Naima is the best alpana creator in her village in Bangladesh. When she ruins her father's rickshaw, she seeks out a way to earn money to repair it. Problem is, girls and women do not have many opportunities to be employed. Is she willing to challenge tradition and custom?
Ms. Perkins's parents are from Bangladesh. I loved this story because of its culturally-rich experience. A short chapter book
-Borrowed from the library.
Mr. Chin tracks a hurricane from the time it begins over Africa until it makes landfall at Cape Hatteras. He alternates pages about its progress and how people are preparing for it and then evacuating.
Very informative yet engaging. Lots of diagrams and explanations in the back.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
Letter poems from objects with various sizes and purposes The poems remind readers how everything is made up of smaller things. Everything is connected and is necessary!
Great word choice & figurative language usage
Pairings: oak/acorn, bubble/sky, cloud/droplets, pebble/river, brick/school, button/coat, toes/child, sea turtles/ocean
The author then shares how to create one's own letter poems.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
Old MacDonald summons Officer Busby to his farm. Odd and ridiculous events are popping up all over his farm-cabbages with painted faces, pizza being delivered to his goats... Can Officer Busby figure out who is behind the mischief on this April Fool's Day?
Fun!
*Highly recommend for its lightheartedness. We need books just for fun!
-Borrowed from the library.
A whimsical, beautiful book about Hans Christian Andersen
Ms. Yolen writes about his life in one long sentence! Although the words are minimal, the reader learns a lot about this unique and lonely writer.
Lovely illustrations
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
Two siblings leave their home to experience the precursor of the sights and sounds to a thunderstorm on an island. Holding hands, the two roam the island despite the impending danger. The word choice is superb. The figurative language enhances the book's "atmosphere". Mr. Smith's illustration depict the mood of the different phases of the storm.
A perfect book to read aloud in the spring and summer before a thunderstorm.
The page layouts are purposeful. I like the repeating refrain too.
**Highly, highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
Mr. Rubin put a lot of thought and research into creating this book (even his explanation of his art and typeset in the fine print is humorous. The typeface reflects the subject matter-one used for scientific publications in the paleotology beginnings). His art and page layouts are engaging and carry significance.
Before the title page, Mr. Rubin is capturing the reader's attention. Mr. Rubin explains how the understanding of science and dinosours has transformed over time by following what different artists and scientists thought the iguanodon looked like.
**Highly, highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
