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Books to Read with your Children in Honor of Autism Awareness Month
Storybooks to Help Children Understand Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder April is National Autism Awareness Month and what better way to gain awareness than by reading and teaching your child about autism and sensory processing disorder. Whether your child is on the spectrum, you know someone who is autistic, or you simply wish to teach…
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Book Buzz Recommendations: April
(Ages 1-3) Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett Chameleon tries to fit in by changing colors and shapes. (Pre-K –K) Black Cat, White Cat by Silvia Borando This cheerful story of juxtaposed personalities brings to light the adventure of sharing discoveries with a friend. (Grades 1-3) Telephone by Mac Barnett A string of birds on a…
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YA Books for Adults
YA novels have exploded in popularity within the last few years. From Hunger Games to The Fault in Our Stars, they cover a range of topics and offer a new look at the teenage years. Though they’re written with a teenage audience in mind, that doesn’t mean adult readers don’t enjoy them as well. Here…
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Asimov—A Pillar of Science Fiction: Part 1
Isaac Asimov’s bibliography count is around 500 published books. The exact number depends on the source. Although he delved into subjects ranging from politics to astrophysics, in both fiction and non-fiction formats, Asimov is remembered most commonly for the three series that would help shape and define the genre of science fiction. These are the…
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Books to Read With Your Children in Celebration of Women’s History Month: Part Five
43 Forever Fashionistas Take a journey through time with the book, Bad Girls of Fashion: Style Rebels from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga by Jennifer Croll, to discover exactly what Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette were wearing and why. Admire the fashion sense of Coco Chanel, Frida Kahlo, Marlene Dietrich, and Diana Vreeland. Ponder the clothing choices…
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Books to Read With Your Children in Celebration of Women’s History Month: Part Four
As Beyonce sings, Run the World (Girls) From Pocahontas to Misty Copeland, Laurie Calkhoven writes about 50 significant women throughout American history in the book, Women Who Changed the World: 50 Amazing Americans. Each two-page biographical overview is listed chronologically and includes a Fact File and highlighted text boxes that explain why these important ladies…
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Books to Read With Your Children in Celebration of Women’s History Month: Part Three
Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation Cokie Roberts, the American journalist and political commentator, adapts her 2007 book, Ladies of Liberty, for children in this non-fiction picture book of the same name. Roberts highlights unsung, yet influential women (writers, educators, reformers) from 1796 – 1828, emphasizing the importance of primary sources like…
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Books to Read With Your Children in Celebration of Women’s History Month: Part Two
Lady Ada’s Algorithm Imagine a baby girl, born in nineteenth century England, who studied music, French, and especially mathematics as a child, growing into a uniquely talented woman who is recognized today as the “world’s first computer programmer.” Her name is Ada Lovelace, and the book, Ada’s Ideas, by Fiona Robinson, beautifully illustrates her life…
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Vision: 2016’s Best Surprise Graphic Novel
2016’s best surprise in the graphic novel world has to be Tom King’s sci-fi suburban drama “Vision“. Relatively new to the professional comic scene, King once was an assistant to the legendary “X-Men” writer, Chris Claremont. He put his comic career on hold to become a counterterrorism operations officer for the CIA after the September…
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Books to Read With Your Children in Celebration of Women’s History Month: Part One
Dr. Eugenie Clark, Shark Lady Can you say ichthyologist? Merriam-Webster online offers this phonetic spelling for better pronunciation. Go ahead, take a stab at it. \ˌik-thē-ˈä-lə-jist\ This is a fancy word for a fish scientist and Heather Lang, author of Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark, delves into the life of “Little Genie,”…
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