Book-A-Day Almanac
Discover the stories behind the children’s book classics and the new books on their way to becoming classics.
Redwoods
Elementary School, Nonfiction, Picture BookOctober 2, 1968 marks the establishment of California’s Redwood National Park, which protects slightly less than half of the remaining coast redwoods. Unfortunately, I have never personally seen one of these beauties, but hearing about the raging fires in Yosemite National Park in August and September led me to return to one of my favorite […]
Ecology, Nature, ScienceFeatured on October 2
Green
Elementary School, PreschoolApril has been designated School Library Media Month and Gardening Month. Since both causes are dear to my heart, I set aside this day early in April to celebrate both so that the party can continue through the rest of April. I believe that school libraries, or media centers, have done more to help children […]
Ecology, Gardening, Nature, SpringFeatured on April 4
Hoot
Elementary School, Fiction, Middle SchoolOn February 22, 1819, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams signed the Florida Purchase Treaty, making the Spanish territory part of the United States. When I think of recent books set in Florida, Carl Hiaasen’s Newbery Honor Book Hoot, an exciting, page-turning mystery, immediately comes to mind. Roy Eberhardt, new kid in town, has arrived […]
Animals, Award Winning, Ecology, Nature, Newbery, Politics, School, Science, Social ConscienceFeatured on February 22
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