Your Homophone is Ringing by O.K. Read February 28, 2018booksadmin Homophone? What is that?!!? It’s the same sounding word with different meanings. Try finding these homophones in rhyming sentences complemented with illustrated pictures. It’s not as easy as it sounds! Your Homophone is Ringing is a series of independent sentences to encourage reading and stimulate the reader’s imagination enough to write something on their own.
Will the Baby be Bigger than Me by Dr. J. Fallon February 28, 2018booksadmin A boy’s fears about the changes that might come with a new baby in the family are relieved when he sees that the new arrival looks just like him. A humorous situation delivered with mastery by Dr. J Fallon and Dr. A. Feltenstein. Hardbound
Why Did You Leave Us by Misty Woodard Hardison February 28, 2018booksadmin Benson is a very happy boy who enjoys spending time with his grandparents. He learns that in life we sometimes lose the people we love. He also learns that his grandparents will always be close to his heart by cherishing the memories they shared in the past. Talking to children about the loss of loved ones can be a sensitive topic to address. Why Did You Leave Us, We Loved You So? helps children understand that death is a natural complement to life. This book explores the meaning of life, death and heaven, as well as how to stay close in spirit with grandparents who have died.
Where the Wild Things Aren’t by Alex Trevisan February 28, 2018booksadmin From wild things under the bed to monsters behind the closet door, children are often scared by what is cooked up in their imaginations. This book strives to teach young children that many frightening situations they encounter are in fact nothing to worry about. paperback
What’s the Big Idea? by Joan LoPresti and Bob Danner February 28, 2018booksadmin Wouldn’t it be fun to read a book about how kids think using retro-like illustrations? What’s the big idea? is meant to get young children thinking about where ideas come from and how we learn to place value on them. Each page is composed of opposite thoughts/ actions that are very relatable to the actual lives of children. The illustrations are multicultural and the photo realistic settings are varied to help the reader identify with each situation. For added fun, key words in the text graphically represent what they mean. In addition, there’s a guide for parents and teachers with extended enriching activities.
We are Duckies by Min Kim February 28, 2018booksadmin This book is about a little girl, Duk-Hee, who immigrates to the U.S. with her family. Based on her own life, the author shares a typical experience of an English language learner by describing throughout the pages what Duk-Hee perceives, feels, and thinks as she gets adjusted to her new surroundings. At first, Duk-Hee feels anxiety and fear, but eventually she overcomes her linguistic and cultural barriers thanks to her teacher, parents, and, most of all, two wonderful girls in her class. Paperback
Voladores by Patricia Petersen February 28, 2018booksadmin Illustrated by Sheli Petersen. No one knows the origin of this legend, one of the oldest in Mexico. The four voladores symbolize the sun’s rays shining on the four corners of the world and the flight of the voladores insures the continuation of the seasons and the sacred cycles of life
Todos nosotros Cuaderno by Raquel Benatar February 28, 2018booksadmin Ideal for multicultural classroom, this journal explores the various groups that reside in the United States in a lighthearted manner and helps children understand customs and traditions. Paperback
Thomas Learns a Lesson by Sonya Petrie and Tonya Adams February 28, 2018booksadmin Meet Thomas, a turkey who enjoys playing pranks on the children and animals that live on the farm. Thomas thinks his pranks are hilarious. He does not realize how hurtful these pranks can be until the animals decide to play a trick on him. Thomas’ story will teach children that although words or actions may be funny to them, they can cause pain to others. “Thomas Learns a Lesson” delivers an important message to young readers about how bullying can affect people in many ways. Paperback
There’s Really No Way to Defunk a Skunk by Jordan Weller February 28, 2018booksadmin This is the story of two boys who desperately try to convince Mommy that a skunk will make a good house pet. They use their imagination to come up with different ways to make the smell of the skunk a little more acceptable. Follow them through the house as they put their creative ideas and classic remedies to the test.Paperback