If I Could Choose a Best Day

If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility
by Charles Waters (Author), Irene Latham (Author), Olivia Sua (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: An ode to imagination and the power of “if,” this poetry anthology features the voices of thirty-one diverse poets.

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The author, Irene Latham, is one of my former students.
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Dear Ms. Guadalupe

Dear Ms. Guadalupe: Letters to My Librarian
by Patricia Vermillion (Author) and Linda Olliver (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Students are introduced to the Technosaurus and the real-life work of paleontologist Dr. Sankar Chatterjee through a series of engaging letters from a second-grade student to the school librarian. Along the way, readers learn how to structure and write a friendly letter, complete with greetings, questions, facts, and a thoughtful closing.

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The author, Patricia Vermillion, is one of my former students.
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