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Biography Break: A LIBRARY FOR JUANA (Juana Inez)

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A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FRIENDS FROM THE CHICAGO NEW TEACHER CENTER! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. A LIBRARY FOR JUANA (Juana Inez). A LIBRARY FOR JUANA: THE WORLD OF SOR. JUANA INÉZ. By Pat Mora, illustrated by Beatriz Vidal (Knopf). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Imagine if you read aloud just one picture book biography to a child every week. By the end of the year, how many new heroes would that child have? How many new mentors? How many figures from history and around the world would that child know?

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Biography Break: ABE LINCOLN: THE BOY WHO LOVED BOOKS (Abraham Lincoln)

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A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FRIENDS FROM THE CHICAGO NEW TEACHER CENTER! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. ABE LINCOLN: THE BOY WHO LOVED BOOKS (Abraham Lincoln). ABE LINCOLN: THE BOY WHO LOVED BOOKS. By Kim Winters, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter (Simon and Schuster). And don't forget, in honor of Lincoln's favorite pastime, celebrate his birthday by starting a penny drive fundraiser. For your school library! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). How many new mentors? There's only one way to find out! WANDA GAG: THE GI...

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Biography Break: GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TEETH (George Washington)

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A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FRIENDS FROM THE CHICAGO NEW TEACHER CENTER! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TEETH (George Washington). By Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora, illustrated by Brock Cole (Farrar Straus and Giroux). What was the biggest challenge for the father of our country? The invasion of British troops? Winter at Valley Forge? No, it was toothaches that ultimately brought poor George Washington to his knees! No wonder he didn't smile for his portraits! How many new mentors? View m...

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Biography Break: SANDY'S CIRCUS (Alexander Calder)

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A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FRIENDS FROM THE CHICAGO NEW TEACHER CENTER! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. SANDY'S CIRCUS (Alexander Calder). SANDY'S CIRCUS: A STORY ABOUT ALEXANDER CALDER. By Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Boris Kulikov (Viking). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Imagine if you read aloud just one picture book biography to a child every week. By the end of the year, how many new heroes would that child have? How many new mentors? There's only one way to find out! Picture book biographies are one o...

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Biography Break: December 2008

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A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FRIENDS FROM THE CHICAGO NEW TEACHER CENTER! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. HARVESTING HOPE (Cesar Chavez). HARVESTING HOPE: THE STORY OF CESAR CHAVEZ. By Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Yuyi Morales (Harcourt). WANDA GAG: THE GIRL WHO LIVED TO DRAW (Wanda Gag). WANDA GAG: THE GIRL WHO LIVED TO DRAW by Deborah Kogan Ray (Viking). Thought of as the mother of the modern picture book thanks to her scrappy 1929 tour-de-force MILLIONS OF CATS. You will have to resist pulling pictures out to fr...

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Biography Break: BE WATER, MY FRIEND (Bruce Lee)

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A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FRIENDS FROM THE CHICAGO NEW TEACHER CENTER! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. BE WATER, MY FRIEND (Bruce Lee). BE WATER, MY FRIEND: THE EARLY YEARS OF BRUCE LEE by Ken Mochizuki, illustrated by Dom Lee (Lee and Low). In every passionate pursuit, the pursuit counts more than the object pursued. How can Bruce learn to be calm while exchanging blows and kicks, how can he learn to be gentle in his world where so many blows were thrown? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). How many new mentors?

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Biography Break: WANDA GAG: THE GIRL WHO LIVED TO DRAW (Wanda Gag)

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A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FRIENDS FROM THE CHICAGO NEW TEACHER CENTER! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. WANDA GAG: THE GIRL WHO LIVED TO DRAW (Wanda Gag). WANDA GAG: THE GIRL WHO LIVED TO DRAW by Deborah Kogan Ray (Viking). Thought of as the mother of the modern picture book thanks to her scrappy 1929 tour-de-force MILLIONS OF CATS. Wanda Gag did not always have it easy, but she always had the drive to succeed. Using primary sources (as she did in TO GO SINGING THROUGH THE WORLD: THE CHILDHOOD OF PABLO NERUDA.

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Biography Break: BUFFALO MUSIC (Mary Ann Goodnight)

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A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FRIENDS FROM THE CHICAGO NEW TEACHER CENTER! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. BUFFALO MUSIC (Mary Ann Goodnight). By Tracey E. Fern, illustrated by Lauren Castillo (Clarion). The heat that summer fell heavy as an angry fist. the trails were deeps with dust. The grass cracked like glass underfoot. And everywhere, far as the eye could see, the bleached bones of the buffalo glistened white in the sun.". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). How many new mentors? There's only one way to find out!

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Biography Break: VINNIE AND ABRAHAM (Vinnie Ream)

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A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FRIENDS FROM THE CHICAGO NEW TEACHER CENTER! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. VINNIE AND ABRAHAM (Vinnie Ream). VINNIE AND ABRAHAM by Dawn Fitzgerald, illustrated by Catherine Stock (Charlesbridge). Would the bias against her age and gender stop her from giving the gift she wanted to create for her country? The graceful writing in this book lends itself to smooth storytelling, and almost euphoric levels of inspiration. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). How many new mentors? Picture book ...