I have always adored nonfiction books and spent a large part of my childhood reading books about animals and history. As an adult reader and teacher, I still enjoy learning about our natural world and its people. The quality of nonfiction texts written for young readers has dramatically improved since the 1970’s and 80’s when […]
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The 2017 Nerdies: Long Form Nonfiction Announced by Carol Jago and Donalyn Miller
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The Bad Habits of Good Readers by Carol Jago
posted by CBethM
Time for confession. While applauding the model of teachers as master readers and students as apprentices, it seems to me that before we recommend that students should become just like us, we would do well to examine what compulsive readers actually do. In my experience, avid readers often: 1. Value speed over reflection. Such readers […]
2018 Nerdy Book Awards
posted by CBethM
Fiction Picture Books A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold; illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller; illustrated by Jen Hill Drawn Together by Minh Lê; illustrated by Dan Santat Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall I […]
2017 Nerdy Book Awards
posted by CBethM
Fiction Picture Books All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle; illustrated by Mike Curato A Different Pond by Bao Phi; illustrated by Thi Bui After the Fall by Dan Santat Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper Blue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus; illustrated by Kadir Nelson Come with Me by Holly M. McGhee; illustrated by Pascal Lemaître […]
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