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Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

by Bill Berlin (Author), Susan Isakoff Berlin (Author), and Peter Welling (Illustrator)

Booktalk: In the town of Oyville, the children were preparing for Hanukkah. But the kvetch who lived high on the hill had other plans…

Snippet:

What is a kvetch, you may want to know.

What makes him so gloomy, what makes him say no?

A kvetch is a person who likes to complain.

When others see sun, a kvetch will see rain.

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Read, Write, Howl

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Chapter Book of the Day

Lightning, Hurricanes, and Blizzards: The Science of Storms

by Paul Fleisher (Author)

48 pages

Booktalk: What causes thunderstorms and lightning? Where and why do hurricanes form? How are blizzards more dangerous than other snowstorms? To answer these questions, you’ll need to know about nature’s most powerful weather events. Storms of all types and sizes occur around the globe. Each storm needs just the right combination of weather conditions to form and become dangerous–or even destructive. In this fact-packed book, discover how storms form, where they strike, and what makes them so powerful.

Snippet: Sunlight provides energy for all weather–including storms. Sunlight warms the Earth’s surface. It causes water on the ocean’s surface to evaporate, or change from liquid to gas. A storm’s energy comes from the sun’s heat. Understanding storms involves four Cs: convection, condensation convergence, and the Coriolis effect.

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STEM Friday

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

This week’s STEM Friday Round-up is hosted by Wrapped in Foil

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Nonfiction Monday on December 12, 2011

Nonfiction Monday is coming!

The Nonfiction Monday Round-up on December 12, 2011

is at Geo Librarian.

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Blog Countdown #6

Dear Readers,

Due to technical difficulties (see below) I am moving ALL of my blogs here to Booktalking.

Q. Why are you moving your blogs during the busy holidays?

A. Two reasons:

1. I’m being innundated by foreign language spam.

2. The Feedburner subscription service has locked me out.

This means that while others have found me (in a BIG way!) I can no longer find you. I can’t access my subscriber lists. I’ve had the same login since 2006, but Feedburner was sold to Google and now my passwords no longer work!

I have to START OVER.

1. I will consolidate ALL 8 blogs into 1 at Booktalking.

2. I will count down this week and next (from 10-1)…and then close the other 7 blogs.

If you read this blog via a Google subscription, please click here and sign up for email with WordPress. (It’s the widget on the right that says “Send me this blog via email.”) Then I can see you – and help you – if you need assistance with your subscription.

Thanks!

Anastasia

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My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)

STEM Friday Call for Hosts

Here is the 2011-2012 Winter Hosting Schedule. If you would like to host one of these dates, please add your name and 2 possible dates in the comments.

The dates will be assigned on a first come, first served basis according to the time stamp on the comments. This is a new blog so all comments are moderated. Your comments will appear after I have added you to the hosting schedule. Thanks!

2011-2012 Winter Hosting Schedule

Feb 3 Simply Science
Feb 10 Red Phoenix Books
Feb 17 Nomad Press
Feb 24

Young Readers

Picture Book of the Day

Baby Born

by Anastasia Suen (Author) and Chih-Wei Chang (Illustrator)

Booktalk: “The soothing verse follows a year in the life of a newborn…”

~Kirkus Reviews

Snippet:

Baby born

in winter’s sleep

snowflakes fall

snuggle deep

See inside this board book!

Also available in Spanish

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Chapter Book of the Day

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6: Cabin Fever

by Jeff Kinney (Author, Illustrator)

224 pages

Booktalk: Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he’s innocent. Or at least sort of.

The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he’s going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family for the holidays?

Snippet: Most people look forward to the holidays, but the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas just makes me a nervous wreck. If you make a mistake in the first eleven months of the year, it’s no bog deal. But if you do something wrong during the holiday season you’re gonna pay for it.

BONUS! See the video!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpM5LuN6xRI]

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My Book of the Week

Road Work Ahead by Anastasia Suen

A transportation picture book

Copyright: 2011
Ages: 3-5
Hardcover
Publisher: Viking

“Suen’s sparse rhyming verse leads readers through the busy scenes and uses simple vocabulary that suits both the youngest listeners and those just beginning to read.” ~ Kirkus Reviews

“A batch of Grandma’s homemade oatmeal cookies beckons, but for this backseat narrator, the sights and sounds along the road to her house are equally compelling.” ~ Publishers Weekly

Activities:

Play the Road Signs Matching Game.

Take the online Traffic Sign Quiz for Kids.

Watch the construction site video.

Make a Traffic Light Necklace with yarn and stickers.

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Children’s Book Genres Workshop

Planning to write a children’s book in 2012?

(Ask someone to buy you a workshop for the holidays!)

A children’s book isn’t just one kind of book – there are 6 very different children’s book genres. Each genre meets the needs of a different stage of childhood. How are books for the stages of childhood structured? What story layers do the books have? What promises do they make?

In the Children’s Book Genres Workshop you will begin at the beginning with a child’s everyday world (realistic fiction) as you read 3 books for each stage of childhood and look beneath the surface to see how each children’s book genre is put together.

The next Children’s Book Genres Workshop begins on January 4th. This online workshop does not have a physical meeting place or classroom hours. You will have 8 weeks to complete the 6 lessons in this online workshop. Turn your lessons in as you complete them, the next day…or on the due date two weeks later.

After you discover the genre that is right for you, take the Intensive Picture Book Workshop, Children’s Chapter Books Workshop or the Children’s Novels Workshop and begin writing your own children’s book!

The January workshop dates are January 4-February 22, 2012.

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STEM Friday on December 9, 2011

STEM Friday is coming! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

The STEM Friday Round-up on December 9, 2011

is at Wrapped in Foil.

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Literary Link

As budgets get stretched, schools turn to free digital tools

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Blog Countdown #7

Dear Readers,

Due to technical difficulties (see below) I am moving ALL of my blogs here to Booktalking.

Q. Why are you moving your blogs during the busy holidays?

A. Two reasons:

1. I’m being innundated by foreign language spam.

2. The Feedburner subscription service has locked me out.

I have to START OVER.

1. I will consolidate ALL 8 blogs into 1 at Booktalking.

2. I will count down this week and next (from 10-1)…and then close the other 7 blogs.

Thanks!

Anastasia

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My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)

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My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)

November 3, 2011

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