Posts Tagged ‘Scat’

Maniac Monday: Children’s Choice Book Awards

You might have noticed this new widget I have on my sidebar, courtesy of JacketFlap and the Children’s Book Council. It is announcing several nominees for the Children’s Choice Book Awards. In case you didn’t know, the Children’s Choice Book Award nominees have been announced in each category: Kindergarten to second grade, third to [...]

March 8, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Clare Cassandra, Collins, Suzanne, Elementary Educators, Hiaasen Carl, High School Teachers, Maniac Mondays, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Patterson, James, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Young Adult Novels
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Un-Forgettable Friday: Scat by Carl Hiaasen

Florida Swamp photo by Peter Long www.flickr.com
*Middle-grade to tween (there’s some language in here–FYI ) contemporary fiction novel
*Middle-grade students Nick and Marta as main characters
*Rating: A good eco-mystery for kids with a quirky cast of characters, similar to Hoot and Flush by Carl Hiaasen.
Short, short summary: Scat has a main plot [...]

February 5, 2010 in Books with Science Content, Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Hiaasen Carl, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Reading Skills, Research Ideas, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills
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