November 7, 2011

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November 3, 2011

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Great Books

Picture Book of the Day

Super-Dragon

by Steven Kroll (Author) and Doug Holgate (Illustrator)

Booktalk: In this picture book comic, Drago wants to enter the Dragon Contest, but he doesn’t know how to fly yet…

Snippet:

Drago tried…

SFX: (sound effects) flap! flap! flap! flap! flap! flap! flap! flap!

DRAGO: HELP!!

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5 Great Books About Soldiers

D-Day Landings: The Story of the Allied Invasion

by Karen Wallace and Richard Platt (Authors)

Find out more about this famous World War II event. Level 4 easy reader

From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story

by Deborah Hopkinson (Author) and Brian Floca (Illustrator)

A slave boy runs away and joins the Union army. Level 3 easy reader

Hero Dad

by Melinda Hardin (Author) and Bryan Langdo (Illustrator)

A young boy talks about his father, the soldier. Picture book

Pearl Harbor

by Stephen Krensky (Author) and Larry Day (Illustrator)

See how and why the U.S entered the World War II. Level 3 easy reader

Sam the Minuteman

by Nathaniel Benchley (Author) and Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)

A boy helps his father fight the Battle of Lexington. Level 3 easy reader

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Chapter Book of the Day

The Rendering

by Joel Naftali (Author)

288 pages

Booktalk: Doug Solomon was a normal kid. But that ended once he became wanted for murder. Now he’s being hunted by VIRUS–an evil organization bent on world domination.

Snippet:

Would you do me a favor and leave me a comment saying how you found this blog? You probably searched for my name, except this website isn’t even in the top three thousand search results for “Doug Solomon.”

Maybe that’s why you’re here. You think I killed my aunt. You think I’m a fugitive from justice, a homicidal maniac, or a domestic terrorist.

A thirteen-year-old driven crazy by video games.

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Picture Book Month

November is Picture Book Month! Today’s host is Kelly Milner Halls.

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Literary Link

Cool Facts About Veterans for Grades K-5

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Unexpected…

Picture Book of the Day

The Woods

by Paul Hoppe (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: When a boy can’t find his favorite stuffed bunny, he bravely heads into the woods to look for it. Instead, he finds a big, scary brown bear!

Snippet: Every night before bed, I turn on my night-light, read a story, curl up under a blanket, and give my bunny a hug. But last night, I couldn’t find my bunny anywhere!

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Chapter Book of the Day

90 Miles to Havana

by Enrique Flores-Galbis (Author)

304 pages

Booktalk: When Julian’s parents make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away from Cuba to Miami via the Pedro Pan operation, the boys are thrust into a new world where bullies run rampant and it’s not always clear how best to protect themselves.

Snippet:

My mother waits for the kitchen door to slam shut and then sits down. She hides her face in her hands. “She’s not just a nosy neighbor; she can have you sent away.”

“I’m sure she can’t–” my father starts, but my mother interrupts him.

“Yes, she can and they’re doing it already.”

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Picture Book Month

November is Picture Book Month! Today’s host is Eric A. Kimmel.

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