Assignment 4: Bibliography

Karina Borkowski
SLM 503: Childrens Literature
15 October 2015

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 Table of Contents

Letter to Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Freedom to Read Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Picture Books and Easy Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Fiction Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Nonfiction Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Diversity Families That Change . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
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Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Dear Students,
Ive always liked reading. In middle school my homeroom
teacher nick-named me The Reader because I was always
reading a book. My least favorite part of reading was when I
finished a book and had to find a new one. The library is a big
place, and sometimes it can be overwhelming. There are so many
books! How do you choose the right one? I do not like to admit it
but many times I picked a book because it had an interesting
cover. I missed out on a lot of good books because they did not
have a cool cover.
I decided that as a librarian, I needed to help you avoid
making the same mistake. I checked out and read a bunch of
books. Some were great, and some were boring. Then, I put
together some lists of the best books I could find. These lists
contain picture books, fiction books, and nonfiction books. I have
even included some movies, magazines, and audio books too!
Please use these lists to help you find a new book. And
remember, Im always available to help you find any book you
need.

Have fun reading,

Mrs. Borkowski

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 Freedom to Read
Do you know your reading rights? If you do not, it is time you
learned them! They could really help you out someday.
You have the right to

read any book you want to read.

stop reading a book if you do not like it.
listen to audio books, look at magazines, and read comic
books.
ask for help or a recommendation.
tell people about the books you like and the books you do not
like.
read books about different people, places, or things.
hate a book.
love a book.
use the library to research and learn.
read at your own pace.
enjoy reading!

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

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Picture Books

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Beaty, Daniel. Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me. New York:
Little, Brown, 2013.

Every morning a boys father wakes him up and makes him eggs. They
have a great relationship and love each other very much. Then, all of a
sudden, his father does not come home. No matter how hard he wishes,
he soon realizes his dad will not be home for a very long time.

Becker, Aaron. Journey. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2013.

A girl is bored and lonely, until she finds a red crayon that opens a door
to another world. She explores some fantastical and beautiful places! At
one point she finds a beautiful bird and follows it. It leads her through a
door and back to the real world. It also leads her to someone she can
share her adventures with, someone else with a magic crayon.

Brown, Peter. My Teacher Is a Monster! (no, I Am Not). New York:

Little, Brown, and Company, 2014.

Bobbys teacher, Ms. Kirby, acts like a mean and terrible monster.
Bobby always seems to be getting in trouble in her class. One day, he
runs into Ms. Kirby in the park. Somehow the two manage to have a
good day. She even lets him throw a paper airplane. In Bobbys eyes,
Ms. Kirby is very different now.

Daywalt, Drew. The Day the Crayons Quit. New York: Philomel, 2013.

Duncan likes to color, but his crayons are not happy with the way
Duncan colors. All of the crayons write Duncan a letter explaining their
frustrations and their solutions. Grey is tired of coloring big animals.
Light Brown just wants to be used. Duncan needs to find a way to
make everyone happy.

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DaCosta, Barbara. Nighttime Ninja. New York: Little, Brown, and
Company, 2012.

A ninja should be quiet. A ninja should be stealthy. The Nighttime

Ninja is all of these things. He needs to complete his mission without
drawing any notice. The Nighttime Ninja obtains his prize, when the
lights suddenly come on! Sometimes a ninjas mission must change
before the original one is completed.

DiPucchio, Kelly. Gaston. New York: Atheneum Books for Young

Readers, 2014.

Mrs. Poodle has four puppies: Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, Ooh-La-La, and Gaston.
Gaston looks a bit different than his sisters, but he fits right in with the
rest of the family. One day at the park, Mrs. Poodle and Mrs. Bulldog
realize that there has been a mistake! Both families learn a little about
how families work.

Floca, Brian. Locomotive. New York: Atheneum for Young Readers,

2013.

This book explores what it was like to take a cross country train ride in
1869 during the time of the great steam engine trains. Your journey
begins in Omaha, Nebraska. It ends in San Francisco, California. You
see everything from railroad restaurants to rickety wood bridges. It is
an experience you do not want to miss.

Jeffers, Oliver. Once upon an Alphabet. New York: Philomel, 2014.

