This week I have some more books to interest you. I just pulled some random titles off my cart. There is no theme here, just books that I think will be good additions to an elementary school library.
Mrs. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter is about a real person and how she and her expedition team braved the odds to bring the first panda, Su Lin, to the United States in 1936. There is a timeline, an author’s note and photographs to support the watercolor drawings of the story.
If your school is like ours, you have students who love Legos. We have a few Lego books and they never seem to be on the shelf very long. Here is a new one published in 2011 with ideas from Lego fans. I have a feeling that I should have bought more than one copy! The Legos Idea Book.
It’s difficult for children to understand about chronic illness. When Pete’s Dad Got Sick by Kathleen Long Bostrom is a great way to open up the conversation for children and families. The book is written from a Christian perspective and Pete asks his dad why God would give him fast legs, then take them away. His father replies that God didn’t take them away. Sometimes people get sick or hurt. He continues to trust that God wants what is best for us and claims the Bible promise “I can do everything by the power of Christ.” The illustrations are realistic drawings. At the end of the story are a few pages of parental helps from a clinical psychologist. This is one of the books from the series Helping Kids Heal published by Zonderkidz.
Do you have a student with autism? My Friend Has Autism by Amanda Doering Tourville helps explain in a simple way what a child with autism may act like and how students can understand more about them and the disorder. On certain pages a box titled “Did You Know?” gives more information about the characteristic described on that page to help further understanding.
We have a young student that loves Poison Dart Frogs and when I saw this book in a preview box, I had to get it. The Life Cycle of a Poison Dart Frog by Anna Kingston shows the wide variety of these frogs and the bright colors they have. It is truly a beautiful book. I love that the illustrations are photographs rather than drawings.
Bird Talk by Lita Judge is subtitled What Birds are Saying and Why. Twenty-eight different birds are mentioned and what their calls and actions mean. One example is the North American Killdeer who feigns a broken wing to attract enemies away from her eggs. The author’s lovely realistic pen and watercolor illustrations support the text.
I hope you have a great week.
Audrey
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