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Harry Potter as Storytelling Camp Review

This summer my youngest son “O” walked the virtual hallowed halls of the University of New Hampshire while taking a Harry Potter as Storytelling on-line course with Professor Krasner.

The minute I saw this advertised I signed him up for it as he is a huge Harry Potter fan. You must know that he was not disappointed !!!

The course was very well-organized using the Blackboard 9.1 platform. Using the Marauder’s Map my son was lead into the world of Harry Potter via 5 courses.

Care of Magical Creatures
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Potions
Charms
Transfiguration

 The course of Magical Creatures teaches the ideas of themes and mythology used in the Harry Potter books. Looking at Hagrid’s love of bizarre and unusual creatures as well as taking specific mythological animals. This course has one diving in head first into the a new knowledge of beastology.

Defense Against the Dark Arts shares historical reading, social and political ideas through topics sch as Aristocracy, racism, prejudice, mental illness, medical history, bullying, cyber bullying laws and even the Manhattan project.

The Potions course is all about grammar, parts of speech, and punctuation using different characters from the books through excerpts from the books.

In the Charms course, characterization, word roots, and sound patterns were revealed through a variety of well named characters from the Harry Potter series.

In Transfiguration one learns about connotation, metaphor, symbolism, allusion, and archetypes.

 Before starting the course, however, there were a few rules which needed to be taken care of.

Do whatever you want in any order you want. Students were strictly forbidden from doing things in order. 
During quizzes, please cheat. Students were allowed to look things up online, phone a friend, or ask a parent.
Get lots of badges. Every time a student completes one level of quizzes correctly, they get a badge. The more badges the merrier.
Have Fun. The most important rule of them all.

Also interspersed throughout out each class are creative writing projects, mostly fan fiction. They were very inventive but the best part is that the students got to share their writing in the common room. My boy loved reading other people’s writing. It was one of his biggest highlights.

Each time a student finishes a course they get to unlock a place on the Marauder’s Map and collect yet another badge. 

 Here’s my take away from the course. First off it was brilliantly taught at the children’s level of understanding. Professor Krasner taught via videos in each section of the course. The array of information he pulled in from a myriad of other sources was phenomenal. “O” kept mentioning over and over again about how much he was learning. He even mentioned once that he might want to go to University of New Hampshire just to study with Professor Krasner.  

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Weekend Links: Recipes Inspired By Children’s Books

It’s time for weekend links!  I love Weekend Links because it’s my chance to share all the fun and wonderful books, activities, and ideas from fellow bloggers and writers that I have discovered throughout the week.

This week I found a multitude of excellent kid-friendly recipes inspired by children’s books. Cooking and baking as a family is one of my favorite reading-inspired projects. Here at Jump Into a Book, we’ve done some fun cooking activities like Happy Sun Bread and Strega Nona supper and here are some other delightful cooking ideas (inspired by children’s books) your family may want to try:

Making noodles from scratch – little hands that cook with books- The Educator’s Spin on It

 Johnny Appleseed Story & Mini Apple Pie Activity-How to Homeschool My Child.

 Dr Seuss Cat in the Hat Snack-Fancy Frugal Life

 What book inspired links did you find this week?

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Please Read if You Enjoy Jump Into A Book via Gmail

I know this is a little off-topic, but there have been some new changes to the way Gmail filters your email. Here a JIAB, we just want to make sure you understand the options.

Google is slowly rolling out a new automatic filtering feature for incoming emails. In the future your emails will be categorized into three major tabs Primary (your most read and most important emails) Social (social updates) and Promotions (sales, ads, and offers).

The downside to this is that many sites (like Audrey Press/Jump Into A Book) are finding that the information that you subscribed to and asked to receive is getting lumped into the Promotions tab instead of going to your Primary tab for immediate viewing.

There are two quick solutions that we would like to share with our readers.

Option #1: If you already have the new filtering in your Gmail (and it’s driving you nuts), find the “X” to the right of the row of tabs, click it, and uncheck all boxes except Primary. This will remove the filtering feature.

Option #2: If an email from Jump Into A Book (or any emails you would like to see in your Primary or main email feed) is found under Promotions, simply left-click, drag, and drop the email into your “Primary” inbox tab. A prompt will come up asking you if you would like future emails to filter this way-click “yes.”

