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• Zoom, Rocket, Zoom! By Margaret Mayo - review

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  A very nice and informative book ZOOM, ROCKET, ZOOM! doesnt actually tell a story as such: following the format of the previous book from this duo (DIG DIG DIGGING), it shows how things work - and in this case its all about space and all sorts of spacecraft, machinery and people involved in all things space-related. ...
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• 11 of the Best Designed Board Books

  
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  By Carter. I love board books. Literacy for the littlest. Sturdy pages for stubby fingers. Visually spectacular to developing brains. I adore them so much that I have a growing collection, despite having zero kids in my house. But I obsess over my portable art, and these books are stunners. For this particular ...
  5 days ago

• {Summer Reading} Picture Books for Kids

  
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  This summer reading list is a bit of a hodgepodge. I wanted to choose picture books for kids which have a summer theme but covered a variety of topics. I also wanted books which encouraged kids to examine them closely, either because they encouraged discussion, had a slow rhythm or had intricate pictures to pour over. ...
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• the great (almost disastrous) cornelius caper

  
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  Last week, these lollipops mysteriously appeared in the mail. Cornelius had been dying to taste a caper-flavored lollipop ever since he read Dan Krall’s The Great Lollipop Caper.  Despite the warning, he was sure he’d never be appalling. Well. He removed the wrapper. The lollipop was ...
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• 5th Grade Slavery Unit in Newton

  
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  My daughter is studying slavery and the first thing I thought of what that our town was a part of the Underground Railroad. Not our particular house (not old enough) but the Jackson Homestead in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Identifying What Love Looks Like

  
  The Price of Trust — Authority: 135
  Recently a fellow childrens author contacted me and asked if I would review her picture book. Having several books and projects others had asked for my help with, I told her I could put her on a waiting list. She told me she was happy to wait, and on the list she went. My latest project was a long novel, so I decided ...
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• Joydeb Chitrakar and Gita Wolf’s The Enduring Ark from Tara Books

  
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  After seeing many tantalizing mentions of  Tara Books  over the last few years, I was delighted to receive Joydeb Chitrakar and Gita Wolf’s The Enduring Ark   and get a firsthand look at one of their creations. It is said from time to time, the world is re-made. Ancient stories talk of an age when a huge ...
  6 days ago

• train to sleepytown

  
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  In Steam Train, Dream Train, Sherri Duskey Rinker and illus. Tom Lichtenheld ( Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site ) pair up again to give us another book that kids will love. The story is a fun, rhyming adventure ride on a train crewed by animals of all sorts: monkeys stow cargo, bunnies load freight, camels ...
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• The Magic Finger

  
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  MG has been writing again. To be honest, she never stops. She started writing a weekend journal two weeks ago which she kept up until yesterday – she might go back to it but when I asked her about writing … Continue reading → The post The Magic Finger appeared first on Child-Led Chaos .
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• 7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #331:Featuring a Small Crew of Smiley Faces

  
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  (Click to embiggen) My Imp readers will have to forgive me today: I don’t have illustrations to share this morning, as I always do on Sundays, but I was out of town this weekend for Knoxville’s 2013 Children’s Festival of Reading. Knoxville does these festivals up right, and they’re always good fun. This ...
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• wonders of the deep

  
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  Octopus (in Divya Srinivasans Octopus Alone ) experiences the reef world all around her, watching from her cave. One day she decides to escape the busyness of the reef and seek out some solitude. Through her adventures swimming through the vast ocean--complete with run-ins with fish of all types, seahorses, crabs, ...
  1 week ago

• Five fab… books for May

  
  Bambino Goodies — Authority: 478
  My First Book of Vehicles by Alain Gree (Button, RRP £4.99) The latest additions to French illustrator Alain Gree’s delightful collection of ‘My First’ board books are Vehicles and L etters . These really do make the most wonderful gifts – we’re collecting the whole set. Stay tuned for new titles, ...
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• On My Bedside Table

  
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  Want to know who I like to curl up in bed with after a long day behind the flat screen? Curious to know how I spend the midnight hours? Well I can reveal that at least three of those listed below are amongst the many who keep me occupied into the wee hours of the night. But enough about the books weighing down my ...
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• 10 Haunting Holocaust Books for Kids

  
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  All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. ~ Edmund Burke I will be the first to admit that I avoid children’s books about war. They depress me. I even get... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• 7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #330: Featuring Komako Sakai

  
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  (Click to enlarge) As I’ve made clear before here at 7-Imp, I’m a fan of the illustration work of Komako Sakai (who even visited for a brief interview last year). So, I was happy to see that she’s illustrated a new book, this one written by Hatsue Nakawaki. It’s called Wait! Wait! , and it’s for ...
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• Our Week in Books #19

  
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  I tried very hard not to acquire any new books this week, and ended up with seven! But to be fair, five are birthday presents so will be gone in the next three weeks. The seventh was to get free … Continue reading → The post Our Week in Books #19 appeared first on Child-Led Chaos .
  2 weeks ago

• Review | Perfect Square by Michael Hall

  
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  Description: Perfect Square is about a square that gets cut up, torn up, shredded and shattered. Each time something is done to the square, it figures out a way to turn the situation in a useful, positive outcome. Story: The underlying purpose of this story is about how we adjust to the changes and challenges ...
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• My Favorite Picture Books: Boycott Blues

  
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  Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation   by Andrea Davis Pinkney illustrated by Brian Pinkney Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney are among my favorite picture book authors and illustrators and this book is just one of their wonderful cooperative achievements. In it, the story of the Montgomery bus ...
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• Clever Picture Books That Captivate

  
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  All three of my kids, ages 13, 11 and 8, delighted in this clever picture book with a book-within-a-book-within-a-book format. I figured if this picture book could captivate a teenager, it has a lock... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  2 weeks ago

• Better World Books UK Discount Coupons

  
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  So you’re ready to make a purchase from Better World Books UK, just click a Better World Books UK coupon codes provided here, and copy it. After that, just paste the code into the coupon box during checkout, your discount should appear automatically. With GetDiscountCoupon.com, you’ll find only the latest ...
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