Phillis’s Big Test by Catherine Clinton
In searching for books to read with my girls for National Poetry Month last month, I came across an interesting title in the juvenile 811’s. I pulled it off the shelf, and when I noted that it was...
View ArticleBooks about Graphs and Measuring
We use and are very happy with Right Start Math as our primary math curriculum. We also use Math Mammoth as a supplement. I love Right Start for its conceptual and very hands-on approach, but the...
View ArticleStar of the Sea: A Day in the Life of a Starfish by Janet Halfmann
Star of the Sea: A Day in the Life of a Starfish by Janet Halfmann is just about as perfect as a nonfiction picture book can get, especially for the young elementary grade set. It has the right...
View ArticleThunder Birds: Nature’s Flying Predators by Jim Arnosky
I’ve had Jim Arnosky’s Thunder Birds: Nature’s Flying Predators in my to-be-reviewed stack for a while; in fact, it has gone back to the library once and been re-shelved since I first read it, and...
View ArticleThe Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert
We’re Lois Ehlert fans here at the House of Hope. (Want proof? See here, here, and especially here. We have even made Lois Ehlert-inspired art!) When I saw her newest book, an autobiography of sorts...
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