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Book Review: Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School by Laura Purdie Salas

Laura Purdie Salas

Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School

These 18 funny and imaginative poems observe students in their natural habitat and reveal their unusual behavior, crazy communication, and very healthy appetites. Whether they’re in the classroom, on the playground, or in the cafeteria, school brings out the animal in all of [...]

Book Review – She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick

You can almost smell the sweet and salty stadium fare and hear the echoing roar of the crowd when you read She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story.

But this picture book is so much more than just a baseball story.

It is the true story of a pioneer.

As a child, Effa couldn’t understand [...]

Book Review: Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourselfby Carmella Van Vleet

The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting.

Carmella Van Vleet

I am a former teacher who has been writing full-time for the last ten years. History wasn’t my thing as a kid but I once I discovered a big part of history is “STORY,” I fell in love with all kinds of civilizations [...]

Book Review – Out of This World By Jacob Berkowitz

Out of This World offers grandparents the opportunity to change the way they and their grandchildren view the night sky and what might be “out there.” We’re in the midst of a scientific revolution on par with the time of Galileo. We’re searching for the first earth-like planet beyond our solar system, and there’s a [...]

Book Review: This Child, Every Child by David Smith

Many of the world’s 2.2 billion children face life-threatening challenges. War, human trafficking, discrimination, and disparities in income present obstacles to fulfilling basic human needs. David J. Smith, a leader in international education and author of If the World Were a Village and the Mapping the World by Heart curriculum, felt compelled to share with [...]

Book Review: Goblins! An Underearth Adventure by Royce Buckingham

The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting.

Royce Buckingham

Royce Buckingham grew up in Richland, Washington dreaming of writing fantasy stories. He obtained an English degree from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA and received his law degree from the University of Oregon. His longtime goal of becoming published became a reality after [...]

Book Review: Hush, Little Dragon by Boni Ashburn

BONI ASHBURN:

Hush, Little Dragon

Adorable dragons search for a bedtime snack in this heartfelt and funny debut picture book set to the tune of “Hush, Little Baby.” Baby and Mama Dragon are almost ready to settle in for the night, but Baby can’t sleep until he gets a treat. Together they search for [...]