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Author Archives: Amy DeBoer
Apple Fractions
Title: Apple Fractions Author: Jerry Pallotta Illustrator: Rob Bolster Publisher and Year: Scholastic, 2002 Number of pages: 30 Genre: Realistic Fiction Descriptive Annotation: The book begins by defining what apples and fractions are. Each page teaches readers about a different … Continue reading
Bud, Not Buddy
Title: Bud, Not Buddy Author: Christopher Paul Curtis Illustrator: N/A Publisher and Year: Delacorte Books, 1999 Number of pages: 243 Genre: Historical Fiction Descriptive Annotation: Bud Caldwell has lived in orphanages and foster homes since the death of his mother … Continue reading
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Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure
Title: Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure Author: Cindy Neuschwander Illustrator: Wayne Geehan Publisher and Year: Charlesbridge Publishing, 1997 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Humor, Fiction Descriptive Annotation: King Arthur of Camelot becomes worried when he … Continue reading
I See the Rhythm
Title: I See the Rhythm Author: Toyomi Igus Illustrator: Michele Wood Publisher and Year: Children’s Book Press, 1998 Number of pages: 31 Genre: Non-fiction, Poetry Descriptive Annotation: This book provides information about African American music and how it has changed … Continue reading
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Grandad Bill’s Song
Title: Grandad Bill’s Song Author: Jane Yolen Illustrator: Melissa Bay Mathis Publisher and Year: Putnam & Gosset Group, 1994 Number of pages: 29 Genre: Non-fiction, Poetry Descriptive Annotation: A little boy, Jon, asks several family members what they did on … Continue reading
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Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
Title: Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney Illustrator: Brian Pinkney Publisher and Year: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008 Number of pages: 34 Genre: Non-fiction Descriptive Annotation: Boycott Blues tells the story of Rosa Parks and how … Continue reading
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Captain Abdul’s Pirate School
Title: Captain Abdul’s Pirate School Author: Colin McNaughton Illustrator: Colin McNaughton Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 1994 Number of pages: 31 Genre: Humor, Fiction Descriptive Annotation: Maisy Pickles’ dad thinks she is too soft, so he sends her to Captain … Continue reading
The Ugly Duckling
Title: The Ugly Duckling Author: Hans Christian Anderson, Adapted by Jerry Pinkney Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney Publisher and Year: Morrow Junior Books, 1999 Number of pages: 30 Genre: Fiction, Fable Descriptive Annotation: Mother Duck is keeping her six eggs warm when … Continue reading
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Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!?
Title: Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? Author: Lois G. Grambling Illustrator: H.B. Lewis Publisher and Year: BridgeWater Books, 1995 Number of pages: 30 Genre: Humor, Fiction, Fantasy Descriptive Annotation: A little boy asks his mom if … Continue reading
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How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty
Title: How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty Author: Nathan Zimelman Illustrator: Bill Slavin Publisher and Year: Albert Whitman & Company, 1992 Number of pages: 30 Genre: Humor, Realistic fiction Descriptive Annotation: This book is … Continue reading