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elijahsmith

elijahsmith

Joined September 2019

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“The first lets if the journey were east ones”

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I enjoyed learning more about the Amelia Earhart disappearance.

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This book tells the very interesting and confusing story of the Amelia Earhart disappearance. It also tells the reader more about Amelia‘s journey and her background before she disappeared.

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“The earth and every living thing are made of star stuff”

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I enjoyed the multi media aspects of this book.

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I enjoyed reading about the authors journey through his own imagination and space and the stars and all that‘s in between. It gives a look as to how we first went to space.

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“She watched her father form a pot from a mound of clay”

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I enjoyed the plot of the story and how she worked her way up with pottery up until the memorial.

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I enjoyed reading this story about the creator behind the Vietnam veterans memorial. It was very interesting to see how this memorial came to be.

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“Life in the game was so busy; there was barely time to write”

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I enjoyed the outside elements that the author brings into the story besides illustrations.

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I enjoyed reading this story about Mark Twain, one of the most influential authors to ever write. It really gave the readers a good look as to what marks upbringing was really like.

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Leonardo's Horse | Jean Fritz

“Every day Charlie could see the horse more clearly”

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Leonardo's Horse H | Jean Fritz

I enjoyed the illustrations of this story.

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Leonardo's Horse | Jean Fritz
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I enjoyed reading a story about Charlie and Leonardo creating their horse. It tells a story of triumph after a long time of struggling.

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Trombone Shorty | Troy Andrews

“I listened to all these sounds and mixed them together”

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Trombone Shorty | Troy Andrews

I enjoyed the illustrations of this book.

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Trombone Shorty | Troy Andrews
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I enjoyed reading this story about Troy Andrews who started off not having very much to his name. As time goes on, he made his dream take off by following his dreams and working hard.

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“The woman and her children returned home and planted trees with their strong hands”

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I enjoyed the detailed illustrations of this book.

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I enjoyed reading this story about Wangari. She was a lady who changed a country tree by tree. She taught all of her people wisdom of nature and planting of trees.

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I Have a Dream | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the south with”

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I Have a Dream | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I enjoyed the illustrations of this book.

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I Have a Dream | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I enjoyed reading this story of MLK and how he inspired a nation to change. This story was really powerful and told the amazing story of MLK

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“Frederick listened to them carefully and imagined himself being as free as they were.”

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I enjoyed the illustrations of this book.

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I love reading Walter Dean Myers. I have enjoyed reading his work since I was a little. This is a story about the life of Frederick Douglass and how he overcame life as a a slave.

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“He was a brave man because he never gave up”

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I enjoyed the illustrations in this book

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This story tells the tale of Sequoyah, a famous man who invented writing for Cherokee. I enjoyed the plot of the story and learning about how he invented the language.

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My Hair is a Garden | Cozbi A. Cabrera

“My hair is a garden, and I give it love.”

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My Hair is a Garden | Cozbi A. Cabrera

I enjoyed the plot of this story and the little girl who learns to love her hair.

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My Hair is a Garden | Cozbi A. Cabrera
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This book tells the story of a young black girl who is teased for her hair being wild. She then meets a neighbor and she helps her learn how to take care of her hair so that it will grow.

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I Got Next | Daria Peoples-Riley

“Now you‘ve got your game face on!”

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I Got Next | Daria Peoples-Riley

I enjoyed the basketball theme of the book since I played basketball my entire life.

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I Got Next | Daria Peoples-Riley
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This book was an interesting tale on the battle for self confidence. It shows a young black boy preparing for a day on the basketball court.

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“The Australian tiger beetle moves at a blistering pace of about 120 body lengths per second”

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I enjoyed the info graphic that goes along with the facts.

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I love these kinds of books. This book was really interesting to learn more about the life and facts of the animals around us.

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“Poor communications and a damaged public address system made it nearly impossible to broadcast the evacuation order”

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I enjoyed the watercolor illustrations of what happened on that day.

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Mehso-so

This book is a tale that all Americans have heard before. We often studied it in school. This book talks about the horrors that happened on September 11th.

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Time to Sleep | Steve Jenkins, Robin Page

“The giraffe sleeps less than two hours each day.”

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Time to Sleep | Steve Jenkins, Robin Page

I enjoyed learning about different animals sleep patterns.

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Time to Sleep | Steve Jenkins, Robin Page
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This book I thought was very interesting. Often times us humans do not get enough sleep. It is weird to imagine only sleeping 2 hours a night like a giraffe.

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“A roaring cheer followed every song”

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I enjoyed the illustrations were drawn in a very beautiful dark brown color.

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I enjoyed learning about Marian Anderson and her story of being a young girl in a big family to being one of the biggest performers of her generation.

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“No other frozen remains have been discovered in North America”

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I enjoyed the photographs that the author included in the story.