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Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

His Shoes Were Far Too Tight: Poems by Edward Lear

by Daniel Pinkwater (Editor) and Calef Brown (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Edward Lear’s first nonsense poems were publshied in 1846…and have been loved ever since!

Snippet:

Nonsense Alphabet

A was an ape,

Who stole some white tape,

And tied up his toes

In four beautiful bows.

A!

Funny old ape!

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Chapter Book of the Day

Plagues, Pox, and Pestilence

by Richard Platt (Author) and John Kelly (Illustrator)

32 pages

Booktalk: A comprehensive history of disease and pestilence, told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that cause them.

Snippet:

Pick Your Germ

Just 150 years ago, people thought that bad smells spread disease. Now we know that it is germs that cause illness. There are three kinds.

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AASL 2011

I’m speaking at AASL 2011 on Saturday

Read and Write Sports Book Signing at AASL 2011 National Conference

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Random Noodling

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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 NC Teacher Stuff

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My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)

Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters

by Jane Yolen (Author) and Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Meet two young monsters who are far from scary — they’re too busy having fun.

Snippet:

Monsters creep,

Monsters crawl,

Over the meadow

And up the wall.

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Chapter Book of the Day

Uninvited Guests: Invisible Creatures Lurking in Your Home (Tiny Creepy Creatures)

by Jennifer Swanson (Author)

32 pages

Booktalk: Your parents may be gone, but you’re still not home alone. From sneeze causing mold to fabric eating moths, take a look at the tiny uninvited guests keeping you company at home.

Snippet: You leave for school in the morning and your parents go to work. Aside from your cat or dog, there’s nobody home, right? Think again. Billions of tiny microscopic creatures are making themselves at home on your counters, your toilet, and even your bed. They live right next to you everyday.

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

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Library Expo 2011

I’m speaking at Library Expo 2011 today!

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by alphabet soup

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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 Growing with Science

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My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)

Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

Dogs, Dogs!
by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Look at all the dogs! What kind are you?

Snippet:
Dogs, dogs, are everywhere.
Look at all the dogs out there!
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Chapter Book of the Day

Tankborn
by Karen Sandler
384 pages

Booktalk: Best friends Kayla and Mishalla know they will be separated when time comes for their Assignments. They are GENS, Genetically Engineered Non-humans, and in their strict caste system, GENS are at the bottom rung of society. GENs aren’t born naturally of a mother. They are gestated in a tank, sequestered in slums, and sent to work as slaves as soon as they reach age fifteen. …

After weeks of toiling on their assignments, mystifying circumstances enable Kayla and Mishalla to reunite. Together they hatch a plan to save the children who are disappearing. Yet can GENs really trust humans?

Snippet: Kayla hunched on the bank of the Chadi River while below her, Jal, her slender, black-skinned nurture brother, skipped from one deep pool of the river to another, searching for sewer toads. Watching over Jal had not been Kayla’s plans. She intended to spend the rare Thirdday holiday with friends.

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October 2011 Carnival Of Children’s Literature

Our October 2011 host is Jump Into A Book.
Please send in a link to YOUR post by October 26th.
The carnival will go live on October 28th.

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by FOMAGRAMS

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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 Shelf-employed

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My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

Traffic Pups

by Michelle Meadows (Author) and Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Toy pups on motorcycles keep everyone safe!

Snippet:

Rip and rumble

down the street.

Silver badges–

on the beat.

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Chapter Book of the Day

Ultimate Trains (Machines of the Future)

by Peter McMahon (Author) and Andy Mora (Illustrator)

40 pages

Booktalk: Take a trip through the evolution of train technology. Try the 5 “Build it Yourself” experiments to discover the science behind ultimate trains.

Snippet:

Project #1: STEAM ENGINE IN A SALAD BOWL

Believe it or not, you can make your own steam engine in less than a hour using a small number of household items and hardware store parts.

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Great Kid Books

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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 Celebrate Science

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My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)

Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

Animal Fights
by Catherine Ham (Author)

Booktalk: Animals fight for many reasons–to protect territories, offspring, and mates, and sometimes just to warn against bad behavior–and in many different ways in this poetry collection.

