“the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!!“

This book tackles themes of race, poverty, abuse, optimisim, and compassion. I think this would be a great book to read as an independent reading book for children in fourth grade and up.

Newbery Winner. Bud comes from foster homes and an orphanage after the death of his mother as a young child. He goes on a journey to find his dad, who he believes is a famous jazz musican. Set in 1937

“Rocks don't really do anything, lets poke it.“

I find geology incredibly boring and super hard to understand. I think this book could help foster a love for the subject. It also has kid friendly graphics and language that I think would really hold the attention of children.

This book is about geology and the different types of rocks and crystals! It dives into the characteristics of each and puts the ideas into kid friendly words.

“It has gills.“

I think I would use this book for most ages. It shows the cells of each thing they represent and it keeps it simple while interconnecting it all. I could see myself using this in my classroom.

This book explains the theory of evolution in a way that children can understand. There are clues and real cells that help lead the children to the right answer.

“Rain is the best drink for plants, but it's hard to know when it will rain“

This seems like a cute book and one that I would pull out in springtime and maybe even do a little science experiment with.

This book tells the story about how a family started gardening and things did not go as planned. The lesson here is that everything changes and starting new things is not always easy.

“Little round home where they can retreat.“

This book puts everything into perspective, especially for someone who is unfamiliar with the desert. The language is short and sweet and the art is beautiful, keeping the visual appeal and interest.

This book tells the story about the night flower blooming in the desert, an annual event.

I think that this book would be a good thing to include in a Thanksgiving lesson. Maybe not to introduce but to incorporate for more information. I believe that getting a larger picture of thanksgiving than just dinner and football is important.

A very descriptive and realistic approach to the history of Thanksgiving. The pictures are reenactments but detailed. The material is easy to understand for everyone even smaller children.

“Don't forget about black and white too!“

This is very kid friendly and incorporates the silliness that keeps kids attention. I think I would use this as a extension activity at home for parents and students to do with each other. Read the book at school and send home materials to explore outside.

This book teaches kids about different kinds of birds and what they look like. This is a cute book and helps teach kids about birds based on their colors and looks as opposed to specific regions.

“simple, basic skills for cartooning“

I would love to not only have this in my classroom library, but also to incorporate it into some lessons that might include numbers or letters. I think this would be a good activity before a break or during a center.

This book is a creative way for students to learn to comic and draw while incorporating ABC's and 123's. I think the way this is set up is really user friendly and grabs the students attention.

In 1991, mountain climbers on the Niederjoch Glacier on the Italian-Austrian border came across something unexpected: a body.

This book seems too boring for me and reminds me of the books I was supposed to read in school. I cannot keep my attention through these books so I do not expect my students to do the same.

This is a typical science book. They show factual pictures and present it in a very professional and meaningful way.

“The baby is the size of a melon“

I do not see myself using this in my classroom unless there is a child that is really struggling with a new sibling coming along, otherwise, this book would be one that I would recommend to parents or use on my own.

This book is a visual and descriptive way to explain pregnancy to children. This book walks through each month and talks both about baby and mother in kid friendly language.

Ever lose your hat in a strong wind?

Ever feel the wind pushing you from side to side?

Know why you can feel the wind, but never see it?

This book has a fun spin on science. Usually books like this are corny and made with stock images. This book incorporates intersting deign elements and factual things that help the reader learn.

This book is a science based book for kids. It talks about natural everyday things in the world that most people do not give a second guess to, but dives in and helps explain these concepts to a child.

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“I, too, dislike it, reading it.“

I think this would be cool to use when introduing poems, especially for kids to just flip through. If they find something interesting, they can go and do some more research and keep reading more.

This is a huge collection of samples of poems from a pleathora of areas. They want to get kids intersted and get their minds going.

“I'm gonna take a piece of sunshine and paint it all over my sky.“

I think this would just be a fun, cool thing to have access to in the classroom. There could totally be something in there too that the class as a whole has a hook onto and can be played when cleaning up or transitioning as well.

A collection of poems by famous people. They speak on anything you can imagine! It is a really cool concept, it comes with a CD because most of the poems have beats that go with them.

“With baseball cards and clothespins, we would make our bikes sound like motorcycles.“

I think this would be good to guide students in writing assignment about a memory they have. It might help them hone in and detail something more specific and dive deeper.

Haikus written for boys by a boy. He has wonderful illustrations and relatable events that happen through the year as a young boy.