Click here for more info NOV 8 After speaking at the Malibu Library about my book Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll, a woman in the audience told me that as a girl she had had one of the dolls, and the next day sent me this letter and picture. I wanted to...
Reading list of the best books for 5th graders. Provide good 5th grade books, novels, and chapters that will help your kids discover the new world of reading.
It’s a bit old for my 5th grader, who won’t understand the whole viral bit or even the discussion about the novel. But it feels a bit… young… for an 8th grader, who would understand those things. Even with that qualm, it was a good, quick read. bookish booksdeath & dyingsick...
Watch the amazing book trailer! This book is so awesome, I read it twice! (Taylor, 5th grade) | My 12 year old son and I read it during every free moment we had! (Ann) | It's difficult to find good, clean books for teens, but this book provides just that
all my 5th graders say it was the best book of the year. Not sure I would go younger!” -Faith Siegrist Poppy by Avi“Poppy by Avi…the imagery that is created by his descriptive writing is a great springboard for learning!” -Lesley Finley Hutton“Poppy by Avi-It encompasses a ...
It’s also a big year for writing. At our elementary school, third graders are subjected to the Long Composition Standardized Test which takes the better part of the day for them to complete. Giving them wonderful works of writing to emulate helps them think about things like setting, voice...
Recently, our elementary school’s 5th graders had to endure the long-anticipated “Puberty Talk.” A milestone which, at least according to my son, “everyone’s gotta live through at some point.” My elementary school had the talk in 6th grade and I’ll never forget when my friend Larr...
Some of the books are therefore fine for all 7th graders, some are more mature, I am including them all so that you can make your own decision. All home adults are informed of the range of books that are present in our classroom library so that students can choose something that speaks...
At first, I thought I took too many liberties with the character design. “How can two 4th graders draw something like this?!” I thought in the WAY back of my cynical adult brain… But after witnessing the passion Alice and Jenna had for creating something original content andtellinga sto...
to identify the gender of the distorted figures. They observe the clothing and the accessories which can also convey cultural nuances. For instance, when Angeliki first sees the doublespread with the postman (Fig.2), she thinks that the postman is a girl, but the rest of the group disagree...