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This book is about the author’s many accomplishments. Shel Silverstein’s life is so much more than poetry. He is also a songwriter, an illustrator, among other things!
This book is layed out as an alphabet book. There is a different African tradition or term for each letter. The book is so interesting and the pictures are even better!
Ramona Quimby thinks she is the coolest (even cooler than Beezus) because she just started Third Grade! As she goes through her “big girl” experiences, you will recall some experiences and antics you caused at this age also!
This is the story of Sarah, a young woman who answers an ad for a new mother for a family. After answering she quickly thinks she has made the wrong decision but she begins to grow a relationship with the family. She finds out through this relationship the joys, the pains, and above all the importance of being a motherly figure to others.
The tall tale of John Henry. Born with a hammer in his hand, he became the strongest railroad worker ever. He was so strong, he beat a drilling machine in a contest.
The creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar gives readers a warm, intimate glimpse of his real-life universe of animals, insects, and family. The events in these short stories take place from his earliest childhood to the present. All of the stories are true; but they are set down, not in the order in which they happened, but as they occurred to the author. They come from various places and times of his life and have three things in common: animals or insects, friends or relatives, and Eric Carle.
This book about the White House is very interesting and a good read to assist children in learning about the life of the President. It not only introduces each President by telling interesting (and sometimes embaressing) facts about them, but it also lays out the rooms of the White House and the interesting history in each. I found this book helpful and interesting so I am sure kids would too.
Another book with Anansi, this time eating his way through a melon only to find himself to fat to get out! He stays in waiting to get small again and tricks his friends by making them think the melon can talk! Of course all the friends want to show this amazing talking melon to the king, but when they finally get there the melon says nothing.
This book is a must read for jazz aficionados as well as the common person who loves a little jazz every now and then. The story of Duke’s life is told in an interesting story line with beautiful pictures. This book would also be great for integration.
Through a student’s eyes his teacher is the perfect candidate for the next president. She obtains each quality necessary for the job and works under similar conditions everyday. She also holds all of the personality traits that each candidate should display. Why shouldn’t his teacher be the next president?