{"id":5449,"date":"2012-04-27T01:34:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T06:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.wordpress.com\/?p=5449"},"modified":"2012-04-27T01:34:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T06:34:12","slug":"friday-reads-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/27\/friday-reads-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Picture Book of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Leaf Can Be . . .<\/a>
\nby Laura Purdie Salas (Author) and Violeta Dabija (Illustrator)<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Find out about the many roles leaves play in this poetic exploration of leaves throughout the year.<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong>
\nA leaf can be a …
\nSoft cradle
\nWater ladle<\/p>\n

**Laura is one of my former students<\/a>!**<\/p>\n

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Poetry Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by The Opposite of Indifference<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Chapter Book of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Explore Simple Machines! With 25 Great Projects<\/a>
\nby Anita Yasuda (Author)
\n96 pages<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Investigating the common contraptions that make so much possible\u2014from zippers and rolling pins to catapults and the pyramids\u2014this book encourages kids to look differently at the numerous objects in everyday life. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the six straightforward implements that are at the core of daily activity: levers, inclined planes, pulleys, screws, wedges, and wheels and axles. Using only discarded items from the recycling bin, this guide harnesses kid-power by inviting young readers to build gadgets of their own design, including a working crane, a drawbridge, a car made of fruit peels, and an actual whirligig.<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> Simple machines are all around you. They are in your home, your school, and your park. They are used in sports. They are used in games you play, even in board games. Simple machines can even be found in your body!<\/p>\n

**Anita is one of my former students<\/a>!**<\/p>\n

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STEM Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

come share your link<\/a> or a STEM haiku<\/a> of your own!<\/p>\n

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STEM Haiku<\/strong><\/p>\n

simple machines<\/em>
\npulley, screw, wedge and
\nwheel, planes and axles too
\nsimple, but mighty
\n\u00a9 2012 Anastasia Suen<\/em>
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Literary Link<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bank Street\/SLJ Unveil Children’s Choice Award for Best STEM Picture Book<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nonfiction Monday on April 30, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nonfiction Monday is coming!<\/p>\n

The Nonfiction Monday Round-up<\/a> on April 30, 2012<\/p>\n

is at GatheringBooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Site<\/a> Read and Write Sports: Readers Theatre and Writing Activities for Grades 3-8<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2012 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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