Little Mae’s curiosity, intelligence, and determination, matched with her parents’ encouraging words, paved the way for her incredible success at NASA as the first African American woman to travel in space. A biography of Mae Jemison. MEMBERS-ONLY TEACHING RESOURCES… Read More
The Wall in the Middle of the Book PREVIEW BUY ON AMAZON By Jon Agee Spanish available? No Grades: Kindergarten 1st, 2nd, 3rd Summary: There’s a wall in the middle of the book, and our hero–a young knight–is sure that the wall protects his side of the book from the dangers of the other side–like an angry tiger and giant rhino,… Read More
Giraffes Can’t Dance BUY ON AMAZON By Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees Spanish available? Yes – Las jirafas no pueden bailar Grades: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Summary: Gerald is a giraffe who simply can’t dance. Try as he may, his long, spindly legs buckle whenever he starts to boogy. Every year he dreads going to the Great Jungle Dance –… Read More
Milo’s hat trick PREVIEW BUY ON AMAZON By jon agee Spanish available? No Grades: Kindergarten 1st, 2nd, 3rd Summary: Milo the Magnificent is the world’s least magnificent magician. He can’t even pull a rabbit out of his hat! When Mr. Popovich gives him one more chance, Milo knows he has no choice: he has to go out and catch a rabbit… Read More
A hilarious story of a girl’s disillusion at the realization that her favorite animal isn’t exactly what she thought they were: Seals Are Jerks by Jared Chapman. Seals Are Jerks Review Sometimes learning the truth isn’t always fun. Lorelei learns this when she finds out that seals and penguins aren’t actually friends. In fact, seals eat penguins! Does that make… Read More
