Debbie Gonzales here, proud ReaderKidZ contributor, with a list of four great books that I’ve given away as gifts this year, all very well received. Desire to buy a book for the active, energetic young man in your life? A book that will both engage his full interest while tickling his funny bone? Looking for a book… Read more »
November 2010
GUYS READ: FUNNY BUSINESS, edited by Jon Scieszka
GUYS READ: FUNNY BUSINESS is a special feature on Scieszka’s informative-yet-oh-so-wacky website Guys Read. Take some time to peruse this fantastic website, particularly if you desire to find the perfect book for that delightfully energetic, intuitive boy in your life. For listings of great guy-friendly books categorized in groupings such as “Ghosts”, “Dragons”, “Robots”, “Scary”, “People Being Transformed… Read more »
FIONA FINKELSTEIN, BIG TIME BALLERINA, by Shawn Stout
The teacher guide created for Stout’s FIONA FINKELSTEIN, BIG TIME BALLERINA is the perfect compliment to an earlier ReaderKidZ post, Book Trailers as Educational Tools by Analine Johnson. In the post Johnson states, “In creating book trailers, the components of reading are also addressed. Creating trailers requires the effective use of story elements. In addition, students… Read more »
ALL THE WORLD, by Liz Garton Scanlon
Linger upon this lovely book’s lyrical magic by accessing an activity guide HERE created by Natalie Dias Lorenzi. Take the time to enjoy pre-reading exercises, activities such as “Strike the Band”, “Vocabulary Boost”, “Take a Book Walk,” and many more. Your child will never tire of reading and rereading Scanlon’s poetics…and neither will you.
Welcome to ReaderKidZ, December 2010
“Summer fading, winter comes– Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs, Window robins, winter rooks, And the picture story-books…” Excerpt from “Picture Books in Winter,” A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson This month, we share some of our best book gift ideas. They may be our favorite books as children. Or new books we think any… Read more »
O Hanukkah, O Hanukkah!
The holiday of lights is here Good friends and happiness to share Sweets with honey for us to eat Candles to light and friends to greet excerpt from ” Ocho Candelikas,” a Hanukkah song of the Sephardic Jewish tradition In honor of Hanukkah, which begins in just a few days, the ReaderKidZ have collected a… Read more »
Families: A Reason to be Thankful
Families stick together through thick and thin. This week’s Book Room selections look at some of those families. Close together or separated by miles, families are one of many reasons to give thanks, this – and every – week of the year. THE CIRCUIT by Francisco Jiménez As a small child traveling with his family… Read more »
