CROSSPOSTED ON YOUNGPEOPLESPAVILION.COM Un Pinata en un árbol de pino: un latino Doce Días de Navidad “Beginning with “a piñata in a pine tree” and culminating in “doce angelitos celebrando” (twelve angels rejoicing), the double-page spreads each contain a pronunciation guide for both gifts and numbers.” –Horn Book An award-winning author and a rising star…
Poetic language, attractive illustrations and a positive message about Islam, without any didacticism
Kelly Cunnane, the critically-acclaimed author of For You Are a Kenyan Child, crafts a gentle and accessible picture book with DEEP IN THE SAHARA that offers a glimpse into the fascinating culture of West Africa and reveals that families are much the same the world over. Lalla lives in the Muslim country of Mauritania, and…
Rebecca Padula and Gary Dulabaum are… PaDulabaum: Americana Roots Singer-Songwriter Duo featuring multi-instrumentalists
Crossposted on YoungPeoplesPavilion.com “As outrageous and funny and full of passion for reaching/teaching children as Gary in his wildest performances.” — Jane Yolen, author of the Caldecott-winning Owl Moon, the Commander Toad books, and How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? These multi-instrumentalists and singers, Rebecca Padula and Gary Dulabaum, perform music that is truly fun for…
Graphic Organizers for Teaching Poetry Writing: Model Poems and Lessons That Support Children as They Write Different Forms
Simplify and take the guesswork out of teaching poetry with these graphic organizers and step-by-step lessons. Model poems and lessons help students learn about the characteristics and structures of poetry forms such as haiku, limericks, and acrostics. Motivating graphic organizers, tailored to each poetry form, guide them in planning, and then writing their own poems….
The Magic Manuscript: Voyage to Eve Ilion is Worth a Gazillion Magical Journeys
Two teenagers, Arthur and Jennifer, unearth a medieval manuscript in Cornwall, in modern England, during the Christmas holidays, in The Magic Manuscript: Voyage to Eve Ilion, by Barbara Burgess. While reading the manuscript, Jennifer becomes engrossed in the story of fifteenth-century Lady Genevieve, a sixteen-year-old Cornish girl who escapes from her brother when he tries to…
Will Desmond Pucket’s monster-y special effects pranks get him kicked out of middle school?
“Sixth-grader Desmond Pucket loves horror special effects,” reads a review of Desmond Pucket Makes Monster Magic (Amp! Comics for Kids), by Mark Tatulli, in School Library Journal. Goblins popping out of toilets, exploding zombie heads, and mass-media digital scares are what he lives for. He takes things too far, however, and is forced to give…
Jamal’s Busy Day by Wade Hudson: “This early reader is a real winner”
Jamal, a handsome, energetic African-American boy, is shown making all the necessary preparations for school that his parents make to begin their day. The upbeat message is that both parents and child can work hard and accomplish much in their respective areas, all have something to contribute. Such is the joy in sharing Jamal’s Busy…
Donate to Help Black Children Appear in Children’s Books
The Library of Congress reports 15,000 to 20,000 new children’s books published every year. In 2013, 2012, or any recent year, how many of those showed Black boys as the main characters? Girls? Please name those books. It is time for a SEQUEL! Family relationships were explored and affirmed in my joyful anthology of poems…
FREE Extra Math Practice: Grade 4 – Houghton Mifflin Education Place
In Grade 4, instructional time should focus on three critical areas, according to the Common Core Curriculum Standards.: (1) developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends, (2) developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of…
Llama Llama and the Bully Goat: Comic Drama Has a Dual Focus
Llama Llama likes to sing. Gilroy laughs at everything. Llama sings out just the same. Gilroy says a not-nice name. Teacher has some things to say: calling names is not OK. *** In Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney, Llama Llama is learning lots of new things at school and making many…
