The Book Search

We bugged out in advance of Irma and now I have a bit of a break in the action while we debate about when to go back... with no power it doesn't sound like that much fun to be at home, but I'm itching to get there!  Good thing I have some awesome new non-fiction to read to keep me occupied. The first one is called "Bugs from head to tail".  It's written by Stacy Roderick and illustrated by Kwanchai Moriya.  It's an up close look at some really interesting insects.  Each double page spread shows one part of a bug (like it's eyes) and asks the reader to guess what insect it is.  Then the next two pages show the whole insect and tell a little about it.  There is a perfect amount of text to tell about each insect, enough to peak an early reader's attention (and maybe send them for more research) but not so much to be overwhelming.  I really loved the artwork in this one.  It's paper cuts and they are so closeup you can actually see the texture of th...

I'm so lucky to get to read all these new books!  My fourth and fifth grade book clubs decided that they also want to read the latest and greatest, in hopes of discovering the next Newbery award winner.  It's so much fun talking books with them!  Here are a few that are coming out in the next couple of weeks. The first one is called "Click'd" by Tamara Ireland Stone.  It's was released on September 5, 2017.  It's about a girl named Allie Navarro who has just spent an amazing summer at a coding camp making friends with other girls who love coding just as much as she does.  When she gets back to school, she's feeling a little left out because her friends spent their summer together at home.  She is very excited about the game she created at camp and is hoping that she will be able to win the local coding competition.  Her game is called "Click'd" and it lets helps you find friends among the database of people who play the game and rank th...