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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Studying... Poetry

Picture Books
Shape Me A Rhyme (Nature's Forms In Poetry) - Jane Yolen/Jason Stemple
Behind the Museum Door (Poems to Celebrate the Wonders of Museums) - selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Count Me A Rhyme (Animal Poems by the Numbers) - Jane Yolen/Jason Stemple
Here's A Little Poem (A Very First Book of Poetry) - Collected by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters
Poems About the Planet: The Sun in Me compiled by Judith Nicholls

Friday, February 20, 2009

Resources for Black History Month

Here are some books that feature Black/African-American Characters


PICTURE BOOKS
Wood-Hoopoe Willie
Masai and I - Virginia Kroll
Africa Brothers and Sisters - Virginia Kroll
Faraway Drums - Virginia Kroll

CHAPTER BOOKS
A Song for Harlem (Scraps of Time 1928) - Patricia C. McKissack

Monday, February 16, 2009

Studying... Character Development

Picture Books

The Way I Act Books:
Cristina Keeps a Promise - Virginia Kroll
Good Neighbor Nicholas - Virginia Kroll
Ryan Respects - Virginia Kroll
Jason Takes Responsibility - Virginia Kroll
Forgiving a Friend - Virginia Kroll
Good Citizen Sarah - Virginia Kroll