Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
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*Picture book for prekindergartners through third graders, fantasy
*Two creatures–the Once-ler and the Lorax–as main characters
*Rating: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss is a wonderful book to teach students about the effects of pollution and industrialization.
Short, short summary: A young boy visits the Once-ler and hears the story [...]
June 15, 2009 in Art activities, Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Cause and Effect, Dr. Seuss, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Picture Book, Reading Skills, six traits of writing
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*Middle-grade novel, contemporary
*10-year-old girl as main character
*Rating: Because of Winn-Dixie might have been a great movie, but the book by Kate DiCamillo is ten times better.
Short, short summary: India Opal Buloni, the daughter of a preacher, goes to the store for a few groceries and comes home with a dog, [...]
May 28, 2009 in Cause and Effect, Creative Writing activities, DiCamillo, Kate, Middle Grade Novel, Reading Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: Because of Winn-Dixie, creative writing activities, Kate DiCamillo, Newberry Honor Book, reading skills | 1 Comment »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
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Picture book for prekindergartners through second graders, fantasy
Weebeasts as main characters
Rating: A wonderful, brightly-illustrated picture book that gently teaches children about being nice!
Short, short [...]
February 22, 2009 in Cause and Effect, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Linton, Micah, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing
Tags: Cause and Effect, fantasy picture books, Micah Linton, Plight, Shared Writing, Weebeasts | 8 Comments »
Thank you again, everyone, for making Under the Night Sky part of a successful blog tour on “Read These Books and Use Them.” I am happy to announce that Claudia is the winner of the copy of the book. If you are curious, how I pick the winner so scientifically. . .I put [...]
December 16, 2008 in Cause and Effect, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Van Draanen, Wendelin
Tags: books about grandparents, Middle Grade Novel, mysteries for kids, Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief, Sammy Keyes series, Wendelin Van Draanen | No Comments »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
Chapter book, contemporary (but written in the 1960s) fantasy
Young boy and Ralph the mouse as main characters
Rating: One of my favorite Beverly Cleary books. Ralph is absolutely endearing, and kids love him!
Short, short summary: Ralph lives in a mousehole in Room 215 in Mountain View Inn. When Keith and [...]
December 1, 2008 in Cause and Effect, Chapter Books, Cleary, Beverly, Creative Writing activities, Darling, Louis, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections
Tags: Beverly Cleary, Chapter Books, Louis Darling, Ralph S. Mouse, reading skills, teaching cause and effect, The Mouse and the Motorcycle, writing activities | No Comments »
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