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katemccord

katemccord

Joined August 2024

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“On the other side of the planet, where the sun isn't shining, you can see bright lights, like little stars all over it's surface.“

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I would love to use this book in my future classroom. With current curriculums I feel it's hard to find time in the day to provide students with meaningful science lessons. This book would do just that and encourage children to be curious. Great opportunity to also tie in STEM content.

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This is a very creative and engaging book that will push children to be curious. It shows children how big the world around us is and encourages them to think outside the box. Overall, a very beautiful story with colorful illustrations.

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Dinosaur Lady | Linda Skeers

“This is the story of a woman who dared to dig, explore, and discover. This is the story of Dinosaur Lady.“

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Dinosaur Lady | Linda Skeers

I would love to use this book in my future classroom. This book is so engaging and educational while teaching children to celebrate dinosaurs and remarkable women in history.

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Dinosaur Lady | Linda Skeers
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This book will create very excellent and fascinating discussions about history when children hear this story. The book is beautifully illustrated and a fun read. Great vocabulary is used and it's very well written for younger children.

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“You can swap environmentally friendly or reusable materials for every type of disposable plastic.“

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This is a perfect book for environmental studies. Specifically, I would use this book when teaching about Earth Day. Very insightful to show how much waster we produce and why it's important to take care of our Earth.

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Children will love listening to this book. It great to teach about our environment and the importance of keeping our Earth clean. The book also includes very informative pictures and diagrams that children will find eye opening.

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“He made many friends, people his age who loved math and were really good at it too.“

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I would use this book in my classroom for children who specifically love math. It's also a good book to teach children that no one is good at everything. Bonus in the fact that it's very informative in talking about prime and negative numbers.

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This is a great book to promote children's interests in math while learning about the story of a young mathematician. This book includes descriptive, and informative writing along with funny moments. Such a good story for young children.

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“This is a book of stories. They're all true stories - each one a portrait of an event or person in our history.“

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This is perfect book to read in the classroom. The stories are short enough to read during a small break time. Great way for children to learn history in a fun engaging way.

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This is an amazing book to have in a classroom library. The stories are very well written and easily understandable for upper elementary aged children. This book overall contains many engaging stories of American history.

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“Westward, Westward, runs the train, through the prairies, to the Great Plains, on to the frontier.“

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I would love to have this book in my classroom library. Especially for any child who is interested in trains. They will be so engaged reading this book and learn some new interesting facts.

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This book followed the story of a train that travelled across the transcontinental railway. This is great for older and younger children. They will love learning about the details of building the railway along with the journey it took.

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“Because the future champion of children's books was just a lad.“

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I would use this in an upper elementary grade classroom. This would be a perfect book to introduce the importance of children's books and why we have them today.

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A great story of how children's came to be. Does a great job of explaining who John Newberry was and why children's books are so important. Children in school will love learning about John Newberry!

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“And some of us are extravagant. We like to go big whenever we can!“

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This is a great book to teach children to embrace teamwork, celebrate differences, and show kindness through taking care of one another. There are great messages within this book making it a wonderful addition to any children's library.

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This book is so beautifully illustrated and unique. It shares a great story of celebrating children's one-of-a-kind strengths and differences. In this book, children building their own hot air balloons shows how their talents and abilities are beautiful.

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Before We Eat: From Farm to Table | Pat Brisson, Mary Azarian

“Sitting at this meal we share, we are grateful and aware, sending thanks upon the air...“

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Before We Eat: From Farm to Table | Pat Brisson, Mary Azarian

This is a perfect book to use in elementary grade classrooms to explain how food gets to our tables. It teaches children to appreciate all the people that are involved in the food process. Rhyming is also a great bonus from this book!

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Before We Eat: From Farm to Table | Pat Brisson, Mary Azarian
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The wonderful illustrations are a great way to explain how much work goes into providing our food. This book shares simple explanations and promotes thankfulness. Great read for curious young children!

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And Tango Makes Three | Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

“Their keeper Mr. Gramzay noticed the two penguins and thought to himself, 'They must be in love.“

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And Tango Makes Three | Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

This is a perfect book for teaching young children concepts of acceptance, inclusion, and love. A very beautiful book that would be amazing for young readers.

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And Tango Makes Three | Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell
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This is such a cute and inclusive book for young children. Some may find it controversial, however it shows such a cute meaning of love. Beautiful book that I forward to using in my classroom.

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“Women weren't encourage to be scientist, but Jeanne didn't let that stop her.“

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Children will find this book to be engaging as they learn about who invented aquariums and discovered new ways to study sea animals. This also will specifically feel very inspirational for young girls and that they should always be thinking big.

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This biography is about Jeanne Power and her contributions to science. This is a very empowering book and will show young girls to stand strong and be persistent. Her story is told in an amazing way through this book.

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“And with paper and scraps, she built tiny towns.“

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Reading this to my 5th grade classroom, especially being in Maya Lin's home town, they were so fascinated and made many connections. Reading biographies of people from where your close to is so special for students.

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This is an amazing book about the story of Maya Lin and how she worked hard to accomplish her dreams. Incredible story of how she came to designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Children will love hearing this bold story.

DogMomIrene I loved this book too. My MS students enjoyed reading about her when we read about the Vietnam War. The illustrations are gorgeous. 1mo
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“It's such a good feeling... a very good feeling.. the feeling you know that we're friends.“

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A great traditional biography in beautiful picture book format. I use this as a read aloud in my classroom to share this heart warming story.

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This biography of Mr. Rogers is illustrated beautifully. This would be absolutely wonderful to share with children and is a great read. Perfect for children to learn about the incredible Mr. Rogers!

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Dream Big, Little One | Vashti Harrison

“Maya Angelou used her voice every way she could.“

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Dream Big, Little One | Vashti Harrison

I would use this book in a classroom for a quick read or for children to read on their own as independent practice to build their confidence in reading.

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Dream Big, Little One | Vashti Harrison
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This book is written in a more younger child, pre-k child age range. It's more brief and to the point of the big accomplishments made by the women talked about in this book. Children will love this illustrations!

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“Maya was known as a writer and poet, but she was so much more.“

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I most definitely want to have this book in my future classroom. This is such an inspirational book for children and gives so much opportunities for learning.

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This book features stories of 40 amazing women in history. This is one of the most educational and inspiring books I've read that informs readers of women who changed our world.

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“All enslaved people in America were soon given their freedom.“

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This book shares an amazing story of American history. This could help educators open discussions for race and equality.

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This book is beautifully written and has amazing illustrations. The layout of this book is very thoughtful and easy to read for children. This is wonderful to teach young children about a courageous women.

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Who Was Albert Einstein? | Who Hq, Jess Brallier

“All Albert needed to do was wait about four years for the next total eclipse, in 1914.“

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Who Was Albert Einstein? | Who Hq, Jess Brallier

This is a great educational book for children who love science and want to learn more about famous people. I would use this for children in a classroom to do historical reports on.