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Earth Verse

Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up
by Sally M. Walker (Author) and William Grill (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Explore Earth’s many marvels — fossilized skeletons of plants and animals, terrific volcanic eruptions, the never-ending hydrologic cycle — with three-line haikus. Additional detailed explanations for the science behind each concept can be found in the back matter.

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A 2018 Cybils Poetry nominee

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

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The Star in the Christmas Play

The Star in the Christmas Play
by Lynne Marie (Author) and Lorna Hussey (Illustrator)

Booktalk: All of the savanna animals are excited to audition for the school Christmas Play, except Raffi the giraffe. He’s too tall to play baby Jesus, or Joseph, or even a manger animal. He feels discouraged, until he realizes that he’s just the right size to play the most important part.

Snippet: Then, Mrs.Ostrich called his name. “Raffi, I’ve not yet assigned your role . . . ” she began.

Raffi bent down and whispered to her. “I’m too tall, aren’t I?”

“Yes.”

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