Snippet:
Charge!
Rhinos are massive and lumpy
And really most horribly grumpy

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Chapter Book of the Day

The Deadliest Jobs on Earth (Blazers)
by Connie Colwell Miller (Author)
32 pages

Booktalk: Freezing waters. Dizzying heights. Bullets flying through the air. It’s just another day in the office for some workers. Read about some of the deadliest jobs on the planet.

Snippet: Freezing waters. Spinning blades. Armed criminals. These are just a few dangers workers face around the world. Every day, people risk injury and death while on the job.

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Poetry Friday

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

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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 Chapter Book of the Day

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My NEW book is here!
Read and Write Sports: Readers Theatre and Writing Activities for Grades 3-8
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

Cats, Cats!
by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Look at all the cats! What kind are you?

Snippet:
Cats, cats, are everywhere.
Look at all the cats out there!

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Chapter Book of the Day

Geology of the Desert Southwest: Investigate How the Earth Was Formed with 15 Projects (Build It Yourself series)
by Cynthia Light Brown (Author)
128 pages

Booktalk: Learn about geology as you explore the dry and arid deserts of the Southwest with hands-on projects.

Snippet: The Desert Southwest has occupied a unique place in the imagination and culture of America. At first the region seems barren, with little vegetation and water. But its wideopen spaces and unique ecosystems reveal a quiet beauty.

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by The Poem Farm

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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 Archimedes Notebook

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Literary Links

Judge Adopts Trial Schedule At Google Status Conference, but Settlement Talks Continue (via @publisherswkly)

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Friday Reads

Back-to-School Rules
by Laurie B. Friedman (Author) and Teresa Murfin (Illustrator)

Booktalk: School’s in session! When it comes to surviving school, Percy’s at the head of the class. Just follow his ten simple rules…

Snippet:
Another rule to abide by
(And from this, I never sway):
Do NOT take forever
If you’ve got something to say.

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Chapter Book of the Day

Search and Rescue Dog Heroes (Amazing Working Dogs With American Humane)
by Linda Bozzo (Author)

Booktalk: Search and rescue dogs use their noses to find people. Read about the history, training, what being on the job is like for a search and rescue dog, and what happens when the dog retires.

Snippet: Hundreds of dogs and their handlers, known as K-9 teams, from around the country arrived in response to the fallen towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. K-9 teams worked long hours until the list of the missing became shorter and shorter.

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Secrets and Sharing Soda

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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 Ana’s Nonfiction Blog

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Literary Links

Looking for bloggers with early literacy backgrounds to judge the 2011 Cybils Awards

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Friday Reads

Animal Naps
by Catherine Ham (Author)

Booktalk: Poems about animals taking a nap!

Snippet:
Snore
A polar bear
Will nap anywhere.

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Chapter Book of the Day

Mathemagic!: Number Tricks
by Lynda Colgan (Author) and Jane Kurisu (Illustrator)

Booktalk: The secrets revealed in Mathemagic will have kids outwitting everyone with their superior computational skills, mystifying friends by plucking secret numbers from their minds and learning the mathematical secrets of the ancients.

Snippet: For these next tricks, your audience will get to use calculators. But there will be no technological aids for you. Instead, outwit everyone with your superior computational skills!

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by The Miss Rumphius 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 A Life in Books

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Literary Links

Ready to write your novel this fall? The next Children’s Novels Workshop is Sept 7-Oct 26 (online)

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Friday Reads

Picture Book of the Day

Birds of a Feather
by Jane Yolen (Author) and Jason Stemple (Photographer)

Booktalk: Poems about birds are accompanied by close-up, full-color photographs and fact boxes that describe each bird’s habits.

Snippet:
The Regal Eagle
The regal eagle sits alone
upon a tree that serves as a throne.
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Chapter Book of the Day

Gases, Pressure, and Wind: The Science of the Atmosphere (Weatherwise)
Paul Fleisher (Author)
48 pages

Booktalk: As Hurricane Irene bears down the Eastern United States, here is a book that explains how the ever-changing atmosphere determines weather around the globe.

Snippet: Air may seem to be weightless. But gases do have mass. (Mass is the amount of matter, or substance, in something.) The total weight of Earth’s atmosphere is about 5,600 trillion (5,6000,000,000,000,000) tons (5,080 trillion metric tons)!

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Poetry Friday

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Live. Love. Explore!

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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 Picture Book of the Day

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STEM Friday video

Robot Swarm Snatches Book video

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