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Baseball Saved Us

Posted on June 2, 2017 by isimmons

Title: Baseball Saved Us   Author: Ken Mochizuki   Illustrator: Dom Lee   Publisher: Lee & Low Books (1993)   Pages: 28 (15 w/ text including author’s note)   Tags: Baseball. Japanese-Americans. World War II. Japanese Internment Camps.  2-6   … Continue reading →

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The Sky of Afghanistan

Posted on June 2, 2017 by isimmons

Title: The sky of Afghanistan   Author: Ana A, de Eulate   Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer   Publisher: Cuento De Luz (2012)   Pages: 22 (12 w/ text)   Genre: Realistic Fiction   The story of The sky of Afghanistan is … Continue reading →

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What do you do with an Idea?

Posted on June 2, 2017 by isimmons

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Title: What do you do with an idea                                           Author: Kobi Yamada   Illustrator: Mae Besom   Publisher: Compendium Inc. … Continue reading →

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How I Became A Pirate

Posted on June 2, 2017 by srudi

Title: “How I Became a Pirate”   Author: Melinda Long   Illustrator: David Shannon   Publisher and Year: Scholastic Inc. 2003   Number of Pages: 32   Tags: Fiction, Friendship,Adventure, 2-3, 4-5, Stephanie Rudi   Genre: Fiction   Analysis: “How … Continue reading →

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Woodrow for President

Posted on June 2, 2017 by srudi

Title: “Woodrow for President”   Author: Peter W. Barnes   Illustrator: Cheryl Shaw Barnes   Publisher and Year: VSP Books 1999   Number of Pages: 27   Tags: Fiction, 2-3, 4-5, Stephanie Rudi   Genre: Non-Fiction   Analysis: This book … Continue reading →

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David Goes to School

Posted on June 2, 2017 by srudi

Title: “David Goes to School”   Author and Illustrator: David Shannon   Publisher and Year: Blue Sky Press 1999   Number of Pages: 31   Tags: Fiction, 2-3, 4-5, Stephanie Rudi   Genre: Non-Fiction   Analysis: The story is about … Continue reading →

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Let It Shine

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Title: “Let it Shine”   Author and Illustrator: Ashley Bryan   Publisher and Year: Atheneum  Books for Young Readers 2007   Number of Pages: 37   Tags: Diversity, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, Poetry, Stephanie Rudi   Genres: Poetry   Analysis: “Let … Continue reading →

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Stella Brings the Family

Posted on June 2, 2017 by mhouk

Title: Stella Brings the Family Author(s): Miriam B. Schiffer Illustrator/Photographer: Holly Clifton-Brown Publisher and Year: Chronicle Books, 2015 Number of pages: 25 Tags: Family, Diversity, Picture Book, Morgan Houk Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis:  The plot of the book involved a … Continue reading →

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One Plastic Bag

Posted on June 2, 2017 by mhouk

Title: One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia Author(s): Miranda Paul Illustrator/Photographer: Elizabeth Zunon Publisher and Year: Millbrook Press, 2015 Number of pages: 28 Tags: Culture, Diversity, Non-Fiction, Picture Book, K-5, Morgan Houk Genre: Non-Fiction Analysis:  This … Continue reading →

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Just Like Josh Gibson

Posted on June 2, 2017 by mhouk

Title: Just Like Josh Gibson Author(s): Angela Johnson Illustrator/Photographer: Beth Peck Publisher and Year: Simon & Schuster, 2004 Number of pages: 28 Tags: Morgan Houk, K-5, Diversity, Family, Historical Fiction, Picture Book Genre: Historical Fiction Analysis: This story is about … Continue reading →

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