A-Z Mysteries: The Invisible Island by Ron Roy Review by Mary, 8-years-old The Invisible Island is just one story in the exciting A to Z mystery series. There are 26 books in the series, one for each letter of the alphabet. The main characters in the book are Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose. They go to a picnic […]
The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole Review by Taylor, 8-years-old The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Bodyis one book in a series of Magic School Bus books by Joanna Cole. The Magic School Bus Collectionis also a television show on TV that is really good. I like these books because […]
The Knight at Dawn: The Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne Review by Allison, 8-Years-Old The Knight at Dawn is the second book in a series of Magic Treehouse books. In this story, brother and sister, Jack and Annie use a book and the magic treehouse to travel to a medieval castle. When they go […]
Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas Book Review by Julian, 12-years-old This summer, I have an assignment from school to read Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America,a humorous memoir written by Firoozeh Dumas. At first, I was upset that I had to read it and I complained to my parents, […]
The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan Review by Camila 10-Years-Old Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightning Thiefis a book about a boy named Percy Jackson. Percy doesn’t study much because he has dyslexia and gets in a lot of trouble in school and gets kicked out of school. After getting expelled he has to go […]
Big Nate What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Lincoln Peirce Review by Myles, 9-years-old My favorite book series is the Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce. My favorite book in the series is Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?I read it this summer and I highly recommend it for other kids about seven- to […]
The Practical Guide For Reading Aloud to Children During Their First Five Years From http://www.readaloudguide.com/ Susan Marx and Barbara Kasok, authors of Help Me Get Ready To Read: The Practical Guide For Reading Aloud To Children During Their First Five Yearsexplain that when you read aloud to children you are fostering their self-esteem by creating […]
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney Undoubtedly you have heard, “A picture tells a thousand words.” Well, in The Lion and the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney retells the well-known Aesop’s fable of the lion and the mouse, by letting his stunning illustrations tell the story. Pinkney retains to the basic storyline of a ferocious […]
Advice from The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitman Yesterday we started sharing advice from the book, The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitman about getting nothing but the truth from children that lie. Today we share her final recommendations for handling children that lie. The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitman discusses all sorts of […]
The Money Class by Suze Orman Last week we shared a lot of advice from Suze Orman, author of The Money Class. Last week we shared her advice for those who are currently employed. Even if you are working at a great job, at a time of high unemployment Orman suggests we must hope for […]
