Anastasia Suen – Page 17 – Booktalking #kidlit

I’m Brave!

I’m Brave!
by Kate McMullan (Author) and Jim McMullan (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Meet a brave fire engine at work!

Snippet: In position now..
Chocks? Under my wheels!
Hydrant wrench? Open the valve!
Twin connector? Double supply!
Pump? Gimme pressure!
Nozzles? Get ready!

Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters

Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters
by Laurie Ann Thompson (Author)

Booktalk: Do you wish you could make a difference in your community or even the world? Are you one of the millions of high school teens with a service-learning requirement? Empower yourself in today’s highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions, digital tools, and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond.

Snippet: Want something to show the college admission officers–not to mention scholarship selection committees–that you stand out from the other applicants? Changemaking shows off your real-world leadership skills and demonstrates a commitment to community service in a way that short-term volunteer positions don’t.

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

**Laurie is one of my former students!**

The Soda Bottle School

The Soda Bottle School
by Laura Kutner (Author), Suzanne Slade (Author) and Aileen Darragh (Illustrator)

Booktalk: In a Guatemalan village, students squished into their tiny schoolhouse, two grades to a classroom. The villagers had tried expanding the school, but the money ran out before the project was finished. No money meant no wall materials, and that meant no more room for the students. Until they got a wonderful, crazy idea: Why not use soda bottles, which were scattered all around, to form the cores of the walls?

Snippet: The empty bottles weren’t strong enough to build a wall, so students stuffed the bottles with trash to create eco-ladrillos. Using small sticks, they shoved old chip bags, grocery sacks, and plastic trash into the bottles.

See how they made the bottles into eco-ladrillos and built a wall.

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

By Day, By Night

By Day, By Night
by Amy Gibson (Author) and Meilo So (Illustrator)

Booktalk: In this picture book poem, we see people all around the world do the same things in different ways— work and play, laugh and cry, and wonder why.

Snippet:
We’ve work to do and loads to bring
and tales to tell and songs to sing.

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up will be hosted by Jama’s Alphabet Soup.

Three Kingdoms 17: The Mortal Remains

Three Kingdoms 17: The Mortal Remains
by Wei Dong Chen (Author) and Xiao Liong Liang (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Bei Liu has won a decisive battle against Cao Cao, and the prime minister is in danger of losing everything. But like a cornered animal, Cao Cao is at his most dangerous with his back against the wall. What he does next will forge an unlikely alliance, and cost the life of one of China’s most legendary heroes.

Snippet: From the JR*COMICS

Frank!

Frank!
by Connah Brecon (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Try as he might (or might not), Frank is a bear who is always late. And when he starts school, the trouble really begins.

Snippet:
Things really begin going wrong when Frank started school.

On the first day, Frank didn’t arrive until everyone had gone home.

See the book trailer.

Sniffer Dogs: How Dogs (and Their Noses) Save the World

Sniffer Dogs: How Dogs (and Their Noses) Save the World
by Nancy Castaldo (Author)

Booktalk: Anyone who has ever spent time with a dog knows that dogs love sniffing! They sniff out hidden food, dirty socks, and the visitor who comes to the door. But some dogs work with police officers, soldiers and even scientists to put their “sniffers” to work. Sniffer dogs make use of the amazing biology behind their noses to protect people from bombs, catch criminals smuggling drugs, or help researchers locate a hard to find snail in a forest.

Snippet: During World War I and Wrld War II, dogs were used to help locate injured soldiers on or near the battlefield. These dogs were also called casualty or ambulance dogs. They were also used by the military as scouts, trackers, sentries, and messengers.

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

Survive! Inside the Human Body, Vol. 3: The Nervous System

Survive! Inside the Human Body, Vol. 3: The Nervous System
by Seok-young Song (Author) and Hyun-dong Han (Illustrator)

Booktalk: When Geo and Dr. Brain find themselves inside Phoebe’s brain, they must brave shocking electrical signals and navigate a maze of neurons and synapses. Will the dynamic duo finally escape? And what’s the matter with Phoebe, anyway?

Snippet:

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Toucan Can!

Toucan Can!
by Juliette Maclver (Author) and Sarah Davis (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Enjoy this mad-cap rhyme as Toucan demonstrates all the things he can do! Can you do them too?

Snippet:
Toucan can do lots of things!
Toucan dances!
Toucan sings!

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up will be hosted by Writing the World for Kids.

Templar

Templar
by Jordan Mechner (Author), LeUyen Pham (Illustrator), and Alex Puvilland (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Martin is one of a handful of Templar Knights to escape when the king of France and the pope conspire to destroy the noble order. The king aims to frame the Templars for heresy, execute all of them, and make off with their legendary treasure. That’s the plan, anyway, but Martin and several other surviving knights mount a counter-campaign to regain the lost treasure of the Knights Templar.

Snippet: From the 28 page preview at boing-boing

BONUS! Download the free 86-page e-book The Making of Templar.