books
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Just a second: A different way to look at time by Steve Jenkins
Book title:Just a second: A different way to look at time Author: Steve Jenkins Bibliographic entry Jenkins, S. (2011). Just a second: A different way to look at time. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Description Jenkins provides infographic style pictures that focus on time: the history of time, comparisons with examples of different lengths of time starting…
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Shocking discoveries about picture books
This week I’ve been weeding the picture books in my library which date from the 1960s forward. Luckily, I had some readings to help guide the process: Kay E. Vandergrift’s webpage Notes for the Analysis of a Picture Book and John Sciezka’s article Design Matters. So although I’ve been weeding the 250 picture books that we have in…
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Bossypants by Tina Fey
Book title: Bossypants Author: Tina Fey Bibliographic entry Fey, T. (2011). Bossypants. New York, NY: Hachette Digital. Description Tina Fey describes her rise to fame through humourous anecdotes. Reaction Tina Fey’s autobiography is a nice addition to my collection. The first third is going to be an exemplary tale of development as students journey through Tina’s…
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Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ leap of faith by Deborah Heiligman
Book title: Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith Author: Deborah Heiligman Bibliographic entry Heiligman, D. (2009). Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ leap of faith. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. Description The relationship of Charles and Emma Darwin is outlined in detail as each spouse wrestles with their own beliefs about religion and science.…
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein My rating: 5 of 5 stars Code Name Verity is Elizabeth Wein’s debut novel. Sure to be a winner of many awards, Code Name Verity highlights women’s role in World War II through the eyes of two friends: Maddie, a pilot, and Queenie, a spy. Full of honest and…
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The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
Book title: The Calling Author: Kelley Armstrong Bibliographic entry Armstrong, K. (2012). The calling. Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada. Description Maya’s adventures continue as she attempts to get home and find her parents after her mishap in The Gathering. Maya learns more about her skin-walking tendencies and her companions also discover their own abilities. The plot thickens…
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