false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg 140181 5 2015914 1 3 2005 Zen Shorts total:910|5:540|4:254|3:98|2:15|1:3| 910 4043 1078 207 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 2 false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 19:25:58 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 14:31:29 -0700 2008 Grade: K-6
Caldecott Honor Book

This is a beautifully illistrated narritive of three siblings that become friends with a panda named Stillwater. Each sibling visits the panda and the panda teaches each one a lesson. He tells them stories about his expe...more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed May 16 19:26:39 -0700 2007 Mon Feb 23 15:43:21 -0800 2009 a bajillion more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 4 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 03 09:50:44 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 10:05:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 1 false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 16:09:08 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 16:21:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 1 false Sun Oct 04 07:07:20 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 07:42:23 -0700 2009 Zen Shorts is a thought-provoking picture book for K-3rd readers. Even though the content and themes would be better understood by older readers, all children would be able to enjoy the beautiful pictures and interesting characters. Zen Shorts is about three children who are visited ...more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 4 false Mon May 04 19:10:15 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 19:43:44 -0700 2009
To be honest, I wasn't so sure about this book...more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 4 1 false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 21:47:37 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 21:58:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 4 0 false Thu Oct 22 13:18:21 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 11:29:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 0 false Tue Oct 20 18:06:38 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 18:17:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 162474 0439789230 9780439789233 4 3 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229119439m/162474.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162474.Zen_Shorts 5 0 false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:36:28 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 22:30:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 0 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 22:18:21 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 22:18:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 0 false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 04:35:55 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 04:43:53 -0700 2009
Reading Level- K-4

Topic and Theme- A wise panda shares his wisdom. Peace in life

Curricula Use- Read Aloud

Social- Life lessons taught in a way that children can understand.

Literary Elements- A wise panda, Stillwater shares...more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 1 false Thu Aug 07 21:05:34 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 21:06:21 -0700 2008 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 1 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 08:54:13 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 08:55:05 -0800 2008 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 0 false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 16:00:50 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 16:06:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 0 false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 17:50:05 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 18:16:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2011712 0545040876 9780545040877 2 2 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255610275m/2011712.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2011712.Zen_Shorts_Collectors_Edition 4 1 false Tue Feb 12 13:56:27 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 14:09:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 10:05:23 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 19:40:56 -0700 2007
The story starts when siblings Addy, Michael, and Karl meet Stillwater, a l...more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 0 false Tue Feb 24 19:36:46 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 09:57:09 -0800 2009 Age Level: 3-5 due to a wide range of words, and no repetition. For the transitional/fluent reader.
World View: White (ish). The children are white, but the stories and the bear are clearly not white American tales.
Genre: Picture Book
Stillwater...more...]]> 140181 0439339111 9780439339117 903 202 4.44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172115994m/140181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140181.Zen_Shorts 5 0 false Sun Jul 05 21:30:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:33:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=140181