Book of the Week
School Round-Up: Chapter Books
These chapter books would be great for read-alouds in your classroom – even older kids love being read to! THE SECRET LIFE OF MS. FINKLEMAN by Ben H. Winters A class of middle-school students discovers that their boring music teacher is actually a former rock star. (On-sale 9.21.10) WORD AFTER WORD AFTER WORD by Patricia [...]
School Round-Up: Picture Books
The beginning of the school year can be a source of anxiety for some kidsWe have some great picture book recommendations for the start of the school year: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE SCHOOL by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Jane Manning (Download classroom activities) AMELIA BEDELIA’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by Herman Parish, illustrated by Lynne [...]
School Week
It’s almost September and our librarian friends are celebrating the end of summer reading…while our teacher friends are bearing down and getting ready for another year. In both cases, we’re celebrating with you and declaring it SCHOOL WEEK here at the pageturn. Look for our school-themed posts this week – stay tuned!
Weekend Links
Here is what we’ve been reading and loving lately: We’re thrilled that Presenting Lenore loves Lauren Oliver as much as we do! She posted a great interview with Lauren, as well as a review of the upcoming DELIRIUM (on-sale February 2011). I was particularly motivated and inspired by the list Joyce at NeverEnding Search posted [...]
Poetry Friday: Wicked Girls
SHADOWS IN THE SUN July 1692 Hot, stuffed in skirts and screaming, “Witch!” some of us girls point fingers from positions of sunlight, others of us hide under a parasol of leaves. Sirens all, we choir a cacophony of caws together. None in the Village dare step on the shadows we forge, lest their name [...]
Multicultural Books
Being teachers and librarians, you work with such a wide array of children and teens, all with different economic, social, and cultural backgrounds . Finding books that speak to a particular child’s life experience can be both rewarding and challenging. We hope the following recommendations will help you put the right book in the right [...]
Playlist: The Ivy
The editors at Greenwillow Books described THE IVY perfectly: it’s the book that high school students will want to read to find out what college is like. The young authors, Lauren Kunze and Rina Onur, roomed together at Harvard and have translated the college experience to the page in a way that is fun, fast-paced, [...]
Sneak Peek: Floating on Mama’s Song
FLOATING ON MAMA’S SONG, written by Laura Lacámara and illustrated by Yuyi Morales, is on sale today! Here is a sneak peek of an interior spread: In the story, a young girl discovers her Mama’s magical ability to make people and animals so happy with her singing that they start to float in the air. Laura Lacámara [...]
Weekend Links 8.16-8.22
The blogosphere has been buzzing lately! Here is the long list of what we’ve been reading and loving lately: Paul Schmid announced on his blog that his artwork from THE WONDER BOOK was accepted into the Society of Illustrators’ 2010 Original Art Show. Such wonderful news and congratulations to Paul! Heidi Ayarbe, author of COMPROMISED, [...]
Mockingjay Read-Alikes
I’ve got MOCKINGJAY fever. Five days and counting. And let it be said here and now that I am not Team Peeta or Team Gale – I am Team Katniss all the way. Forget the swooning over the guys! I want to know if Katniss overthrows the Capitol and how she does it, and I [...]
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