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It's summer so I am happy to have
been able to read a bit more than usual.
Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems
by Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
This is a wonderful collection of short, seasonal poems. I love Melissa Sweet's illustrations. Great for your poetry collection.
Grades 1-4
Things that Float and Things that Don't
by David A. Adler
A nice nonfiction book for getting into the science of why some things float and others sink.
Grades 1-3
It's summer so I am happy to have
been able to read a bit more than usual.
by Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
This is a wonderful collection of short, seasonal poems. I love Melissa Sweet's illustrations. Great for your poetry collection.
Grades 1-4
by David A. Adler
A nice nonfiction book for getting into the science of why some things float and others sink.
Grades 1-3
by Claudia Mills
Middle grade fiction
Grades 3-4
Review to come.
by Donald Graves
This books was required reading for a course I am taking this summer and I am glad it was. Graves tells it like it is and gives us some alternative ideas to standardized testing.
Finished Listening to....
by Stephen King
I loved listening to this book. It is also a book I read for my course and I loved it. King's narration is just as I imagine he would talk, complete with colorful vulgarity. A must-read for any adult writer.
AND
by Dan Krokos
I don't read a lot of sci-fi, but I enjoyed this book very much.
Grades 5-8
As of this moment I have not decided what to read next from my big pile of summer reading. That's ok, it's summer!
What are YOU reading friends?
I read Firefly July to my students in April and loved it. I love all the familiar poets and their short poems full of literary elements to share. I tried to link up today but didn't see a link spot. I finished two great realistic fiction books this week, Flipped and The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place. Both great! http://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/its-monday-summer-reading/
ReplyDeleteI have some poetry compilations by Janeczko, so may have to take a look at this. I always need poetry books with poems of at least 40 words, though, for when students have to memorize them! Looks like you have a lot of varied titles.
ReplyDeleteOoh! I've never heard of the Graves title you listed here but I definitely need to check that one out!
ReplyDeleteNot only does Firefly July have a great cover that looks gorgeous on display, it's also a wonderful book of poetry.
ReplyDeleteI love that you have a big pile of books waiting. Summer reading time is so awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteFirefly July was so fun to use this year. It stretches to be used for so many ages! I have Annika on hold at the library. Hope you have a great reading week!
ReplyDeleteI think I might have to buy Firefly Summer for my classroom. It really does seem like one I could use in many different ways in multiple courses. Also, I love Melissa Sweet's artwork! When my son and I finish The Imaginary Veterinary series, I think we'll read Annika Riz next. We both liked Kelsey Green. Looking forward to your review!
ReplyDeleteI love Firefly July, a must for the classroom at almost any age, & thanks for the share of Annika Riz, Gigi. I am not familiar with it, so will look for it.
ReplyDeleteI am going to read and review Firefly July soon, and everyone has loved it so I am so looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading this week! :)
I read and enjoyed Annika Riz a few weeks ago! It was delightful. I own King's On Writing, but haven't gotten to it. I never thought about listening it on audio book. I bet that would be a great format. Thank you for this idea!
ReplyDeleteSo pleased that you have so much more time for reading now that it is summer. This is such a varied reading list!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of these titles. We can't wait to read Testing Is Not Teaching. We are big fans of Donald Graves
ReplyDeleteI hope to pick up On Writing sometime soon. I adored Stephen King when I was in college. Read practically all of his novels at the time. I hope to catch up on his later novels soon. :)
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