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Marianthe’s Story: Painted Words / Spoken Memorieswritten and illustrated by Aliki64 pp. Greenwillow Review 9/98The story of a young immigrant girl from an unnamed country is told in a pair of back-to-back picture books. The first describes Marianthe’s adjustment to her American school; the second (arrived at by flipping the...
Although I love to write about books, I am a teacher, not a writer. My favorite writers create worlds out of their imaginations; what I try to create, every August, is a new community of children, one I hope will be strong enough to make it through the school year....
Our September special issue on School is out, and you can view selected articles on our website. Make sure to try the quiz by Monica Edinger and Roxanne Hsu Feldman--it's harder than it looks.I'm leaving tomorrow for Sedona to marry the other one off; I'll be sure to steer clear...
We've just emailed the latest issue of Notes from the Horn Book, which this month covers new books about school, nature study and space; some good recent chapter books, and five writers' (and an editor's) own summer reading choices. Sign up now!And, especially for teachers, this issue provides a link...
Recommended by Roger Sutton and Martha Parravano in the Horn Book podcast.FictionBasketball Bats and Goof-Off Goaliewritten by Betty Hicks, illustrated by Adam McCauley (Roaring Brook)Grade level: 1–3Airman by Eoin Colfer (Hyperion)Grade level: 4–8The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd (Fickling)Grade level: 4–8Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs (HarperCollins)Grade...
if not so far as Christmas, Claire Gross has compiled a list of starred school stories for all you kids who need to start getting in the mood now.And on a related note, and for the truly hardcore delayed gratification junkies, I'm pleased to announce the theme of our 2008...
Mention the word bibliotherapy, and children’s librarians and booksellers have similar tales to tell. The stories go something like this: a well-intentioned parent comes in and asks for a book about death. When questioned further, she explains that her child’s grandmother is dying and the child needs some books to...
“I need a poem to go with a unit on diseases.”“I need a poem about respecting other people’s property.”“I need a poem for a lesson I’m doing on invertebrates.”“Where are your poetry books about personal hygiene?”Upon hearing such requests posed by education students and teachers, a librarian’s first thought might...
Packing and unpacking. Those were the governing actions of my Army brat childhood. I learned how to size up the fashion, the accents, the special vocabulary, and the social climate of every place I lived. I learned the bike and walking routes around all the Army bases and was a...
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