This is not your usual alphabet book, and it is not just one story either.
This is a book that contains 26 stories. There is one story for each letter
of the alphabet. One is about an owl that rides an octopus in the ocean.
You might like the one about Nigel the monkey who is not good at
climbing, so he moves underground. Or maybe you will enjoy the story
about Danger Delilah the superhero.

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Klassen, Jon. I Want My Hat Back. Somerville, MA: Candlewick,
2011.

Have you seen this bears red pointy hat? The bear misses his hat
terribly! He asks every animal in the forest, but no one has seen his hat.
It is not until a deer asks him why he is so sad, that he realizes he has
seen his hat, and he knows who stole it!

Klassen, Jon. This Is Not My Hat. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2012.

The little fish has stolen a hat from a big fish that was sleeping. He
knows it is wrong to steal, but he is pretty sure he will not get caught.
He is swimming to a place where the plants grow big and tall so he can
hide just in case. Little does he know, the big fish is following him and
wants his hat back.

Logue, Mary. Sleep like a Tiger. Boston: Houghton Mifflin for

Children, 2012.

It is time for bed, but the little girl is not sleepy. Her parents tell her she
can stay up all night, but she must still get ready for bed. Once she is
tucked into bed, the little girl asks if all animals have to sleep. Her
parents explain how each animal needs to sleep. The cat sleeps in front
of the fireplace, the bear sleeps through the entire winter, and the tiger
sleeps to regain their strength.
Long, Melinda, and David Shannon. How I Became a Pirate. San
Diego: Harcourt, 2003.

How cool would it be to be a pirate for a day? Jeremy Jacob finds out
when he is recruited as a digger for Braid Beard and his crew. He
learns how to talk like a pirate and how to act like one too. In turn, he
teaches the pirates how to play soccer. Everything is going great until a
violent storm ruins their chances of finding a place to bury their
treasure. Jeremy knows the perfect spot.

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Lunde, Stein Erik. My Father's Arms Are a Boat. New York:
Enchanted Lion, 2012.

A boy cannot sleep and neither can his father. They spend the night in
front of the fire talking about what they will do tomorrow and what the
animals are doing outside. The fox is hunting and the birds are
sleeping. They go outside in the snow and make a wish on a shooting
star. The boy takes comfort in his fathers arms, and starts to believe
that everything will be alright.

Rosenstock, Barbara. Vasya's Noisy Paint Box: How Vasily

Kandinsky's Ears Invented Abstract Art. New York: Alfred A.
Knopf, 2014.

Vasya Kandinsky was raised to be a proper Russian boy. Everything

changed when his aunt gave him a wooden paint box. Unlike everyone
else, the paints created sounds and music for Vasya. Many people did
not understand his art, even as he got older.

Santat, Dan. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend. New

York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2014.

Beekle is from an island where imaginary friends are created and wait
to be matched with their friends from the real world. Beekle becomes
tired of waiting and sets sail for the real world in search of his friend.
The journey is unimaginable, difficult, and confusing. Hell have to
find a friend who feels just right.

Sisson, Stephanie Roth. Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the
Cosmos. New York: Roaring Book, 2014.

Carl is a boy interested in stars, the ones we see at night to be exact! He

goes to the library and checks out books about space and the stars
which inspire his life long journey of learning. Carl eventually becomes
Dr. Carl Sagan, and is involved in many space expeditions. According
to him, we are all made of star stuff.

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Spires, Ashley. The Most Magnificent Thing. Tonawanda, Canada:
Kids Can, 2014.

A girl, who likes to make things, decides to make something

magnificent! She hires her dog as her assistant and starts creating. She
tries and tries, but each thing she makes is not magnificent. She quickly
grows frustrated and angry, but after her assistant suggests a walk she
starts to see the things she made in a different way. Now she knows
how to make the most magnificent thing.

Thong, Roseanne. Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors. San

Francisco: Chronicle, 2014.

How do you say blue in Spanish? Azul! This book will help you figure
out how to say all the colors in Spanish. You will also learn about the
wonderful rides at the feria and Spanish foods like the Churro. How
many Spanish words you learn while reading this book.

Willems, Mo. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. New York:
Hyperion for Children, 2003.

