Today I’ve got one last whack of any time, any day books for 2019. If your time and reading stacks are overfull now, be sure to check out these gems after the holidays. Saturday, written and illustrated by Oge Mora …
Tag: geography
here, there, and everywhere…a list of five
Today we’re journeying about the globe… by river, by sailing ship, by breakfast menu…discovering everything from peace-makers to parathas. Feed your curiosity with these fascinating books! Pancakes to Parathas: Breakfast Around the World, written by Alice B. McGinty, illustrated by …
stars & stripes & nordic crosses
I’ve been regaling my family with fascinating facts about flags these days, courtesy of a brilliant book on the subject that I recommend to you all, especially during this World Cup month. Flying Colors: A Guide to Flags from Around …
Tour of the World: A Sampler of Cultures to Start
So here we go, off on our tour! As I’ve read these stacks of books over the past months, I’ve thought a lot about how we present global cultures to our children. How do we avoid a sense that people …
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bonjour! wie gehts? and du iz tak?…two books for giving at Christmas
Today’s books fairly dance with the mysterious allure of languages. Each would make a great gift for a wide age-range. Travel around the world to hear a fascinating array of languages, plus put on your thinking caps to delve into …
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ten that are true and tremendous
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall published in 2015 by Little, Brown and Company This picture book is a dream, pure and simple. It’s the true story of …
Ten Top Books of the Week
It’s full-on summer. Time once again for me to change-up my blogging for a few months so I can soak up all this green-ness and daylight…and enjoy time with a couple of my children home from college. This summer I’m …
great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world…five outstanding celebrations of a big world!
Home, written and illustrated by Carson Ellis published in 2015 by Candlewick This is one of my new favorites. I love reflections about home, and Carson Ellis has given us such a beauty. So many kinds of home. An old …
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nonfiction nuggets…Mother Nature’s amazing world records!
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest — written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins A desert where it hasn’t rained for hundreds of years. A mountain so tall, our highest skycrapers are like teeny blips next to it. And…you think you’ve had a …
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non-fiction nuggets…swedish design meets geography
Follow the Line around the world, written and illustrated by Laura Ljungkvist You know Etch-a-Sketch? The little red slate with the uppy-downy knob and the back-and-forth knob that you fiddle with, attempting to turn the never-ending line on the …
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orange marmalade 