This “trains” Gmail’s filtering system to filter emails in a fashion that works best for your needs.

If this all has you a bit puzzled, I’d like to defer to a video that social media guru’s Social Media Examiner created about these changes. Nobody can explain anything social media-related like the ever-brilliant Michael Stelzner

The bottom line is, we value your readership and would like you to continue to enjoy receiving the emails and updates from Jump Into A Book that you asked for by subscribing. We hope this helps keep JIAB in your Primary inbox so you don’t miss any of the fun, updates, reading activities, and booklists in the future!

NOTE! Shawn Achor’s wonderful book Ripple’s Effect is FREE on Nook until 8/3. We did a review of this delightful ebook HERE and we highly recommend Shawn and sister Amy’s tale of how a good mood and a positive outlook can have a “ripple effect” on those around you.

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A Global Adventure for Kids! Little Passports Review

Our family loves to travel, and I know we have been blessed to be able to do so. But during the times we can’t physically be on the road or in the air, I found the perfect way to “hit the road” from the comfort of our home. It’s called Little Passports.

Little Passports is your child’s ticket to an exciting global adventure. Inspire a love and understanding of the world as your child learns about a country’s geography, history and culture in a fun and memorable way. This winner of the Parent’s Choice Awards they introduce country and culture to kids every month. It’s a way to offer the world to your kids within  a budget that most parents can work with.

Lucky young recipients of Little Passports will receive the introductory package in the mail..and what a fun package it will be!

Little Passports intro package includes an adorable suitcase, a large and colorful world map, a postcard and letter from Sophia and Sam (the little explorers who are taking a magical adventure around the globe on a transporting scooter) explaining what Little Passports is all about, a passport to document our travels, stickers, and a fun worksheet (called a boarding pass) filled with letter puzzles and activities to learn more about Sam and Sophia’s adventure. This program is gear towards 6-10 years old, but younger kids may enjoy Sam and Sophia’s adventures as well. Little Passports also has a great website that works in conjunction with the physical activity packet to learn even more about the destinations that Sam and Sophia are heading to.

HOW IT WORKS-Sign-up for a Subscription Package

Sign up for one or both of our subscriptions and follow Sam and Sofia on their exciting adventures around the USA and the world. Inspire a love and understanding of the world as your child learns about a geography, history, culture, and language in a fun and memorable way. Little Passports offer two subscription packages:

World Edition: Join Sam and Sofia as they travel to a new country every month
USA Edition: Travel with Sam and Sofia as they visit two new states every month

 

We signed up and received a delightful Introductory Suitcase from Little Passports.

Inside our introductory suitcase (isn’t it cute!) we found a letter from Sam and Sofia. They have a magical scooter that can take them anywhere they want to go. They’re using it to travel the world.

Each month they travel to a new country. Included in our suitcase is our very own passport where we can put our photo plus the various passport stamps from the countries Sam and Sofia travel to.

Inside our suitcase is a colorful world map and a boarding pass which allows us to go online and play fun games on the website.

 

Some of them even include the map now hanging on our wall. Every month different stickers arrive to put on our suitcase.

Every month includes an activity pages and a special coded sheet to let us know where Sam and Sofia will be traveling to next.  

This is such an inventive and fun way to learn about the world we live in. Next month we head to Brazil. We’ll have some fun reads to go along with.

Gift a Free 3-Month Little Passports Subscription to a Teacher when you place an order of $75 or more. Use Promo code: TEACHERLP and then email kim@littlepassports.com

**These links are affiliate links. JIAB was given an Introductory Suitcase for this review.

NOTE! Shawn Achor’s wonderful book Ripple’s Effect is FREE on Nook until 8/3. We did a review of this delightful ebook HERE and we highly recommend Shawn and sister Amy’s tale of how a good mood and a positive outlook can have a “ripple effect” on those around you.

 

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Weekend Links: Puppets and Dolls, oh MY!

Happy Weekend! Weekend Links is an opportunity to share all of the wonderful things that I have happened across in my reading and books travels on the Internet. This week, I seem to be reliving childhood because I seem to have doll/puppet on the brain!

