Chapter Book Chips - "Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream" by Jenny Han

Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream by Jenny Han
Clara Lee is a fourth grader who likes her best friend, Shayna, her family, autumn and the Apple Blossom Festival. Every year in her town, the festival is held at the beginning of October and kicks off the holiday season. And each year a "Little Miss Apple Pie" is selected to ride on a float during the festival's parade. Clara Lee would love to try out for the pageant but after having a bad dream, she's not so sure. Her grandfather tells her bad dreams bring good luck and sure enough, Clara Lee has a whole day full at school. But luck can change and Clara Lee has a fight with her friend and gets sent to her room for arguing with her sister. Will her good luck return? And will she try out for "Little Miss Apple Pie"? Will she win? This is a delightful story, perfect for third graders. -gw-

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Oregon Book Awards - Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature Finalists

The finalists for the 2010-2011 Oregon Book Awards have just been announced. Here are the nominees for the Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature. The winner will be announced on April 25, 2011. To see past winners, visit the Oregon Book Awards website.


Rapacia: The Second Circle of Heck by
Dale E Basye

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Calvin Coconut: The Zippy Fix by Graham Salisbury

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A Small Brown Dog With A Pink Nose by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

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The Nest Where I Like To Rest
by Dawn Babb Prochovnic

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The Extraordinary Mark Twain by Barbara Kerley

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How Do I Create Free Seek and Find Word Puzzles?

You can create your own word puzzles for free.Things You'll Need: PrinterPuzzle solving is an effective method to reinforce educational concepts. Working on puzzles allows students to have fun while reviewing ideas that they have learned. Seek and find word puzzles, also known as word search puzzles, consist of a grid of letters in which key words are hidden. You don't have to spend money on seek

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How to Solve Operations Puzzles?

Operations puzzles are fun and a wonderful way to improve your math skills. They are fairly easy to solve and can become quite addictive. Basic puzzles use the mathematical operations subtraction, addition, multiplication, and division. The more you do, the better your math skills become. What better way to learn basic math than by solving fun puzzles!Instructions1. Write down the operations

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How to Draw a Crossword Puzzle

Get a thrill from drawing a crossword puzzle---or go crazy trying to do it.Addiction comes in many forms: alcohol, drugs, crossword puzzles. You know you are addicted when the first thing you do every morning is pull out your paper and begin working on the crossword puzzle. However, unlike alcohol and drugs, word puzzles are healthy addictions that strengthen your mind. According to Discovery

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How Do I Beat the Math Puzzle in Tombscape?

How Do I Beat the Math Puzzle in Tombscape? You will not need a calculator to beat the math puzzle in "Tombscape."In "Tombscape," a point-and-click flash adventure game, you travel through a treacherous tomb and collect treasure while fending off deadly spiders and avoiding traps. "Tombscape" includes several puzzles that must be solved before you can progress to the next adventure. About a

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Free Printable Sudoku Puzzles - Play Free Sudoku Online

Try to beat the clock with these free Sudoku puzzles of varying difficulty, from easy to extra-challenging. Play these Sudoku online or print and solve on paper.Free Sudoku Puzzles to PrintAddicted to Sudoku puzzles? About Puzzles has hundreds of free Sudoku Puzzles for every range of expertise. These Sudoku puzzles range in difficulty from extra easy to extra challenging. No need to be a

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Math Puzzles and Games

Free online math games for math lovers: mathematical puzzles, prime numbers, cross sums, memes, Sudoku, Kakoru, logic puzzles, brainteasers and more. Good for students trying to improve their math skills.Math Games from About Mathematics Interactive math games, math brain teasers and math puzzles from your Mathematics Guide at About.The Strange Case of 142,857142,857 is just a number but it

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How to explain long division to children?

Master Long Division Practice Workbook: Improve Your Math Fluency Series (Volume 8)Long DivisionThe Long DivisionMaster Long Division Practice Workbook: Improve Your Math Fluency Series (Volume 8)Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Workbook For DummiesDivision, Ages 7-12 (Workbook w/Music CD)How to explain long division to children?Solution for 531219 ÷ 579 - with remainderStep 1Long division works from

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Fun with 2-digit divisors - Long division examples

How to Divide Double DigitsDividing double digits is very similar to long division with a single-digit divisor, but it does require some extra multiplication and thinking.Example: 236 & divide; 28 becomes  Guess how many times the divisor (the 28, in our example) can go into the dividend (the 236, in our example), then write down that number. 3Multiply your guess and the divisor (which

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How to do Long division with decimals in divisor?

