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The book itself was a 5 for me, but I have to give the audio version a 4 for the mispronunciations. I can't believe the finished product would not catch such things as -(Wally) Schirra -Minot, ND (really, it was pronounced as "minute"?) -Pago Pago -My L ...more |
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Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability
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| Great idea for a book. My only wish-- that it had included even more information. I realize that this is for younger kids, but wanted to know even more. For instance, how old was Shane when this book was published? I ended up doing some research, and ...more | |
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| I decided to pick this up after seeing that it won the YHBA for primary. I can just imagine the students' reaction when hearing/seeing this. Unfortunately, the pull tab was torn by the time I got it from the library. Fun idea, maybe not totally origi ...more | |
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This mystery seemed unfortunately realistic to me, although there were some parts that were a bit too convoluted. The pacing could be improved a bit: a lot was wrapped up in a short time at the end. Note to self: in a mystery, every murder matters! Th ...more |
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Fig (given name Finola) and her father Tim live along the coast in New Jersey. Her father was an up and coming composer and performer before Fig's birth, but after her arrival, her mother left and her father struggled with..." Read more of this review » |
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| I understand what this story is trying to do, to convince kids that they can change, but I found it a bit formulaic. It was the illustrations that earned it an extra star. It would have been nice if some other being/seed had shown an interest, or we ...more | |
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"12/25/2018 ~ A book that will spark conversations about shifting one's reputation from the "bad" kid to a kid who sometimes makes bad choices.
I did wish that there had been some attention given to why the seed suddenly decided to be "good." The s..." Read more of this review » |
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| Third book I read about TR in same day-- preparing to go to a Teddy Roosevelt Society meeting. This was the best of the three. It would take a lot of planning (and editing) to condense such a complicated life into a chapter book for students like thi ...more | |
“Chance favors the connected mind.”
― Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation
― Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation
Mock Newbery 2020
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Susie’s 2018 Year in Books
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