Children’s Book Review: Wild Bios: William Sheepspeare and Amelia Harehart
WILD BIOS: WILLIAM SHEEPSPEARE By: Courtney Acampora and Maggie Fischer Illustrated by: Benedetta Capriotti Published: April 9, 2019 Publisher: Silver Dolphin Non-Fiction/Board Book Introduce your youngest readers to the creator of plays and much of our language with a hilarious twist. Children learn that William “Sheepspeare” was a poet and playwright and then became an…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Wild Bios – Frida Catlo By Courtney Acampora
FRIDA CATLO By: Courtney Acampora and Maggie Fischer Illustrated by: Lindsay Dale-Scott Published: January 8, 2019 Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books Fiction/Board Book The first title in the new WILD BIOS series for toddlers featuring well-known historical figures with a bit of a twist is a great way to have fun while reading and teaching. This…
Read More Books that Came My Way in February 2019
This is my monthly roundup of books that were added to my shelves in the last month. I also share an update with you on other things going on in my life. The basketball season ended a little sooner than we had hoped for our team. But lots of memories were made and we will…
Read More Children’s Book Review: I Am A Wonder Woman By Ellen Bailey
I AM A WONDER WOMAN Inspiring Activities to Try – Incredible Women to Discover By: Ellen Bailey Illustrated by: Lauren Farnsworth and Sophie Beer Published: September 18, 2018 Publisher: Portable Press Non-Fiction This book was made for middle-grade and older readers to inspire them to learn about the histories of important women that have done…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Our Story Begins By Elissa Brent Weissman
OUR STORY BEGINS Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids Edited by: Elissa Brent Weissman Published: July 4, 2017 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Non-Fiction I have a daughter who loves to write. In fact, just a few weeks ago, she showed me…
Read More Book Review: THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS By: Rebecca Skloot Published: February 2, 2010 Non-Fiction Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine.…
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