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Cartoonist, children’s book illustrator and author Mo Willems is turning his hand to radio cartooning.
Yeah, he knows, he knows — people can’t see the cartoons on the radio. Nontheless, he and Michele Norris are giving it a go on All Things Considered. Willems will describe the cartoon, and Norris will take a stab at the [...]

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Peter Rabbit on Google, originally uploaded by Litandmore.
Happy Birthday Beatrix Potter! This may be my favorite Google logo.

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Title: What the World Eats
Author: Peter Menzel
Published: 7/08
Notes: Photographic collection
Litandmore’s Rating: Four out of
This photographic journey displays a variety of food traditions across countries– from North Carolina to Sudan. Each country/state provides fast facts, daily caloric consumption, average life expectancy, and more. Students who love books [...]

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Kristen Majkut shared the following Powerpoint presentation of new books on LM_Net. It is a great list! View the presentation: reading-institute-presentation1
Visit Kristen’s newly formed blog: http://kristenmajkut.wordpress.com/

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Becky Anderson, of Anderson’s Bookshop, is quoted! Thank you, dear friend, for the link!
Young readers, already worried about Harry Potter, now face a new threat. Lemony Snicket (a.k.a. Daniel Handler, 36) says at least two characters will die in his 13th and final “A Series of Unfortunate Events” book, “The End.” [...]

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Title: The Black Book of Colors
Author: Cottin, Menena and Faria, Rosana
Reading level: 3.6
Schu’s rating: Four :) out of four
Note: It was originally published in Spanish as El libro negro de los colores.
This is the perfect book to convey the power of touch. It encourages children to use other senses to experience colors, and helps them better [...]

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Title: Sally and the Purple Socks
Author: Lisze Bechtold
Reading Level: 1.5
Schu’s Rating: 3 out 4
Sally, the duck, orders a pair of tiny purple socks from a catalog. The socks go from being way too tiny to quickly growing and expanding. She uses them as curtains, carpeting, a scarf, and blankets. They expand so much that Sally creates [...]

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Title: The Library
Author: Sarah Stewart and illustrations by her husband David Small
Schu’s rating: FIVE out of four
The Incredible Book Eating Boy started the school year and The Library ended it. This marked at least the dozenth reading of The Library,but it never held as much relevance.  Not only do I identify with [...]

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Voteforbooks.com just entered its second phase. Students across America were encouraged to submit their favorite books. Round one of voting begins on September 1 when you vote among the eight finalists. On September 22, the contest heats up as the top four candidates move on to Round 2. On October 13, the two most popular [...]

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Title: Ellis Island: A History of Many Voices
Author: Louise Peacock
Reading Level: 5.0
Schu’s Rating: 4 out of 4
Notes: The perfect book for an Ellis Island unit and for teaching students about quality journal writing.

 
In this historical fiction picture book, Sura, 10,  writes letters to her dead mother about her journey from  Armenia to Ellis [...]

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This weekend I held, not shook, President Clinton’s hand for about one minute. He focused so intently on my friend’s statement that he stood discussing No Child Left Behind and did not realize that he still had my hand. 
 
On Saturday night I stood just feet from Sean Astin, Rob Reiner, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, John Mellencamp, Senator [...]

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A group of third graders voted and the winner is…KNUFFLE BUNNY! Refer to Wanted: Travel Buddy  for more details!

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