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D IS FOR DESERT

May 22, 2013
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Tweet D IS FOR DESERT: A World Deserts Alphabet by Barbara Gowan and illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Think you know something about deserts?  Think again and enjoy the fascinating information in this book which will take you to the many deserts around the world. First of all, did you know that deserts cover nearly one-third of [...]

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Kids’ Picks from San Francisco

May 21, 2013
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TweetCaroline, Anna, Delancey, and Lyali are the daughters in a Mother-Daughter Book Club in San Francisco. They read a LOT and are recommending some of their favorites. Clementine by Sarah Pennypacker is a great series about a girl who is always paying attention to things, maybe not the things she should be paying attention to, [...]

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Notes from the Read-Along Crowd

May 16, 2013
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TweetPreschool and kindergarten teachers know that one of the best ways to develop life-long readers is to introduce young ones to books with lots of repetition, books that encourage young listeners to engage with the text by chanting along, adding motions, and predicting what comes next. Kale, 3, already has a list of favorites. Here [...]

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THE MAGIC THIEF

May 16, 2013
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TweetSummers in Portland and Seattle are beautiful and GREEN.  Time to play some backyard soccer, hit around a tennis ball, and bike with friends. Might even bike to a bookstore – there are many – and get a refreshing smoothie or a sour lemonade.  Look over the books, choose a couple good ones, get comfortable, [...]

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The Cirque du Freak Series: A Spooky Summer Read for the Older Crowd

May 14, 2013
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TweetMarcel (Age 11) recommends this chilling series. Author: Darren Shan Who might enjoy this series? Kids who enjoyed the Harry Potter series. These books are scary and very suspenseful – not your sunshine and lollipops type of books. If you’re ready to be haunted page after page, book after book, Darren Shan’s series is precisely [...]

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Books By Bob: The Ultimate Early Reading Series

May 12, 2013
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TweetPiper (age 4 – almost 5) recommends this series Author: Bobby Lynn Maslen Illustrator: John R. Maslen Who might enjoy these books? Anyone who is learning to read independently Piper is eager for her first days in kindergarten. Because of this, she is busy developing her reading skills to assure she’ll be a super success. [...]

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Bats and Unicorns

May 9, 2013
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TweetOne of the best things about books in a series is that when you come to the end of one terrific book, you can reach for another (and also a glass of cold lemonade and a few chocolate chip cookies)! Macey (age 6) recommends this terrific series: Title: UNICORN’S SECRET  series:  Book #1 is Moonsilver Author:Kathleen Duey [...]

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