Tag: #nfpb2014
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Quiet Hero #nfpb2014
The year is winding down, and I will miss my favorite reading challenge when the calendar rolls around to 2015. Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge has changed my reading life forever, because I am now OBSESSED with nonfiction picture books. This week, I’m featuring S.D. Nelson’s picture book biography, Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes…
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5 Favorite Nonfiction Picture Books of 2014 #nfpb2014
I’ve read over 100 nonfiction picture books in 2014, and I’ve given 5 stars to many of them. Nonfiction picture books seem to be consistently the strongest genre I read. Maybe it’s because so much work goes into a nonfiction picture book. Maybe it’s because I have really good book pushers recommending books to me…
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Born in the Wild #nfpb14
My favorite reading challenge this year is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit Alyson’s blog to discover more wonderful nonfiction picture books to read and share. Lita Judge’s Born in the Wild: Baby Mammals and Their Parents offers glimpses into the first hours, days, and weeks of life for 26 different wild animals. The…
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Separate Is Never Equal #nfpb2014
Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge is my favorite reading challenge of 2014. Visit her blog to discover more excellent nonfiction picture book titles. Duncan Tonatiuh’s Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation introduced me to an important story in the desegregation movement of the 20th century: a lawsuit…
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Dream Something Big #nfpb2014
My favorite reading challenge in 2014 is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. I’ve already reached my goal of reading 100 nonfiction picture books, but I don’t plan to stop! This week, I read Dianna Hutts Aston’s Dream Something Big: The Story of the Watts Towers. Although I’ve seen photos of the Watts Towers…
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Top 10 Nonfiction Picture Books On My Wish List #nfpb14
My favorite reading challenge this year in Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit Alyson’s blog to find more great nonfiction titles for children. For this week’s post, I decided to do something a little different: share the top 10 nonfiction picture books on my wish list. It’s dangerous for me to make lists.…
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Two Biographies of Helen Keller #nfpb2014
My favorite reading challenge in 2014 is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit Alyson’s blog to discover more wonderful nonfiction picture books. This week, my son and I read two picture book biographies of Helen Keller. Helen Keller’s Best Friend Belle, written by Holly M. Barry and illustrated by Jennifer Thermes, is a…
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Mary Walker Wears the Pants #nfpb2014
My favorite reading challenge this year is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit her blog to discover more wonderful nonfiction titles for kids. Mary Walker Wears the Pants: The True Story of Doctor, Reformer, and Civil War Hero tells the inspiring and unlikely story of the tireless Mary Walker, who graduated from medical…
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: My Name Is Gabriela #nfpb2014
My favorite reading challenge in 2014 is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit Alyson’s blog to find out what others are reading and sharing this week. This week, I am also linking to Aarti’s #Diversiverse Challenge. If you read and review diverse books between September 14-27, consider adding your review to Aarti’s link-up.…
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Eye to Eye #nfpb2014 9/10/14
My favorite reading challenge is Kid Lit Frenzy’s 2014 Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit Alyson’s blog to discover more wonderful nonfiction titles. Steve Jenkins has another winner in Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World. The introductory materials explain the evolution of the eye and describe four different types of eyes that animals…
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