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189 reviews
Sharon Creech

HarperTrophy, 2002

wonderful
When I first read this story I was a kid. Now, a few years later, I still return to it often, as it was my favorite and a great read. Don't be turned off by the age recommendation-this is interesting for older teens as well. I first picked "The Wanderer" from the library after reading another one of Creech's books, "Walk Two Moons". They do pose some similarities, namely a female main ...

December

10 reviews
Eve Bunting

Voyager Books, 2000

You've got a friend
Amidst the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, cooking, visiting, family gatherings, one seeks a few moments of quiet, of stillness. Eve Bunting and illustrator David Diaz can provide those moments with "December." Although designated for ages 4-8, this magnificent book is truly for all ages. Sit down with your little one or your spouse or you and a cup of tea for a few moments with ...

Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

14 reviews
Kathleen Krull

Voyager Books, 2000

Running just as fast as she can
Inspirational stories fill hundreds of picture books every year. Most are simply awful. They either tell tales that are loose plots barely supported by facts or they paste together a slapdash concoction of truth and fiction with as little thought as possible. The truly beautiful bio-picture books out there are as rare as hummingbirds in autumn. So it was with great joy that I located "Wilma ...

Tracking--Signs of Man, Signs of Hope: A Systematic Approach to the Art and Science of Tracking Humans

7 reviews
David Diaz

The Lyons Press, 2005

An excellent book heavily focused on military tracking
This book is primarily focused on the needs the military tracker, and that is the author's background. It does, indeed, attempt to present a systematic approach to the subject and largely succeeds. Although I am primarily interested in civilian search and rescue tracking, I found a lot to learn and consider in this book. An excellent complement to this book is "The SAS Guide to Tracking" by Bob ...

Going Home (Trophy Picture Books)

6 reviews
Eve Bunting

HarperTrophy, 1998

Excellent book!
This book is very touching...it sensitively portrays the sacrafices Mexican immigrants have to make to move to America for their children to have a better life. Very well done themes of parental love, long car trips, the sadness of leaving one's home country, sibling realtionships, husband and wife being romantic (tasteful and age-appropriate), and a child's growing understanding of the ...

The Little Scarecrow Boy

6 reviews
Margaret Wise Brown

HarperTrophy, 2005

great!
I just read this book to my first grade class and they loved it. It's a great book to introduce the idea of never giving up and feeling proud after a job well done.

Elements Of Pop Up: A Pop Up Book For Aspiring Paper Engineers

17 reviews

Little Simon, 1999

Delivers lots more than it promises.
This, as the title says, shows a variety of elementary paper popups - the cute little folded thingies in books and cards that stand up when the page is opened. The book's a real strength that it includes an actual, working specimen of each structure it describes. Except for one or two demonstratons, the popup folds never pass the basic, and never show the incredible breadth of artistry that can ...

The Castle Corona

4 reviews
Sharon Creech

Joanna Cotler, 2007

A Fantasy Fable for Our Time
The Castle Corona is a beautiful book, written by a Newbery award winner and with illuminations (not illustrations) by Caldecott winner David Diaz. The illuminations are a good way of explaining the book, actually, since the story is itself a blend of the old and the new. Diaz is a contemporary, multicultural artist working here in a medieval tradition--and this combination gives the artwork a ...

The Disappearing Alphabet

3 reviews
Richard Wilbur

Voyager Books, 2001

Excellent:for its humor, poetic quality, illustrations.
I highly recommend this book. The lines are easy to remember, and are very quotable. They provide an introduction to poetry and to the play with language. They introduce vocabulary with humor. The illustrations are quite extraordinary, the print of high quality.

Smoky Night

39 reviews
Eve Bunting

Voyager Books, 1999

An Amazing Classroom Resource!
Eve Bunting wrote "Smoky Night" as a children's book that teaches some very valuable lessons. She wrote about the experiences of the Los Angeles riots from the point of view of a young boy named Daniel. Daniel and his mother live in Los Angeles when the riots break out. Daniel watches the evil things people are doing outside his window and learns that they do it because they don't like the ...

Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors

22 reviews
Joseph A. Citro

Houghton Mifflin, 1997

Ghosties, ghoulies, and a mystery or two
From the title of this book, I was expecting mostly ghost stories. However, this book is unique in its genre, and I was very pleasantly surprised! Although this book has much legend and lore, of which I am not usually a fan, this author's ability as a raconteur quickly overcomes the boundaries of time. These tales are superbly told by a master at his game. Joseph Citro, in his own words, ...

Venetian Glass: 20th Century Italian Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection

1 review
Cristiano Bianchin, Alfredo Barbini, ...

Charta, 2000

Venetian Glass: 20th Century Italian Glass
This is a really beautiful book. The photos are absolutely stunning, and the book is filled with a vast number of wonderfully artistic glorious colour photos of beautiful glass object. For anyone who loves glass, particularly Venetian/ Murano/ Italian glass it is a must have. Very informative also. Highly recommend this exquisite book. I love to browse through it soaking in the beautiful ...

Let's Make It Pop-Up

Little Simon, 2004

Now you can make a Beautiful Butterfly, a Sneaky Snake -- and lots more! This easy-to-follow guide by pop-up masters David A. Carter and James Diaz shows all of you aspiring paper engineers how to master the basics of creating pop-ups -- with clear instructions, illustrations, and perforated pieces included. We've even provided shiny foil stickers to decorate your pop-up masterpieces.

Rite of Passage

22 reviews
Richard Wright

HarperTeen, 1996

Rite Of Passage
I thought that this was an excellent book. I loved the fact that this was taken place in the ghettos of New York. I also loved the excitement it builded up in me. I couldn't take my hands off of the book. The only one thing that I didn't like was the ending. I didn't like it because I was hoping for him to go back with his family.

Neighborhood Odes

4 reviews
Gary Soto

Harcourt Paperbacks, 2005

A great book to use in the classroom when teaching poetry.
This book was a fantastic support when teaching 5th graders to move beyond "recipe" poetry. The ode structure helps them find the poetry in their day to day experiences. They thoroughly enjoyed listening to Gary Soto's odes, and were eager to write their own.

Roadrunner's Dance

2 reviews
Rudolfo Anaya

Hyperion Book CH, 2000

A nice gift for a birder to give to children.
Are you looking for a special book to share the magic of desert birds with a child or grandchild? You may find that Roadrunner's Dance is just what you are looking for. In this Southwestern creation tale, Desert Woman creates a new animal to help keep the bully, Rattlesnake, under control. She gives the creature gifts from Quail, Raven, Owl, Blue Jay, Heron and Eagle. The result is Roadrunner, ...

The Pot That Juan Built (Pura Belpre Honor Book. Illustrator (Awards))

11 reviews
Nancy Andrews-Goebel

Lee & Low Books, 2002

My kid is obsessed with this book
The absorbing subject matter of this book, presented through catchy rhymes and alliteration and strong, colorful illustrations, has completely captured the imagination of my four-year-old. For three days now, he's been "Juan" almost exclusively, following ants to a vein of "the very best clay, all squishy and white," pretending to make vessels for every conceivable purpose, and peppering me with ...

The Inner City Mother Goose

5 reviews
Eve Merriam

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1996

What if Mother Goose lived in the ghetto?
I first heard Eve Merriam's "The Inner City Mother Goose" in 1971, when it was part of the Oral Interpretation performed by Richard Quezada that won the New Mexico State Speech contest. Rick had a wonderful deep voice, the sort that radio DJs would die for, and he made these poems really come alive. Today people get all excited by politically correct fairy tales, but for our generation it was ...

The Spirit Of Pinehurst

1 review
Lee Pace

Sports Media Group, 2004

Great book!
I gave this book as a gift to my parents who love visiting Pinehurst. My father sat down immediatly and read through it and loved it. I recommend it.

Counting Ovejas

5 reviews
Sarah Weeks

Atheneum, 2006

Must Have
This is a great book for a family that is not necessarily bilingual but has an interest in learning. The Spanish/English translations and pronunciations are simple and the illustrations are fabulous. We checked it out at the library and ended up ordering our own. Everyone in our family of 5 enjoys this book. I wish there were more like this!

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