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Children’s Book Review: National Geographic Kids Weird But True! Sports

WEIRD BUT TRUE! SPORTS 300 Wacky Facts about Awesome Athletics Published: May 17, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction Our kids LOVED these books when they were younger. I can also attest that these are the most beat up well-loved books in the elementary classrooms I teach in. Kids love looking for the weirdest, most…
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Children’s Book Review: If You Were Me and Lived in…Brazil By Carole P. Roman

IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN….BRAZIL A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World By: Carole P. Roman Illustrated by: Kelsea Wierenga Published: July 7, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Non-Fiction With all the excitement of the 2016 Olympics, your children may be asking about the country of Brazil. Roman’s book, like her others…
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Children’s Book Review: National Geographic Kids Everything Sports and Funny Fill-In

EVERYTHING SPORTS All the Photos, Facts, and Fun to Make you Jump! By: Eric Zweig with Shalise Manza Young Published: March 8, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction With the 2016 Rio Olympics starting this evening, there is a lot of excitement in the air about sports. Watching the Olympics is a great way to…
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Children’s Book Review: Cave Kiddos – A Sunny Day By Eric Jay Cash

CAVE KIDDOS: A SUNNY DAY By: Eric Jay Cash Published: February 6, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Fiction As the father of two delayed speakers, Cash wrote this book specifically for children with speech and developmental delays. This book has very few words, but will make children excited about learning to read. The story…
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Children’s Book Review: Two Books from Carole P. Roman

 CAN A PRINCESS BE A FIREFIGHTER? By: Carole P. Roman Illustrated by: Mateya Arkova Published: March 25, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Fiction Two sweet girls ask their father if they can still be a princess no matter what else they decide to be. As he looks down at them he reassures them that…
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Children’s Book Review: Animal Atlas by Animal Planet

ANIMAL ATLAS By: Animal Planet Published: May 24, 2016 Publisher: Animal Planet Non-Fiction This comprehensive atlas covers each of the seven continents as well as the oceans and the animals and species that inhabit them. The book begins with introducing your child to the various biomes in each of the areas. A world map is…
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Children’s Book Review: Children’s Book of Magic By Konrad Modzelewski

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF MAGIC 30 Magic Tricks for Young Wizards By: Konrad Modzelewski Published: April 22, 2015 Publisher: Appetite for Education Non-Fiction If you have been hearing “I’m bored” a few too many times this summer, give this book to your kids and assign them a few magic tricks to perform after dinner. I guarantee…
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Children’s Book Review: The Great Carp Escape By Irish Beth Maddock

THE GREAT CARP ESCAPE By: Irish Beth Maddock Illustrated by: Lucent Ouano Published: January 13, 2015 Publisher: Word Alive Press Beth and Paul are siblings that live near a lake. They love spending their summers playing in the sand and swimming in the lake. One day they come across a dead carp on the beach…
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Children’s Book Review: Animal Planet Animal Bites Farm and Wild Animals Books

ANIMAL PLANET: FARM ANIMALS Animal Bites Series By: Laaren Brown, Animal Planet Published: June 21, 2016 Publisher: Animal Planet Non-Fiction After reviewing POLAR ANIMALS and OCEAN ANIMALS from Animal Planet in April, I was thrilled to check out their newest books. In fact, our family just visited an aquarium and some of the facts I…
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Children’s Book Review: If You Were Me and Lived in…Egypt By Carole P. Roman

IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN…EGYPT A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World By: Carole P Roman Illustrated by: Kelsea Wierenga Published: February 27, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Non-Fiction Carole Roman is continuing her series of informational books for children that introduces them to countries and cultures all over our world.…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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