Barbara the Bookworm

02/13/2022

Nonfiction Picture Book for Multiple Grades

Dear Librarian by Lydia M.Sigwarth and Romina Galotta 2021

When a young girl’s family is homeless, the parents take the children regularly to the local library where the librarian makes the children feel safe and cozy with magical titles.

This is Lydia Sigwarth’s true story about the challenges her family faced and the librarian who brought sunlight into their lives with the joy of reading.

This is also a great title for upper grade students as part of a writing unit of study. Listen to this short video for suggestions.

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fallinlovewithreading

02/13/2022

What are you teaching kids today that counts?

Early in my teaching career I followed the curriculum guidelines chapter and verse but I was missing something.

That missing item was teaching kids what really counts.

So as you go through your lessons, does it really count that kids read x number of pages or is it more important that they read less pages but fall in love with reading?

Teach them what really counts and share your thoughts with colleagues.

01/29/2022

Books by Horseback: A Librarian’s Brave Journey to Deliver Books to Children
by Emma Carlson Berne
2021

It’s time to celebrate librarians, especially those who adventured through the rough terrain of Appalachia to bring books to children and help them fall in love with reading.

This is also a great mentor text for teaching word choice.

Winner of the 2021 Northern Lights Book wards for Historical Fiction.

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01/29/2022

The First Blade of Sweet Grass by Suzanne Greenlaw, Gabriel Frey, Nancy Baker 2021

Here’s a sweet and authentic picture book to be used as a read aloud or as part of a unit of study on Native Americans. Students will enjoy the basket making ideas. Beautiful colors throughout and a Wabanaki glossary at the end.

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09/20/2021

Calling All Grade Levels!

The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky by Jory John and Pete Oswald 2021

This title is perfect as a read aloud for younger students including preschool. Love the message of worry less about things that don’t really matter.

This title is so rich for WW and RW lessons:
✅ the exaggeration of spelling …a baaaaaaad mood
✅ elements of literature
(Easy to teach elements of plot)
✅ ellipsis
✅ interjections
✅ word choice
✅ theme
And more!

Kids of all ages love this series and this latest title will have students requesting this title over and over!

07/05/2021

Seeking an Aurora
by Elizabeth Pulford and Anne Bannock

Not brand new but is recently published. A great picture book to add to a science unit. A great mentor text to add to a narrative writing unit, too.

A young boy wakes to a cold midnight adventure with his dad. They walk up a hill to see the Aurora Australis and this distant man becomes an excited and loving father as he explains this phenomenon.

07/05/2021

The Best Teachers!

07/05/2021

Teachers Are The Best!

07/05/2021

Teacher Encouragement!

03/07/2021

THE LEARNING PROCESS

03/07/2021

02/14/2021

Using Coyote Moon as a mentor text, a read aloud, as an intro to a science unit on wild animals, and more.

Check out barbarathebookworm.com for more book suggestions across all grades.