about 9 months ago - 1 comment
Just in time for the push of Common Core curriculum alignment by our state, and many other states, Sara Holbrook’s Practical Poetry: A Nonstandard Approach to Meeting Content-Area Standards is, well, practical and useful and full of interesting ways to merge poetry with math, science and social studies. I was lucky enough to receive this More >
about 1 year ago - No comments
When The Lightning Thief first came out, I devoured it, and then introduced it to my students, who devoured it, too. My sons loved it, too, as we read each book as a read aloud. I thought writer Rick Riordan’s use of Greek Mythology mixed with action and adventure — along with liberal humor told More >
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
I’m one of those readers who loves non-traditional books. Give me something odd, and I am all over it. This is one of those books. Everything Explained Through Flowcharts (subtitle: Tips for World Domination, Which Religion Offers the Best Afterlife, Alien PickUp Lines, and the Secret Recipe for Gettin’ Laid Lemonade) by Doogie Horner is More >
about 3 years ago - No comments
For years, my pet peeve was that darned packaging around CDs. First of all, it would tear at my fingers trying to get it open. Second, I was left with more plastic and cardboard than CD case, and so every purchase of music felt as if I were germinating the local landfill. This week, I More >
about 3 years ago - 2 comments
Scott McLeod has launched a contest of sorts at his blog, Dangerously Irrelevant, in which folks are asked to write a book review by adhering to the Twitter-concept of 140 characters. That is not a lot of words, so how you pack meaning into your choice is crucial. Go ahead. Give it a try. Here More >
about 3 years ago - 2 comments
My friends over at Just One More Book are celebrating their 400th podcast. That’s pretty amazing, isn’t it? Go give the 400th podcast a listen as they reflect and share their love of Picture Books with the world (oh, yeah, and I sent them a short piece on a book with a summer theme that More >
about 3 years ago - 2 comments
The wonderful children’s book blog — Just One More Book — published another of my reviews of favorite picture books. This one is called The Three Pigs and it is written by David Weisner. What I like about the book is how he takes the traditional story and completely breaks down all of the narrative More >
about 3 years ago - 2 comments
Edublogs now allows users to insert javascript, iframes and other embeddable objects and I am testing it out here with the newly rediscovered (thanks to Twitter friends) Shelfari, which is a social book-sharing network site. Peace (in books), Kevin
about 3 years ago - 1 comment
I submitted another picture book podcast review to the Just One More Book blog/podcast site and it was published this morning. I love the site for its rich content and interest in the world of children’s books. Anyway, I reviewed the book called Madlenka by Peter Sis. It’s an interesting book in which a little More >
about 4 years ago - 4 comments
I just read the book Rock On by Dan Kennedy, which is a humorous and scathing look at the music industry from inside (Kennedy worked for a major music company as a mid-level manager). It is a fun read and full of interesting bits and pieces of humor writing (such as top lists, such as More >
about 3 years ago
Thanks for another informative and entertaining review. We really enjoy your style and appreciate your participation in the community.
Of course, anything worth doing once is worth doing many times. I’m looking forward to number four!