The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by LeUyen Pham (Roaring Brook Press, 2013) As a young boy, he hated school and rules, couldn’t sit still, and turned everything in the world around him into a math game. Known as the Magician from Budapest by the age… Read more »
November 2013
Stephanie Greene: Author Interview Part 2
Today is Part 2 of the ReaderKidZ interview (Find Part 1 HERE) with our own Stephanie Greene on the release of her latest in the Sophie Hartley series: Sophie Hartley and the Facts of Life. Greene manages to keep each of the books in all of her series fresh, funny and full of heart. In this story, Sophie’s… Read more »
Our Own Stephanie Greene: Author in Residence
ReaderKidZ’s own Stephanie Greene agreed to be interviewed for the release of Sophie Hartley and the Facts of Life, out from Clarion on November 19th. Greene’s trademark is her deft touch with humor and heart for middle grade readers. This story centers around 4th grade concerns about ‘The Movie” (regarding puberty) that the girls are shown… Read more »
The 14 Fibs of Gregory K.
The 14 Fibs of Gregory K. by Greg Pincus (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 2013) Like many of us who were stronger in language arts, Gregory K. loves writing poetry. However, he was born into a family of mathematical heavyweights. He struggles to keep up with his family’s math-centric view of the world, his father’s ambitious… Read more »
THE TREE LADY
THE TREE LADY, written by H. Joseph Hopkins and illustrated by Jill McElmurry The Tree Lady tells about the unusual and amazing life of Kate Sessions who lived at a time when girls were NOT supposed to play outside digging in the dirt and were NOT supposed to climb trees or wander in the woods… Read more »
A Conversation with Author Melissa Stewart, Part 2
Earlier in the week, we learned about Melissa the author and now we’re going to get to know the person. She is the author of No Monkeys, No Chocolate and more than 150 science books for children. What were your interests as a young person? And what did you like to read? Any favorite books?… Read more »
Melissa Stewart Talks Nonfiction and…Chocolate!
This month at ReaderKidZ we’re all about science and math and we’re kicking off November with a fabulous two-part interview with No Monkeys, No Chocolate author Melissa Stewart. No Monkeys, No Chocolate written by Melissa Stewart and Allen Young, illustrated by Nicole Wong (Charlesbridge, 2013) explains the story of where chocolate comes from in two… Read more »