The bus driver needs to take a break for a few minutes, and the only
instructions he tells you is, Dont let the pigeon drive the bus!
Keeping the pigeon away from the bus might prove to be a little more
difficult than it sounds. This pigeon really wants to drive the bus. He
begs, bribes, and pleads. He gets over it when he sees a cargo truck
drive by.
Copeland, Misty. Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young
Girl How to Dance like the Firebird. New York: G.P. Putnam's
Sons, 2014.

Misty Copeland was once a girl with a dream. She tells a young girl
that she once dreamed of being a ballerina too. Misty explains that with
practice the girl will learn her positions and steps, and eventually will
be able to dance like Misty. Together, they can inspire more children to
dream about dancing on stage.

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Fiction Books

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Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan. New York: Harper,
2012.

Ivan the gorilla is content to paint, watch TV, and entertain kids. He
lives at his home at the Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. After the loss
of a dear friend Ivan is forced to watch over Ruby, a baby elephant.
Ruby remembers her life in the wild, and forces Ivan to remember his.

DiCamillo, Kate. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures.

Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2013.

Flora is forced to perform CPR on a squirrel that is sucked up by Mrs.

Tickhams vacuum and saves his life. Flora names the squirrel Ulysses,
and their lives are forever changed. Ulysses now thinks of things he has
never thought of before, and he can fly, and he can type! Flora and
Ulysses make an odd but good team.

DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux. DVD. Directed by Sam Fell

and Rob Stevenhagen. Universal Studios, 2009.

Despereaux is a strange mouse. He does not cower, or hide, or tremble.

Instead, he longs for an adventure similar to the ones he has read about
in books. Despereaux finds his quest when he runs into a Princess and
she tells him of the sadness that envelops the Kingdom of Dor.

DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Search for WondLa. New York: Simon &
Schuster for Young Readers, 2012.

Eva Nine has never been above ground. She has lived her entire life in
The Sanctuary underground on the planet Orbana. She is forced to
explore the surface, when her home is destroyed by a Besteel. Eva sets
off to find more people that look like her. Along the way bands
together with an alien named Rovender, a Water Bear named Otto, and
the robot that raised her Muthr.

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Grimes, Nikki. Words with Wings. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong, 2013.

Gabriella is a dreamer who often gets lost in her thoughts. Her thoughts
and daydreams are usually triggered by words. She loves words. She
finds comfort in her thoughts when she is forced to change schools and
her parents split up. Eventually, she feels like nothing will get better,
and tries to force herself to stop daydreaming. Things start to brighten
when she meets David a kid at school who accepts her, and she allows
herself to dream again.

Henkes, Kevin. The Year of Billy Miller. New York: Greenwillow,

2013.

Billy Miller is a pretty normal kid. Except for the accident that he
miraculously survived over the summer. When the school year starts he
finds himself little worried about second grade. With the help of his
family, his teacher, and his best friend the year is great and full of
surprises! This has been the best year, the year of Billy Miller.

Holm, Jennifer L. The Fourteenth Goldfish. New York: Random

House, 2014.

Ellie, a normal girl who is about to start middle school, has her life
turned upside down when her mother brings home a boy named
Melvin. Melvin is not what he seems. He looks like an odd thirteen-
year-old boy, but is in fact her seventy-six year old grandfather! He has
discovered how to become young again using a compound found in a
rare jellyfish. And he is attending her middle school.

Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. New York: Amulet, 2007.

Gregs mom wants him to keep a journal, so he does hoping that one
day he can make some money off it. Greg is starting middle school and
everything that could go wrong does. Gregs older brother is constantly
teasing him, Greg ruins the school play, and he is having some friend
problems. Most of his stories are pretty funny.

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Lai, Thanhha. Inside out & Back Again. New York: Harper, 2011.

The year H turns 10 is the year that everything changes for her and her
family. She lives in south Vietnam. Threats of violence from the
Communists in the north are making everyone nervous that war will
begin. Hs father was captured in the north nine years ago. To escape
the violence, H and her family must travel to United States.

Martin, Ann M. Rain Reign. Read by Laura Hamilton. Brilliance

Audio, 2014. CD.

Rose has not had a great or easy life, but that all changes when her
father brings home a stray dog. The dog does not have a collar, and her
father deems the dog a gift for Rose. She names him Rain. Rain
becomes Roses best friend and makes everything better. Everything is
great until Rain is lost out in a major storm.

Palacio, R.J. Wonder. New York: Alfred A. Knopf for Young Readers,
2012.

We all know what it feels like to be different than everybody else.

August Pullman really knows what that is like. August was born with
face that is not an ordinary face. For the first time in his life he will be
attending real school. August is excited and nervous about fifth
grade.

Roman, Dave. Astronaut Academy 1: Zero Gravity. New York: First

Second, 2011.

Astronaut Academy is a very strange school; there is a panda teaching

Spanish. Everyone is a little weird and everyone has a story. Things get
a little crazy when Hakata Soy is transferred there. To make matters
worse, a robot, Cybert, has infiltrated the school and is on a mission to
kill Hakata.

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Sachar, Louis. Holes. DVD. Directed by Andrew Davis. Walt Disney
Pictures, 2003.

Stanley, like the rest of the boys at Camp Green Lake, must dig holes in
order to build character. Camp Green Lake is neither a camp nor is it
anywhere near a lake. The boys eventually find an artifact in one of
their holes. In response, makes the boys work harder, leading to
discussions of escape. But Stanley soon finds out that he escaping is
out of the question, because of his family history.
Selznick, Brian. Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures. New
York: Scholastic, 2011.

Ben is a boy living in Minnesota in 1977, and he wants to know who

his father is. One day Ben finds a clue that leads him to New York City.
Rose, who lives in New Jersey in 1927, is deaf and spends most of her
time scrapbooking articles on Lillian Mayhew. She runs away from
home in order to get a glimpse at her favorite actress in New York City.
Both stories connect, but when? How?
Williams-Garcia, Rita. One Crazy Summer. Read by Sisi Aisha
Johnson. Recorded Books, 2010. CD.

Delphine and her two younger sisters fly from New York to California.
They are going to meet their mother for the first time. She abandoned a
long time ago, and since then they have lived with their father. They
expect their trip to California to be fun and include a trip to Disneyland.
They are disappointed to meet Cecil, a mother who cares more about
poetry than her daughters. While in California they meet the famous
Black Panthers and gain a new perspective on their lives.

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Nonfiction Books

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Bell, Cece. El Deafo. New York: Amulet, 2014.

Cece got sick with meningitis when she was four and lost her hearing
because of it. She is eventually given a device that helps her hear
everyone. Cece explains what it is like to watch TV, go to school, and
make new friends when you are deaf.

Bragg, Georgia. How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully
Famous. New York: Walker, 2011.

Some of the most important people in the world have died in very
strange or unexpected ways. Pocahontas went to England where she got
sick and died. The 29th president, James Garfield, was shot in the back.
However, he did not die until much later because of an infection.

Lewis, J. Patrick. M Is for Monster: A Fantastic Creatures Alphabet.

Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear, 2014.

There are all kinds of monsters in the world. There are Trolls that we
know from stories like Three Billy Goats Gruff. There is the Kraken,
a sea monster that lives near Iceland and Norway. A Yeti, which looks
similar to Big Foot, lives in the Himalayas and is also known as the
Abominable Snowman.

Lynch, Patrick James. The Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower, Or, John
Howland's Good Fortune. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2015.

John Howland is a young boy in England who is forced to leave his

country for the New World due to his religion. The trip is long,
uncomfortable, and dangerous. John even falls off the ship, but that is
not where his story ends. John is rescued and eventually helps build the
first settlement in New England, New Plymouth.

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Napoli, Donna Jo. Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of
Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters. Washington: National
Geographic Society, 2011.

The ancient Greeks believed there were many gods and goddesses.
Each one presided over a certain aspect of life. Greek mythology
contains stories about each god and goddess. In one story, Hephaestus
catches Aries flirting with his wife, Aphrodite. He captures both of
them in a metal net in order to shame them.

Nelson, Kadir. Nelson Mandela. New York: Katherine Tegen, 2013.

Rolihlahla, we know him as Nelson, was sent far away from his village
to attend school. He became a lawyer and helped many people in South
Africa. Nelson spoke out against the problems in South Africa and was
put in prison. He spent almost twenty-eight years in prison for speaking
his mind.

O'Connell, Caitlin, and Donna M. Jackson. The Elephant Scientist.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin for Children, 2011.

Caitlin OConnell studies African elephants in Namibia. She knows a

lot about elephants, like elephant herds are led by females. She has
studied the way elephants walk. Elephants walk on their toes. Their
toes have sound-associated fat, which means they can talk through their
steps!

Perrin, Clotilde. At the Same Moment, Around the World. San Fransico:
Chronicle, 2014.

It is a different time around the world at the exact same moment. Does
that make sense? At 7am in Paris, France, people are just starting to
wake up. At that same exact moment, it is 9pm and people are going to
bed in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Raczka, Bob. Lemonade, and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single
Word. New York: Roaring Book, 2011.

Some poets write poems that look like they have squeezed the letters
right out of the word. The letters drip down the page in strange patterns,
and at first glance none of the poems make sense. However, if you pay
attention you might find a hidden message or meaning. The poems in
this book are like a puzzle that needs to be solved.

Rabinowitz, Alan. A Boy and a Jaguar. Boston: Houghton Mifflin

Harcourt, 2014.

The first man to study jaguars had difficulty speaking in public as a

child. He had a stutter. Every time he tried to speak, the words would
freeze in his throat and mouth. He could only speak clearly when he
was whispering to the jaguars in the Bronx Zoo. Just as the jaguars in
the zoo helped him speak clearly, he too eventually helped the jaguars
in Belize.

Roth, Susan L., and Cindy Trumbore. The Mangrove Tree: Planting
Trees to Feed Families. New York: Lee & Low, 2011.

In order to help a poor village, called Hargigo, in Africa, scientists

planted Mangrove trees. These trees were planted near the village, by
the sea. As the trees got bigger they provided the villagers with fuel for
their fires and food for their animals.

Schanzer, Rosalyn. Witches!: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in

Salem. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2011.

In 1692 in Salem Massachusetts, two girls, Betty and Abigail, began to

have terrible fits. They would scream and twist their bodies.
Everyone thought they had been cursed by witches. A witch-hunt
began! The trials and public executions that followed are known as the
Salem Witch Trials.

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Silverstein, Shel. Every Thing on It. New York: Harper, 2011.

Do you like poetry? This book is filled with funny and strange poems
about funny and strange things. There is a poem about Santas helper
who is not very helpful. There is another one about a guy who opens
bottles with his teeth. Another poem is about Mustache Mo and how
his mustache got caught in the wheels of a train.

Stewart, Melissa. Feathers: Not Just for Flying. Watertown, MA:

Charlesbridge, 2014.

Everyone knows that birds have feathers, but what many people do not
know is that feathers have more purposes than helping birds fly.
Feathers can be used to hide birds in their natural surroundings. Birds
like Bank Swallows have feathers can also help them dig holes.

Whelan, Gloria. Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine. New York: Simon

& Schuster for Young Readers, 2014.

Queen Victoria of England wanted nothing more than to swim in the

ocean. Unfortunately, it would be improper for a queen to be seen in a
bathing suit walking from the palace to the ocean. Her husband, Prince
Albert, came up with a plan that would make her dreams come true. He
invented the bathing machine!

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Magazines

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 American Girl. http://play.americangirl.com/play/magazine/

American Girl is a magazine that encourages kids to be independent

and active. It is full of inspiring stories, both real and fictional. It has
amazing recipes and cool crafts that will keep you busy for hours! The
advice section is pretty useful too. On their website, you can become a
part of the magazine by giving advice or opinions.

Cobblestone. http://shop.cricketmedia.com/cobblestone.html

If you love learning about America and its history then you should
check out Cobblestone. It is full of facts, pictures, comics, and articles.
Sometimes it even has recipes or crafts that connect a certain historical
event. This magazine is a fun and exciting way to learn about the
U.S.A.

Cricket
http://www.cricketmagkids.com/

Cricket is a magazine full of fiction and imagination. Each magazine

contains several illustrated short stories and sometimes poems. If you
want to read a good story, but you do not want to read a long book, this
magazine is a good pick. Their website is a place where you can submit
work to be published in the magazine or meet the authors of your
favorite stories

Owl
http://www.owlkids.com/magazines/owl/

Owl is a great magazine for older kids! Every issue is a little bit
different. It has games, crafts, weird facts, articles, jokes, and stories.
You cannot go wrong with this magazine since it has a little something
for everyone.

Ranger Rick Jr.

http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick-Jr.aspx

Ranger Rick Jr. is a cool magazine full of information on animals and

nature. The animal facts are very interesting, but the highlight of this
magazine is the pictures. There are so many great photographs of
animals. The magazine also has games and jokes.

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Diversity: Families that
change
Change is always a little scary especially when it involves
the people we love. We never want our families to change. Yet,
many families do change. Parents can get divorced or split up. In
some families, divorced parents get remarried. Sometimes a
parent must go away for a long time. It can be sad to have your
family change or to lose a parent. It can take some time to adjust
to the change. It is important to always remember that no matter
how many parents someone has, they are still part of a family.

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Beaty, Daniel. Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me. New York:
Little, Brown, 2013.

Every morning a boys father wakes him up and makes him eggs. They
have a great relationship and love each other very much. Then, all of a
sudden, his father does not come home. No matter how hard he wishes,
he soon realizes his dad will not be home for a very long time.

DiCamillo, Kate. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures.

Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2013.

Flora is forced to perform CPR on a squirrel that is sucked up by Mrs.

Tickhams vacuum and saves his life. Flora names the squirrel Ulysses,
and their lives are forever changed. Ulysses now thinks of things he has
never thought of before, and he can fly, and he can type! Flora and
Ulysses make an odd but good team.

Grimes, Nikki. Words with Wings. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong, 2013.

Gabriella is a dreamer who often gets lost in her thoughts. Her thoughts
and daydreams are usually triggered by words. She loves words. She
finds comfort in her thoughts when she is forced to change schools and
her parents split up. Eventually, she feels like nothing will get better,
and tries to force herself to stop daydreaming.

Lunde, Stein Erik. My Father's Arms Are a Boat. New York:

Enchanted Lion, 2012.

A boy cannot sleep and neither can his father. They spend the night in
front of the fire talking about what they will do tomorrow and what the
animals are doing outside. The fox is hunting and the birds are
sleeping. They go outside in the snow and make a wish on a shooting
star. The boy takes comfort in his fathers arms, and starts to believe
that everything will be alright.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. One Crazy Summer. Read by Sisi Aisha
Johnson. Recorded Books, 2010. CD.

Delphine and her two younger sisters fly from New York to California.
They are going to meet their mother for the first time. She abandoned a
long time ago, and since then they have lived with their father. They
expect their trip to California to be fun and full of hugs. They are
disappointed to meet Cecil, a mother who cares more about poetry than
her daughters.

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 Notes Page
Where did you get your images?
All movie, audiobook, magazine, and book images were
found on Amazon.com or using the Google Image search.

All graphics used on the cover pages of this packet were

found using Google Image search.

What resources did you use to select books?

Wilsons Childrens Core Collection

A database containing information, ratings, and recommendations on

thousands of books.
The Newberry Award List

Every year the ALA, American Library Association, selects a

distinguished American childrens book to receive the Newberry
Award. The award is given to the author of the book.
The Coretta Scott King Award List

Every year the Coretta Scott King Award is given to African-American

authors and illustrators of childrens books. The books or illustrations
must be an outstanding representation of African American culture.
The Pura Belpr Award List

Every year the Pura Belpr Award is given to a Latina/Latino author

and illustrator of childrens books. The books or illustrations must be
an outstanding representation of Latin culture.
The Geisel Award List

Every year the Geisel Award is given to authors and illustrators of

distinguished easy reader childrens books.
The Caldecott Award List

Every year, the ALA, American Library Association, selects a

distinguished American childrens picture book to receive the Caldecott
Award. The award is given to the illustrator of the book.

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 Parents Choice Award Winners: Magazines

Every year, parents, teachers, and librarians are asked to proved their
opinions and vote for the best childrens magazines.

Maryland Black Eyed Susan Award

Every year, Maryland students vote from a list of distinguished books

for their favorite. The award is given to the book with the most votes.

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