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Poetry Selection of The Week

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Hello Everyone!

This week I will be featuring two poems from two different collections that focus on science. One title is about the Earth and the  other  about the different creatures in a specific habitat, a meadow. Please check out these titles and others at  your local library.

Happy Reading!!!

 

 

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third one from the sun,

Earth’s blue and white majesty

dwarfs her lunar child

From Earth Verse: Haiku From The Ground Up by Sally M. Walker and Illustrated by William Grill

 

 

 

 

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furred

mysterious

a word

hunting

its own

meaning

Who is he?

From Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets Of The Meadow by Joyce Sidman and Illustrated by Beth Krommes

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Poetry Selection of The Week

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“A Bird Came Down The Walk”

A bird came down the walk

He did not know I saw;

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And ate the fellow, raw.

 

And then he drank a dew

From a convenient grass,

And then hopped sidewise to the wall

To let a beetle pass.

 

He glanced with rapid eyes

That hurried all abroad,

They looked like frightened beads, I thought;

He stirred his velvet head

 

Like one in danger; cautious,

I offered him a crumb,

And he unrolled his feathers

And rowed him softer home

 

Than oars divide the ocean,

Too silver for a seam,

Or butterflies, off banks of noon,

Leap, plashless, as they swim.

edited by Susan Snivley, Ph D and Illustrated  by Christine Davenier

from, Poetry For Kids Emily Dickinson

 

check out this title and others at your local library. Happy Reading!!!

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Poetry Selection of the Week

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“April Rain Song”

Let the rain kiss you.

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Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

 

The rain makes still pools on the side walk.

The rain makes running pools in the gutter.

The rain plays a little sleep-song on our roof at night—

 

And I love the rain.

 

Written by Langston Hughes  and illustrated by Brian Pinkney from The Dream Keeper and Other Poems

 

check out this title and others at your local library. Happy reading!!!

Advisory Lists · Picture Books

Rhyming Picture Books

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Here are some more picture books that rhyme and are great for sharing with your little ones. Please check out these titles and others at your local library. Happy Reading!!!

 

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Through rhyme  children see the science behind different animals physique.

Baby’s activities  and speech through the day.

The different activities that occur on a farm.

The different sounds that trains make on the go.

A mother’s love makes everything okay for a little koala.

The reader through rhyme is  ask  move to the words and dance.

One discovers different types of beetles and their movements.

A tale of an evil  wizard told through rhyme.

A counting book which ten pigs build a sandwich and are scared away by a wolf.

The celebration of different types of planes and  what they can do.

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Picture Books That Rhyme

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Hello Everyone!!!

Here are some picture books  that rhyme and are great tools to teach  or introduce your little one to Rhyme. Check out these titles and others at your local library. Happy Reading!!!

 

 

A funny rhyming tale of Sally journey backwards into town upside down.

A little girl express pride in herself where ever she goes.

A cast of kids express their love of the Bus rather than other modes of transportation.

The journey of a freight train from morning tonight.

Different birds built different types of nest in  this  rhyming non-fiction picture book.

Different types of construction vehicles work together on a building.

A demonstration of all the things that  children can do with their hands.

A dinosaur learns the different ways of expressing love through different actions.

Two pen pals a boy and dragon write to one another unaware  of their identities.

A bedtime story time in which children are ask to make different animals sounds.

 

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Stories In Verse

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Here are  children’s fiction  written in verse. Please out these titles and others at your local library. Happy Reading!!!

 

 

Emma’s  life changes when she has to move in with her japanese grandmother  in a summer before 9/11. Grades 4-7

Diana writes about her life and the changes that occur through poetry.

Grades 1- 4

Keet through the telling of stories finds her voice and aides her sick grandfather.

Grades 4-7

A biographical tale in verse. Grades 4-8

The ups and downs of a family trip told through different types of poetic forms.

Grades 1-4

Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.

Grades 6-10

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Poetry Selection of the Week

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Hello Everyone!!!

For the month of April  I will be posting  poems from  Children’s Poetry Collections that  I have at my library that I love. If you have ones that you love please share.

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Are there baby birds inside the nest yet?

Creep close and listen.

Can  you hear tiny little voices calling out?

