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The Night Artists

The Night Artists
by Joan Waites (Author / Illustrator )
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Booktalk: This STEM nonfiction picture book invites children to discover various animals and insects that are active at night in a woodland environment. Spotlighted animals and insects include tree frogs, spiders, owls, fireflies, moths, crickets, cicadas, mosquitos, and bats.

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The author, Joan Waites, is one of my former students.
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Mari and the Great Market Swap

Mari and the Great Market Swap
by Janelle Springer-Willms (Author), Juliana Eigner (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Mari loves to help Granny sell their ripe guavas at the weekly market. Every week, she hears the cheerful chorus of Miss Hyacinth singing “Come fa yuh mangoes, sweet and juicy,” Fitzroy shouting, “Fish, fish flying fish, one ah dollar,” and Mamee calling “Sugar cakes? Tamarind balls? Guava cheese?” On Saturdays, they are one big family.

But today, Mari’s friend brings news that a sugarcane truck toppled over on the main road, so customers can’t reach the market. Without customers, the vendors won’t make enough money to buy what they need for their families and businesses. But Mari is a problem solver, and she has an idea. What about… a great market swap!

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The author, Janelle Springer-Willms, is one of my former students.
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