Picture Book of the Day
Zero the Hero
by Joan Holub (Author) and Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada. That’s what all the other numbers think of Zero. He doesn’t add anything in addition. He’s of no use in division. And don’t even ask what he does in multiplication. (Hint: Poof!) But Zero knows he’s worth a lot, and when the other numbers get into trouble, he swoops in to prove that his talents are innumerable.
Snippet: Unlike most numbers, Zero believed himself to be a hero. He just needed a chance to prove it.
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STEM Friday
It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
The STEM Friday Round-up on March 9, 2012
is at Practically Paradise.
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Chapter Book of the Day
I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery
by Cynthia Grady (Author) and Michele Wood (Illustrator)
34 pages
Booktalk: Through imagery drawn from quilting and fiber arts each poem in this collection is spoken from a different perspective chronicling the various experiences of American slaves: a house slave, a mother losing her daughter to the auction block, a blacksmith, a slave fleeing on the Underground Railroad. Each poem is supplemented by a historical note.
Snippet:
North Star:
Age six saw me with a new master. He
was no slaver. Instead of tobacco
fields, I plowed the planes of Euclid. Instead
of flax, I spun my way through Homer’s verse.
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Poetry Friday
This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Gathering Books
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Nonfiction Monday on March 12, 2012
Nonfiction Monday is coming!
The Nonfiction Monday Round-up on March 12, 2012
is at Rasco From RIF.
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My NEW chapter book is Just So, Brianna (All-Star Cheerleaders)
Copyright © 2012 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
“I Lay My Stiches Down” is exactly what I’ve been looking for for our unit on slavery … thank you!
Excellent! I’m so glad we discovered it!