A Kick in the Head selected by Paul B. Janeczko illustrated by Chris Raschka*

An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
Examples of many different types of poems (29 types!)
-Borrowed from the library.
*Highly recommend.

Everything You Need for a Treehouse by Carter Higgins illustrated by Emily Hughes*

I loved the illustrations and design of this picture book.
Ms. Higgins takes a construction project and turns into poetry with her word choice and sentence structure!
We enjoyed viewing the different types of treehouses and selecting which one was our favorite. 
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.

Gregor Mendel by Cheryl Bardoe illustrated by Jos. A. Smith*

A wonderful introduction to genetics!
This biography shares how Gregor Mendel had a thirst for knowledge and was unrelenting in his pursuit of learning.
Children will learn about the foundations of genetics from this beautifully illustrated biography.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.

Poetry Basics Concrete Poetry by Valerie Bodden

To prepare for our April Poetry Tea theme (Brave Writer by Julie Bogart idea), concrete poetry, I read this book which shares the history and progression of concrete poetry.
Very interesting!
-Borrowed via Inter Library Loan.

I'm and Won't, They're and Don't What's a Contraction by Brian P. Cleary illustrated by Brian Gable*

My eight year old read this book to himself to support his study of contractions.
The book includes contractions for three words. (I'd've)
Rhyming text and  humorous illustrations make grammar a lot more fun!
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.

The Book Scavenger #2 The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman*

Emily and James, who solved an ultimate puzzle months earlier, notice suspicious  activities between two Book Scavenger players.  One of the players is their Social Studies teacher Mr. Quisling.  As they follow him to book hiding locations, they realize something nefarious is occurring.  After Mr. Quisling finds the book (always a Tom Sawyer book), a fire breaks out.  One fire is in their beloved friend Hollister's bookstore. 
Meanwhile the two friends are attempting to solve an unbreakable code that has remained a mystery for over a hundred years.
Several different problems are intertwined which make this book an exciting read!
Book #3 is scheduled to be published on May 1, 2018-The Alcatraz Escape.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.

The Roman Twins by Roy Gerrard

My eight year old read this book to himself to support our study of Ancient Rome.
Twin slaves steal their master's horse, Polydox, to save him from being chopped up for meat!  An exciting adventure ensues.
The rhyming couplets make the story a delight to the ears.
Readers learn a lot about Roman life and culture.
-Borrowed from the library.