Books about families and family traditions abound and narrowing down the list has been no easy task. This week’s selections are mostly picture books with one very special EZ Read. They’re old and new favorites that we’re sure you’ll enjoy rereading or discovering for the very first time. Later in the month, look for more… Read more »
November 2010
Family Pictures by Carmen Lomas Garza
Share Carmen Lomas Garza’s FAMILY PICTURES/Cuadros de Familia with students, then check out the Gr. 3-5 lesson created by Loraine Woodard on the International Reading Association’s website, ReadWriteThink. Follow the link to Woodard’s lesson: My Family Traditions Download the accompanying handout: Family Pictures Class Book
Welcome to ReaderKidZ, November 2010
With the change of seasons, turning of the clock, and holidays just around the corner, November leads ReaderKidZ to thoughts of family, traditions, and thankfulness. This week, Bethany Hegedus joins ReaderKidz as we celebrate, TRUTH WITH A CAPITAL T, a book about long-gone-but-not-forgotten relations, a sassy Southern girl, her trumpet-playing adopted Northern cousin, and a… Read more »
Linda Sue Park, Author-In-Residence
A LONG WALK TO WATER by Linda Sue Park is based on the true story of Salva Dut, who, as a child, was one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. This is a story of war and loss, family and survival, hunger, thirst and, most of all, the amazing power of the human spirit to… Read more »
Linda Sue’s Story
Until I was about eight years old, my family was the only Korean family in our whole town. There were no other Koreans living nearby. My parents decided to speak English at home, so for me and my brother and sister, English was our first language. Things were different back then—people weren’t aware of the… Read more »
Your Friend, Linda Sue Park
Dear Reader: I’m so excited that you’re interested in my book A LONG WALK TO WATER. It’s a story that’s very important to me. The book is based on the true story of Salva Dut, who is a family friend. I met Salva several years ago, and the more I learned about his life, the… Read more »
A Peek At Linda’s Office!
My office is too messy to show anyone. So what I did instead was to take pictures of a few special things in my office. First, some artwork: Right above my desk are two paintings. The top one is by the artist Julie Downing, and it’s the cover art for my book THE FIREKEEPER’S SON…. Read more »
