Picture Book of the Day
My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey
by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Author) and Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Follow Romare Bearden’s journey as a young boy in North Carolina who travels by train with his parents up to Harlem. This biography was inspired by one of Bearden’s collage paintings.
Snippet:
“I snip a patch of color and add a cut-out face.
Oh! I glue on jazzy blue for sky and add another face.
People walk into my work as if it’s always been their place.
My hands sing the blues when I paint and cut and paste.
I never know what I’ll create when I paint and cut and paste.
I use paper, fabrics, photos, and nothing goes to waste.”
**Jeanne is one of my former students!**
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Chapter Book of the Day
U.S. Presidents: Truth and Rumors
by Sean Stewart Price (Author) and Eldon Doty (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Everybody has secrets and former U.S. Presidents are no exception. Discover which stories about America’s past leaders are true and which ones are just tall tales.
Snippet: Ulysses S. Grant got a $20 fine for speeding in a horse and buggy. He was the first president to get a speeding ticket while in office.
True or false? Read the book and find out!
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Nonfiction Monday
This week’s Nonfiction Monday Round-up host is Wrapped in Foil
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September 19-23 Road Work Ahead blog tour
Road Work Ahead by Anastasia Suen
Coming on September 15th!
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Monday 9/19
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*revising a manuscript*
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*creating art*
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| Tuesday 9/20 |
*a literacy connection*
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| Wednesday 9/21 |
*students creating art*
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| Thursday 9/22 |
*books and children at play*
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| Friday 9/23 |
*students writing poetry*
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Literary Link
Looking for bloggers with early literacy backgrounds to judge the 2011 Cybils Awards
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My NEW book is here!
Read and Write Sports: Readers Theatre and Writing Activities for Grades 3-8
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