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Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Middle-grade novel, fantasy
*Pig as main character
*Rating: E. B. White’s classic story, Charlotte’s Web, will continue to touch the hearts of readers young and old for many, many years.
Short, short summary: Fern saves Wilbur, the pig, from her father’s ax and raises him like a house pet. [...]
April 14, 2009 in Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, White, E.B., Williams, Garth
Tags: Charlotte's Web, E. B. White, friendship, Garth Williams, life cycles, middle-grade novels | 2 Comments »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
Picture book for preK-3rd grade, historical fiction
Elementary school-aged boys as main characters
Rating: A great circus book with a cute, cute voice!
Short, short summary: In the early 1900s, Sam and Benny ran to see the circus coming to town. They watched the men putting up the circus tent, and they [...]
October 6, 2008 in Esbaum, Jill, Gordon, David, Picture Book
Tags: , books about friendship, circus, David Gordon, early circus, friendship, Jill Esbaum, journal writing, To the Big Top | No Comments »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
Middle-grade novel, contemporary
Middle-school-aged boy as main character
Rating: One of my very favorite children’s books–even before the movie. (Newberry Award Winner)
Short, short summary: Most of you have probably heard of this book before, read it, and seen the movie. Sachar created two brilliant, funny, heartwarming plots and connected them together like [...]
September 30, 2008 in Middle Grade Novel, Sachar, Louis
Tags: Camp Green Lake, friendship, Holes, journal writing, Louis Sachar, middle-grade novels, Newberry Award Winning, six traits | No Comments »
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