While doing some “Something To Do” research to compliment the book review for Julia Dweck’s new book Blucy, I came across some adorable sock crafts at the Inadvertent Farmer. The tutorial I found originally was for a sock kitty craft, but when I did a little snooping around her blog, I found more delightful sock animal crafts!

 

Apple Dolls!

Here’s one I haven’t done in years. Did you know you can make dolls with very expressive faces with apples? This great article and tutorial on Craft Journal shows just how fun and easy it is to make Apple Dolls.

Who doesn’t love Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are?

Whimsy-Love has a very cute Wild Thing Puppet craft HERE.

Finger Puppet Fun

Puppets don’t have to involve the whole hand. My dear friend Marilyn at The Toymaker shows how young minds can have wonderful fun with these free paper toy finger puppets

Recycle and Reuse

No puppet extravaganza would be complete without a dragon! This adorable Chinese Dragon craft from Kidspot is sure to please kids of any age.

What fun book-inspired crafts have you come across this week?

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Blucy By Julia Dweck

 Once in a blue moon a special pet comes along……

I have  a treat for everyone today! Friend and author Julia Dweck has shared a sneak peek at her new book Blucy. This is a very special story for anyone who loves cats. Mandy,our protagonist, goes to the animal shelter to adopt a cat.  Spying a snoozing cat in the cage, Mandy feels this one is different from the rest and takes the lucky kitty home.

From the outset it is clear that this cat is different. Whenever Lucy the cat’s moods would change, she would turn a nice shade of blue! Soon after Mandy started calling her Blucy since this was the only color-changing cat she knew. 

Keeping with the Blue theme, Blucy will only eat blue colored foods such as blue jello, blue berries, and blue jelly beans.

Told in rhyme, this story is a fun read which will have your kids laughing at all of the mischief Blucy can get into. Along with  this inventive tale are beautiful illustrations by Erika Lebarre. Erika used chalk pastels to create the dreaminess of the illustrations.

Julia Dweck is a great book friend who has created over 20 children’s books. Many of them we’ve had the pleasure of sharing here at Jump into a Book. 

Julia’s background in elementary education affords her the opportunity to be in touch with what children want to read and what makes them giggle. She’s collaborated with leading artists in the world of children’s literature to produce over 20 eBooks. Her titles have garnered placement on Amazon’s bestsellers in children’s color picture books multiple times with two #1 bestsellers: PIE-RITS and Zombie-Kids. Julia’s ebooks have also been featured on Barnes and Noble and the iBookstore. In her spare time, she is a designer of educational adjuncts for children’s literature, and has worked with such notable publishing houses as Penguin Young Readers. Julia presented at the 2011 National Center for Family Literacy, demonstrating her creative use of technology in the classroom. 

Blucy is now on Pre-Sale on Amazon at 20 % off until August 12th. 

Some Blue Things to Do :
You Gotta Have Some Blue Food!

We know that Blucy the Cat was particular about blue foods so why not make some Blue Cupcakes! I found this wonderful recipe for Blue Velvet Cupcakes at One Particular Kitchen.

 

How about a Blue Jello Cloud?

A what will you have with your Blue Velvet Cupcakes? Blue Cloud Jello parfait of course! Favorite blogger Reading Confetti had this wonderful Blue Cloud Jelly recipe and tutorial.

 Make Your Own Blucy Kitty.

The Inadvertent Farmer had this great Sock Kitty Crafts Tutorial. She called it “the Sock Monster Kitty.” We all have a “sock monster” in our house, right? It’s monster that swipes the second sock so you only have one of each pair   To create your Blucy Sock Kitty I would follow the simple directions, but just be sure and use a “Blucy-blue” sock for your cat. Have fun!

 

What “blue” crafts can you think of?

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Celebration of the First Moon-Walk and The Moon Landing Book List

This week marks the 44th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. That day holds little snap shots of memories as my family gathered around the television to watch the rocket launch on July 20th 1969 and the landing on the moon the next day on July 21st. 

