In Rich Wallace’s Kickers: Game Day Jitters, characters Ben, Loop, and their teams – the Bobcats and the Falcons – know, all too well, that soccer is a game of corners and angles. Be it a corner kick, penalty kick, or the nerve-raking confines of the goalie box, this fast moving game is defined by the… Read more »
Debbie Gonzales
THE LONGEST NIGHT, by Marion Dane Bauer
Throughout history, humans have celebrated the rebirth of sunlight after the darkest period of the year – The Winter Solstice. The Longest Night is a poetic celebration of this seasonal phenomena. For additional study of the Winter Solstice access this informative link from Education World or this one from National Geographic News. For further study of… Read more »
Gift Books for the All-Boy, the Girlie-Girl, and the Wee One In Between
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 »
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.
RICKSHAW GIRL by Mitali Perkins
Click here to walk in Naima’s world by downloading the .pdf version of the Discussion Guide especially created to compliment Rickshaw Girl. In doing so, learn about the economic complexities of Naima’s life in Bangladesh. Engage in vibrant topics for discussion. Create artistic crafts such as creating alpanas out of chalk, salt, rice, or salt. Delve into… Read more »
