David Elliott takes us soaring with On the Wing, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander, the latest in the award-winning series On the Farm/In the Wild/In the Sea by Candlewick. His witty verses feel like velvet as they roll off the tongue. “Music lovers fast await the first duet of summer. Oriole is vocalist. Woodpecker is drummer.”… Read more »
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This Year’s BEST of GREEN EARTH books
BOOKS ABOUT OUR NATURAL WORLD PLUS ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY: Green Earth Book Award Winners GREEN EARTH celebrated its 10th anniversary of the Green Earth Book Award last month events at the Read Green Festival. Part of this celebration included a donation of 10,000 environmental books to schools. Each year Green Earth Book Awards are given to… Read more »
The man who unlocked the mysteries of the universe
“In the Milky Way galaxy … in a big city … in a small apartment … lived a boy named Carl.” And so it begins, STAR STUFF, Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos, (Roaring Brook Press, 2014), written and illustrated by Stephanie Roth Sisson. In a charming book about the man who introduced… Read more »
October: Our Natural World
It’s October already and this month the ReaderKidZ will be sharing books about our natural world. We’re kicking it off with the gorgeous and informative, STAR STUFF: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos (Roaring Brook Press, 2014), which hits bookstore shelves October 14th. Coming up on Friday, Stephanie Greene shares an interview with STAR STUFF author/illustrator, Stephanie Roth Sisson. In the… Read more »
Mix It Up!
In previous posts, we’ve recommended two of Hervé Tullet‘s books – PRESS HERE and DOODLE COOK, both of which inspire readers to enjoy the magic of color, shape, and imagination. Tullet’s newest, MIX IT UP, (Chronicle Books, 2014) introduces young learners to primary and secondary colors, color mixing, tints, tones, and shades and makes an excellent addition to a young child’s library or… Read more »
COLORS OF THE WIND
COLORS OF THE WIND is a picture-book biography with startling paintings that open your eyes, and also a true story about an Olympic champion runner and award-winning artist who is blind: George Mendoza. The author, J.L. Powers, tells us: “To me, it’s an amazing story of someone who has persisted and found such an incredible… Read more »
Unexpected Friendships
A dutiful farmer toils away at daily chores. In the distance, a circus train crosses the barren countryside. As the farmer looks on, a small passenger flips and spills, unhurt, onto the soft ground. As the farmer approaches, a baby clown with a tall red cap, white face, and painted-on smile greets him. The young clown leaps and… Read more »