Girl holds The Washington Post on Monday, July 21, 1969 / Jack Weir

“America’s Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Two of the three Americans on board — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would leave footprints on the moon. All three returned safely to earth. Although the feat stands as the greatest technical achievement in the 6,000-year recorded history of the human race, some of the awe has been lost to the two or three human generations that have followed.”  Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh

One of the larger than life memories of that day comes from sitting between my grandfather and my father who were arguing with my 92 year old great grand-mother. She firmly believed that no one could ever fly to the moon. When she was born in the late 1800′s nothing moved faster than a steam engine, ship or horse.

In her lifetime she had seen the invention of the car, electricity, airplanes, and now a space rocket. After that fateful day in 1969 when a rocket broke the earth’s atmosphere and was headed straight for the moon, she just continued to say, “They’ll never do it. We’ll never see them again. They’re completely lost in space. “

The next day, as we gathered for the second time in a week to check on our favorite astronauts, Great Gram was extremely alert and wanted the best seat in the living room  to be sure to see everything. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, my Great Gram became very excited. “Isn’t this the most marvelous thing you’ve ever seen ? Look there’s no gravity. Look at that ! Look at that !!” 

 

Clapping her hands together  she said with awe and wonder in her voice, “I want to go to the moon. Who wants to go with me ?”

I raised my hand so quickly that I nearly dislocated my arm from my shoulder.  As I looked around the room the only other raised hand was my dad’s. He looked at me and winked. 

“So that leaves it to us. We’ll just have to represent all of the family on the moon.” Great Gram said. Everyone laughed and laughed. 

Later that night Great Gram, Dad, and I went outside and looked at the moon. For myself, I was sure that I could see Apollo 11 up there with my new colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Soon the three of us would be right where those astronauts were standing, making me the coolest first-grader in history.

We were labeled the Wannabe Moon-Walkers by the family. The first of the Moon-walkers and our fearless leader, Great Gram, passed away 6 months later. Every time I look at the moon I think of her and our almost trip to space.

Thanks to Richard Branson, civilian trips to space have begun from Kiruna Sweden this year. We were only 44 years away from taking our ultimate family vacation to the moon. 

In memory of that fateful day I’ve put together a little Moon Landing book list. This post is dedicated to my Great Grandmother Anna Lindquist and my sweet papa, Jack.  My dad always held the dream alive that one of us would make it to space. It’s now up to me. Who wants to go to the moon ?

Here’s the live TV footage from that day.

Moon Landing Book List

Moon Landing : Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Pop-up by Richard Platt and David Hawcock

Trace the history of people’s fascination with the moon — and the scientific developments that led to a ground-breaking mission — in an out-of-this-world novelty book marking the first moon landing. Acclaimed author Richard Platt focuses on humankind’s dreams of traveling to the moon, the race to conquer space, the technology needed to reach the moon and sustain the astronauts in space, and the moon landing itself. Re-creating the excitement of the expedition are extraordinary pop-ups depicting a rocket, the lunar module, a spaceship, and a spectacular spherical moon, while booklets and flaps offer readers a wealth of intriguing facts.-Amazon

 

On the Moon by Anna Milbourne

This is a new title in the fantastic “First Reading” series, part of ‘The Usborne Young Reading Programme’. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. Let your imagination fly – soar into space and take a trip to the moon. It features photographs with real images of the moon and fun puzzles after the story to consolidate learning.-Amazon

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca

Simply told, grandly shown, here is the flight of Apollo 11. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts, clicking themselves into gloves and helmets, strapping themselves into sideways seats. Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the ROAR of rockets, and the silence of the Moon.-Amazon

The First Moon Landing (Graphic Library : Graphic History Series) by Thomas K. Adamson, Gordon Purcell, and Terry Beatty

In graphic novel format, tells the story of the Apollo 11 mission, including the first moon landing in 1969.-Amazon

Mission to the Moon (Book and DVD) by Alan Dyer

Produced in cooperation with NASA, this breathtaking book is packed with everything you need to know about the first moon landing. From the earliest legends about the moon to the space race and the successful lunar landing, plus subsequent missions, the oversize book is chock-full of stunning photos and fun factoids about Earth’s nearest celestial body. The DVD included with the book gives you a front-row seat for Apollo 11’s blastoff and the iconic moonwalk, along with never-before-seen footage culled from the NASA archives.-Amazon

Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh

Here is a rare perspective on a story we only thought we knew. For Apollo 11, the first moon landing, is a story that belongs to many, not just the few and famous. It belongs to the seamstress who put together twenty-two layers of fabric for each space suit. To the engineers who created a special heat shield to protect the capsule during its fiery reentry. It belongs to the flight directors, camera designers, software experts, suit testers, telescope crew, aerospace technicians, photo developers, engineers, and navigators.-Amazon

Man on the Moon ( Picture Puffin Books) by Anatasia Suen

It was 1969 and no one had ever set foot on the moon. Some said it couldn’t be done. But astronauts Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong were going to try . . . Here in picture book format is the amazing true story of the first moon landing, when a man set foot on an unexplored world and showed us that the boundaries of our world were limitless.-Amazon

The Everything Kid’s Space Book: All about Rockets, Moon Landings, Mars, and More Plus Spacie Activities by Kathiann M. Kowalski

In The Everything Kids’ Space Book kids will learn not only about contemporary space heroes, but they will unlock the mysteries of Stonehenge and discover Oort Clouds, the Keiper Belt, and Planet X. We haven’t forgotten to include the Big Bang Theory, the Greenhouse Effect, Black Holes, Aliens — wow, this book really does have everything!-Amazon

Moon Lander: How we Developed the Apollo Lunar Module ( Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight) by Thomas J. Kelly

Chief engineer Thomas J. Kelly gives a firsthand account of designing, building, testing, and flying the Apollo lunar module. It was, he writes, “an aerospace engineer’s dream job of the century.” Kelly’s account begins with the imaginative process of sketching solutions to a host of technical challenges with an emphasis on safety, reliability, and maintainability. He catalogs numerous test failures, including propulsion-system leaks, ascent-engine instability, stress corrosion of the aluminum alloy parts, and battery problems, as well as their fixes under the ever-present constraints of budget and schedule. He also recaptures the exhilaration of hearing Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong report that “The Eagle has landed,” and the pride of having inadvertently provided a vital “lifeboat” for the crew of the disabled Apollo 13.-Amazon

Apollo 11: First Moon Landing (Countdown to Space) by Michael D. Cole

Gr 4-6–Clearly and succinctly, Cole recounts some of the highlights of America’s manned space-flight program. All the books are well written (with footnotes) and illustrated with photographs (most in color).-Amazon

Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut’s Story by Michael Collins

In this entrancing account, space traveler Michael Collins recalls his early days as an Air Force test pilot, his astronaut training at NASA, and his unparalleled experiences in orbit, including the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing. The final chapter to his autobiography, revised and updated for this edition, is an exciting and convincing argument in favor of mankind’s continued exploration of our universe.-Amazon

 

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Weekend Links

Happy Sunday! It’s time again for Weekend Links. This weekly feature gives me a chance to share all the wonderful crafts, activities, and book ideas that I have discovered from fellow bloggers throughout the week. Enjoy!

You know how much I adore and value booklists. Well, I found the “motherload” of a wonderful booklist from A Mom With A Lesson Plan!

74 books for kids sorted by lesson plan. What a treasure trove of reading ideas!

 

DIY: How to Make Your Own Chalkboard Flowerpots from The SITS Girls

Since everyone has “road trip” on their minds or on their agendas, I thought to myself “how fun would it be to make crafts from the maps from your trips!”  Sure enough I found this great list of Map Crafts at Craft Gossip.

9 Cool Map Crafts and Projects

I also found these sweet map Butterflies on Etsy.

 Speaking of travel, I LOVE this idea.

Top 10 Ways to Learn Through Travel {School’s Out: A Top Ten Series from KBN}

 What great links and treasures did you discover this week?

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A Misty of Chincoteague Field Trip

One of my favorite books as a little girl was Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry.

Oh how I wished I could have been Paul and Maureen Beebe! Just like them, I would have saved my money to buy one of the wild horses caught on Pony Penning Day.

This summer my horse-loving niece started reading the whole series of horse books penned by Marguerite Henry. Over lunch one day, we were discussing Misty of Chincoteague and how I always wished there was such a thing as Pony Penning Day.

“But Aunt Valli there is! Misty of Chincoteague is a true story. “ 

“Sorry baby,” I said. “Misty of Chincoteague is a work of fiction not non-fiction.”

