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Stanley the Builder

Stanley the Builder
by William Bee (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Stanley is building Myrtle a new house. Will he make it just right?

Snippet: First Stanley clears the site with his orange bulldozer.

With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School

With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School
by Suzanne Slade (Author) and Nicole Tadgell (Illustrator)

Booktalk: When Booker T. Washington arrived in Tuskegee, Alabama to teach, he found many eager students but no school. So, Booker and his students decided to build their own school–brick by brick.

Snippet: Booker searched the town until he found a old shed he could use. The building had no windows or doors and huge holes in the roof, but it was all he had.

Soon the whole town of Tuskegee was talking about Booker’s school. Dozens of students lined up on the first day. They squished and squeezed inside the tiny shed. Each week the school became more crowded.

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

Firefighter’s Tools

Firefighter’s Tools
by Anders Hanson (Author)

Booktalk: Find out more about the tools used by firefighters. Young readers will see how a fire engine, fire hose, rescue tools and turnout gear works.

Snippet:
Turnout gear protects firefighters from heat.

Turnout gear is protective clothing. It is able to withstand 500-degree heat for five minutes or more.

Turnout gear includes a helmet, coat, gloves, pants, suspenders, and boots.

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

A Pond Full of Ink

A Pond Full of Ink
by Annie M. G. Schmidt (Author) and Sieb Posthuma (Illustrator)

Booktalk: A poetry collection with an inventive look at the world from the well-known Dutch author, Annie Schmidt. Translated by David Colmer

Snippet:
The Furniture

“Would you like to come out walking,” said the table to the chair.
“I’ve been standing here forever, and would like to take some air.”
“Now that you mention it, I’d love to come, the chair at once replied.
“Why, we both have legs beneath us that we’ve never even tried.”

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up will be hosted by Author Amok.

Abuelo

Abuelo
by Arthur Dorros (Author) and Raul Colon (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Together, a young boy and his abuelo (grandfather) go camping, ride horses, and even confront a mountain lion. Soon, the boy’s family moves to the city from the country, away from Abuelo…

Snippet:
But one day, my family told me
we were moving to the city.
“No te preocupes,” don’t worry,
Abuelo told me, we could visit.

Chu’s First Day of School

Chu’s First Day of School
by Neil Gaiman (Author) and Adam Rex (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Chu, the adorable panda with a great big sneeze, is heading off for his first day of school, and he’s nervous. He hopes the other boys and girls will be nice. Will they like him? What will happen at school?

Snippet:
“Will they like me?” Chu asked his mother.
“Of course they will like you,” she told him.

Work: An Occupational ABC

Work: An Occupational ABC
by Kellen Hatanaka (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: An alphabetical tour of jobs! (Just right for Labor Day today.)

Snippet: (from the author’s website)

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

From Steel to Bicycle

From Steel to Bicycle
by Robin Nelson (Author)

Booktalk: How does steel become a shiny new bicycle? Follow each step in the process—from shaping the steel to testing the finished bike!

Snippet:
First, steel is heated.

Most bike frames are made out of steel. Steel is a metal. A furnace heats the steel in a factory. The steel gets soft.

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

Do you blog about science or math? Share your posts on the STEM Friday group blog.

Dinnertime for Chickies (board book)

Dinnertime for Chickies
by Janee Trasler (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Eat dinner with the Chickies in this rhyming padded board book!

Snippet:
Dinnertime, Chickies.
Let’s all eat.

Wash your wings
and take a seat.

Hear the book sung in this 2:35 Dinnertime for Chickies book trailer.

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

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up will be hosted by Check it Out.

Slam!: A Tale of Consequences

Slam!: A Tale of Consequences
by Adam Stower (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: A slammed door leads to all kinds of consequences in this nearly wordless book that reads like a comic. (The boy who slammed the door is completely oblivious to the chaos he has caused.)

Snippet: