Book Lists

I always have difficulty picking a book to highlight.  There are so many book losts out there.  Check these out . . . how many have your children (or you!) read?
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http://www.artsycraftsymom.com/150-childrens-books-recommended-by-moms/

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Apples!!!!

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From Booklist

 

Using her familiar appealing, color-washed drawings and minimal text, Gibbons spotlights a favorite fruit. Plenty of information appears in both words and images, including identification of the basic parts of the apple; some historical scenes of the apple in America (including both Johnny Appleseed and a picture of smiling Native American and Pilgrim families sharing a large bowl of shiny reds); and the apple's progress through the seasons, from blossom to fruit to harvest to Halloween bobbing and caramel coating. The final pages include pictures of different apple varieties; instructions on how to plant and care for an apple tree, bake a pie, make cider; and a back page of random fun facts. Although the book lacks organization and cohesion, there is still plenty here for young botanists who may be encountering clearly explained words such as dormant and pollination for the first time. Teachers putting together elementary science units about growth cycles and food production may also find this useful. Gillian Engberg

Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Visit her website @ www.gailgibbons.com

 

 

 

Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell

 

 "The combination of words and pictures is just right." -- "Horn Book" -

Apples by Jacquline Farmer
Today, the average American consumes about sixty-five fresh apples each year. Where do so many apples come from? How do they grow? Jacqueline Farmer takes young readers on a field trip to the apple orchard to find out how apple growers turn seeds and seedlings into the many different varieties of America's favorite fruit. Recipes, trivia, and fun facts included.

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

I heard this author speak about this book a few years ago and recently sat in a classroom observing children talk and write about it.  Worth a read and conversation with your child!

http://www.terabithia.com/about.html

An interview http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/paterson 

Sports Illustrated Kids Football Playbook: Games, Activities, Puzzles, and Fun!

While on a ride to your favorite football game, this might keep everyone busy!

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

A nice interview . . .  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkdjSSmskcw 

I love any book by Lois Ehlert, check this one out -

Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much is certain: A Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows.

With illustrations made from actual fall leaves and die-cut pages on every spread that reveal gorgeous landscape vistas, here is a playful, whimsical, and evocative book that celebrates the natural world and the rich imaginative life of children.

Includes an author's note and leaf-identifying labels.

Here is another one - 
 

Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin

For those that always ask "why"?

Why does the Moon seem to change shape from night to night? In this unique book, innovative die-cuts and playful poetry introduce the names and shapes of the lunar phases to explain the role light and shadow play in this transformation.

http://www.bobcrelin.com/fotm1.html

Have You Filled A Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud

 
Through simple prose and vivid illustrations, this heartwarming book encourages positive behavior as children see how rewarding it is to express daily kindness, appreciation, and love. Bucket filling and dipping are effective metaphors for understanding the effects of our actions and words on the well being of others and ourselves.