Cooperative Children’s Book Center: 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know: The CCBC defines “multicultural” literature as “books by and about people of color: African and African Americans, American Indians, Asian/Pacific and Asian Pacific Americans, and Latinos.” Find their listing of the 50 essential books and a range of authors and illustrators for children HERE.
Dianne White
Back-to-School “Old Favorites”
This week’s BOOK ROOM recommendations are what the ReaderKidZ like to refer to as “Old Favorites.” These are the books kids enjoy at the beginning of every new school year. They’re also the ones children are fond of revisiting often. For our Back-to-School picks, we’ve selected just a few of our picture book favorites. What… Read more »
School Dog!
COOL DOG, SCHOOL DOG by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by Tim Bowers. This video is VERY cute. Yes, it’s on youtube, which means teachers may not be able to access it at their school site. Perhaps Marshall Cavendish will load the video on teachertube?? (*** As of 8.12.10, the video of COOL DOG, SCHOOL DOG is… Read more »
SPHDZ, Lunch Lady, Dragons, Sideways School, and more!
SPHDZ Book #1 (SPACEHEADZ) by Jon Scieszka and Francesco Sedita, illustrated by Shane Prigmore. When we began reading SPHDZ, we expected to like it. It’s by Jon Scieszka! The first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and author of one of our favorite fractured fairy tales, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. For… Read more »
Literacyhead! Standards-based Literacy through Visual Arts
Today, ReaderKidZ would like to spotlight this cool-looking site! It’s called Literacyhead – resources for creative, engaging, standards-based lessons using the visual arts to teach literacy. Take some time to explore the lessons and images. We’ve included two links to get you started: Ten Titles: Books for Building Your Library The Art of Teaching Writing… Read more »
Stephanie Greene, Author-in-Residence
ReaderKidZ is pleased to welcome Stephanie Greene as our first Author-in Residence. Stephanie has been writing early readers, chapter books, and middle grade novels for more than 15 years. Her books include the popular Owen Foote chapter book series, the Moose and Hildy early reader series, and her middle grade novels about Sophie Hartley. Stephanie’s… Read more »
Book Room: New Beginnings
In many parts of the country, August is Back-to-School month. Already! That being the case, ReaderKidz thought we’d kick off the school year with a few recommendations for the K- 5 crowd. You’ll find a little of everything here. A couple of new books, along with several that have been favorites for years. There’s something… Read more »