Quickly she ran away from the table and brought back her copy of the book opened to the first page.  Loudly and confidently she read the following:

“All incidents in this story are real. They did not happen in just the order they are recorded, but they all happened at one time or another on the little island of Chincoteague.”

“You see it’s a true story!”  She said with one hand on her hip. 

Could it really be true that there is such a thing as Pony Penning Day? There was only one thing we could do!

“Let’s Google it.” I said.

A few moments later I was astonished. It really does exists!

This year will mark the 88th year that the Pony Swim has been celebrated. Just off the coast of Virginia lies two islands Assateague and Chincoteague. The last Wednesday and Thursday of July the annual Pony Penning is held and the goal is to move around 150 horses from Assateague to Chincoteague and then back again. 10,000 spectators show up every year to see the pony swim and participate in the pony auction before they swim the ponies back to Assateague island. 

The Pony Round-Up

Just like in the book, the weekend before the Pony Swim the “Saltwater Cowboys” on horseback will begin to round up the approximately 150 wild ponies that live on Assateague Island. About 50 ponies reside on the southern end of Assateague Island, and will be herded into a southern corral. About 100 ponies reside a little further north on the Assateague Island, and will be herded into a northern corral. The ponies can be viewed by the public in the southern corral, which is located on Assateague, just off the road that leads to the beach.

The Beach Walk

On Monday, at day break, the Saltwater Cowboys will move the ponies from the northern corral out to the beachfront then south along the Atlantic Ocean, and join them with the ponies in the southern corral. To see the ponies make their way from the north corral to the south corral along the beach, be at the Assateague Beach by 6 a.m.

The Pony Swim

On Wednesday, the Saltwater Cowboys will swim the ponies from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island. The swim takes place at “slack tide” which is a period of about 30 minutes between tides when there is no current. This is the easiest time for the ponies to make the swim and the time of slack tide varies each year. However, the swim generally takes place some time between 7am and 1pm. The specific time will be announced at the carnival grounds the week of the swim.

The first foal to come ashore will be named King or Queen Neptune and will be given away in a raffle drawing at the carnival grounds later in the day .

After the swim, the ponies rest for about 45 minutes. Then the Saltwater Cowboys will “parade” the ponies down Main Street, to the carnival grounds where the auction will be held Thursday morning. 

 

 Auction

The purpose of the pony swim is to move the ponies from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island so that the foals can be auctioned. The auction serves two purposes. First, the auction helps to control the overall size of the herd, keeping it from growing too large. Secondly, the auction is a fundraiser for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company.

The Pony Swim Back

On Friday, the adult ponies will make the return swim to Assateague Island where they will live in the wild for another year.

To read more about the Ponies and the Pony Swim have a look here.

This year the event starts on July 20th with the Pony Swim on July 23rd. I don’t know about you, but I am thinking it’s time for a little Road Trip! And all thanks to my niece who is such a great educator. Of course she’ll be traveling with me. Let the book adventure begin. 

I’d love to know if you’ve been to Chincoteague. Have any of you been to the Pony Swim ? Would love to hear about your experiences. 

 

Photos were found on the Chincoteague Vistor’s Page.

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Diversity In Childrens Books: Not as Common as You’d Think

 


Have you seen this charming illustration by our friend Tina Kugler about some alarming statistics?
 
I’m shocked, truly shocked by the statistics about diversity in children’s books. 

 
 
Fortunately I can say that we here at Jump into a Book love diversity and consider ourselves “global citizens”.  Let’s celebrate diversity shall we ?
 
Jump Into A Book Booklist Celebrating Diversity
 

Children of the Tipi: Life in the Buffalo Days

Saint Francis of Assisi by Demi: Bookjump and Activities

 Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani

The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna by Demi

 

Read Around the Continents: South America Booklist

Read Around the Continents Booklist: Africa

The Monkey King

Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin

 Grandfather Tang’s Story: Storytelling with Tangrams

Sankta Lucia Morning in Sweden

 The Boy Who Discovered America with the Heart of a Samurai

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

Oh To Be In Paris: A Book List

When Jessie Came Across the Sea

 Wee Gillis

Mama Miti

What are your favorite books that celebrate diversity?

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