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17Mar

St. Patrick’s Day Storytime Titles

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        Some  nonfiction and historical fiction titles to add to your St. Patrick’s Day storytime! For younger listeners: For older listeners:         Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland. Tomie dePaola’s respectful biography of St. Patrick.         Fiona’s Lace. Patricia Polacco’s unique blend of truth and whimsy in this story […]

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19Jan

Friends for Freedom

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Who knew that two icons of the fights for civil rights, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, were dear friends? This inspiring book tells the story of how they defied social conventions to become friends, joined forces to fight for what the believed in, and weathered the storms when their opinions differed about the way […]

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26Nov

What to Read for Thanksgiving

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[booknet booknumber= 9780547199450] Turkeys and Pilgrims are important, of course, but this book speaks to another aspect of modern-day Thanksgiving: the Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade. Both text and illustrations are brilliant, and will give you a new appreciation for all those character balloons bobbing about on your TV screen! Balloons over Broadway, by Melissa Sweet. […]

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10Nov

What to Read on Veteran’s Day

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There aren’t too many Veteran’s Day picture books. You could read a book about a particular veteran, but this book is the rare one that honors veterans as a group. Demarest tells the stories of Arlington Cemeteries. It includes the big stories–JFK’s eternal flame, the Tomb of the Unknowns, Robert E. Lee’s memorial–but I love […]

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3Nov

What to Read on Election Day

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Tomorrow is Election Day here. I’ll be going to the polls, grateful that I have the right to cast a ballot. This book is the story of Susan B. Anthony’s illegal vote in 1872 when she cast a ballot in the presidential election. The book tells an important story and it’s beautifully constructed. Malaspina doesn’t […]

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31Oct

What to Read on Halloween: The Bat Scientists

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Happy Halloween! Books in the Scientist in the Field series look and feel like a picture book (albeit hefty ones at 80 pages). They get shelved with nonfiction picture books. But inside, they’re middle grade material, complete with chapters. They’re also totally engaging. Every chapter in this book features a different scientist working on some […]

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24Oct

What to read during the World Series

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In honor of the World Series, here are some great recent nonfiction picture books about baseball: [booknet booknumber=9780375868443] You Never Heard of  Willie Mays?  Jonah Winter also wrote You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax? [booknet booknumber=9781419705212] Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss. Haunting and inspirational story of a semi-pro player in a Japanese American internment camp in World […]

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