It’s the chicks, with their beaks wide open,

saying, “Feed me, feed me,

feed me.”

written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Mark Herald from,

Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature

 

Please out and this title and others at your local library. Happy reading!!!

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Martin Luther King Jr. Biographies for children

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Here is a list of M.L.K biographies that I found in my children’s room biography section. Happy Reading!!!

 

 

An introduction  to the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

Age Range: 5 – 8 years

An eleven chapter biography on Martin Luther King Jr. with 80 black and white cartoon illustrations that are ideal for older students  with a book report assignment.

Age Range: 8 – 12 years

A simple biography on Martin Luther King Jr. geared towards early readers with a glossary of important terms in the back of the text.

Age Range: 6 – 9 years

A Look on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream to end inequality in America. A timeline of important dates are included in the back matter.

Age Range: 5 – 8 years

Key moments in the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr’s role in it.

Age Range: 4 – 8 years

A look on Civil Rights leader  Martin Luther King Jr.  and how he fought injustice through peaceful means.

Age Range: 5 – 8 years

A read-aloud biography on Martin Luther King Jr. that shows  him as a civil rights leader.

Age Range: 4 – 8 years

An in-depth look in to the man who was Martin Luther King Jr. and the people and events that shaped him.

Age Range: 11 – 15 years

A glance into the boyhood of Martin Luther king Jr.  in Atlanta Georgia and the successes in the fight against segregation.

Age Range: 8 – 12 years

The story of Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington that made history.

Age Range: 5 – 8 years

Advisory Lists · Picture Books

Winter Reads—Picture Books

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Happy Winter everyone!

Here is a list of picture books that are set in the winter. Enjoy.

 

A young set out to find a new pet when her cat goes missing in the winter.

A squirrel  waiting  for winter gets bored and adventure follows.

After a blizzard a boy braves harsh conditions to bring supplies to his neighbor.

Two friends work hard to achieve their Olympian goals.

Classic song with a twist.

Woodland animals get ready for winter as the snow comes.

One winter morning a boy builds a snowman and it magically comes to life.

A young Yak experiences snow for the first time and notices how the other animals prepare for winter.

Kiko goes through the woods to bring a pie for her grandmother and encounters creatures having a tea party.

Two birds explore a winter landscape and notices the uniqueness in nature.

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Stranger Danger Story Time

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I recently  conducted  a Stranger Danger Story Time for Preschoolers.  Below are the books and songs that I choose.

 

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Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

Three owl siblings wake up  to find that their  owl mother is gone.

  • Stranger Danger Tip:   It is important to have a buddy system. The siblings realized that they were alone and they stayed together. It is important  for children to stay with their parent,guardian or caregiver. Always make sure that the individual taking care of you is near you and visible. Strangers come when you are alone. Staying with a buddy keeps you safe.

 

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The Wolf’s Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza

A meal loving wolf plan’s his next meal by fatten up his prey.

  • Stranger Danger Tip:  Strangers are not safe. If they offer you treats like the wolf in the story do not accept them. Strangers have a reason for doing nice things and that is to get you to come with them. Never accept things from strangers.

 

 

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The Three Little Pigs by Emily Bolam

The three little pigs set out to build their homes  and the big bad wolf comes along.

  • Stranger Danger Tip: Do not let strangers into your home. When you see a stranger run away and find help. The three little pigs did not let the wolf in their homes and when they were in danger they ran away and got help from each other.

 

Songs:

 

Ten Little Strangers 

Ten Little Strangers  ( similar to the Ten Little Apples counting song)

1 little, 2 little, 3 little strangers

4 little, 5 little, 6 little strangers

7 little, 8 little, 9 little strangers

10 little strangers

NO! ( every shouts No!)

No go backwards

10 little, 9 little, 8 little strangers

7 little, 6 little, 5 little strangers

4 little, 3 little, 2 little strangers

1 little stranger

NO!

 

If You See A Stranger ( Just like If You Are Happy And You Know It)

If you see  a stranger run away

If you see a stranger run away

If you see a stranger,  if you see a stranger,

if you see a stranger runaway.

 

If you see a stranger yell for help

If you see a stranger  yell for help

If you see a stranger, if see a stranger yell for help

You can incorporate other tips such as say NO! etc.

 

Hope these books and songs are helpful. Happy Reading!!!