Another type of division you’ll encounter is division with decimals in both the divisor and the dividend. It might look something like this: In this situation, you move the decimal place the number of spaces in the divisor until the decimal is at the end of the number; you move the decimal the same number of spaces in the dividend: this does

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How to do double digit long division?

How to divide a four digit number by a two digit number (e.g. 4138 ÷ 17): Place the divisor before the division bracket and place the dividend (4138) under it.       17)4138Examine the first digit of the dividend(4). It is smaller than 17 so can't be divided by 17 to produce a whole number. Next take the first two digits of the dividend (41) and determine how many 17's it contains. In this

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How to do Long division tricks for kids?

"In arithmetic, long division is a standard procedure suitable for dividing simple or complex multidigit numbers. It breaks down a division problem into a series of easier steps. As in all division problems, one number, called the dividend, is divided by another, called the divisor, producing a result called the quotient. It enables computations involving arbitrarily large numbers to be performed

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How to explain long division to children?

 Master Long Division Practice Workbook: Improve Your Math Fluency Series (Volume 8)Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies Division, Ages 7-12 (Workbook w/Music CD)  Solution for 768978 ÷ 358 - with remainderStep 1Long division works from left to right. Since 358 will not go into 7, a grey 0 has been placed over the 7 and we combine the first two digits to make 76. In this case, 76 is

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How to do long division of large numbers?

How to divide larger numbers and do long division?This is video for how to divide large numbers by doing long division with easy methods. This video describes that dividing the "Dividend" with "Divisor" to get the "Quotient" and "Remainder" if they exist. In the given example first "25" taken as the Dividend and "5" is will be the Divisor. Divide this value the multiplication is needed. For above

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How to teach long division with remainders?

 Master Long Division Practice Workbook: Improve Your Math Fluency Series (Volume 8)Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies Division, Ages 7-12 (Workbook w/Music CD)  Solution for 76999 ÷ 123 - with remainderStep 1Long division works from left to right. Since 123 will not go into 7, a grey 0 has been placed over the 7 and we combine the first two digits to make 76. In this case, 76 is

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How to do long division of polynomials?

Divide 3x3 – 5x2 + 10x – 3  by  3x + 1 This division did not come out even. What am I supposed to do with the remainder? Think back to when you did long division with plain numbers. Sometimes there would be a remainder; for instance, if you divide 132 by 5: ...there is a remainder of 2. Remember how you handled that? You made a fraction,

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Practice Long division worksheets

This section is a brief overview of math division. It covers the concept of sharing in equal amounts, the basic division operation and long division. The sections most relevant to you will depend on your child’s level. Use the information and resources to help review and practice what your child’s teacher will have covered in the

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How to do long division without a calculator?

How to teach long division without a calculator?In the olden days, knowing how to divide large numbers was important. Basic long division is still good to know, so the following examples will show you how to divide a one-digit divisor into another number, and then how to find a remainder.Recall that the divisor in a division problem is the number that you’re dividing by. When you’re doing

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Teaching Long Division step by step

Algebraic long division is very similar to traditional long division (which you may have come across earlier in your education). The easiest way to explain it is to work through an example.ExampleNote Bene:If the polynomial/ expression that you are dividing has a term in x missing, add such a term by placing a zero in front of it. For example, if you are dividing x³ + x - 4 by something, rewrite

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Teaching steps for long division with large numbers

Division as repeated subtraction - introduction to long divisionMultiplication is repeated addition.  Division is the opposite of multiplication.  You can think of division as repeated subtraction. Example.  Bag 771 apples so there are 3 apples in one bag.  How many bags are needed?You can start by putting 3 apples to one bag, which leaves you 768 apples. Then for each bag you subtract 3 apples

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Understanding long division as repeated subtraction

Understanding long division as repeated subtractionMany children find the traditional long division method far to complex to understand. Below are two different ways for you to help your children understand long division. The first method uses repeated subtraction and the second is a grid method. Question: 765÷12 12x10=120   765-120=645 12x10-120   645-120=525 12x10=120   525-120=405

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How to do long division with two digit quotients?

We've learned that we can figure out the single-digit quotient, or answer, for two-digit divisor problems using estimation. This time around, we'll use estimation to determine two-digit quotients for two-digit divisor problems.Let's look at this division problem, which has a two-digit quotient:To start, it's important to determine the first part of 741 that we can divide by 32. That

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How to do long division with 2 digit divisor

Introduction of division with 2 digit divisor:          In mathematics, especially in elementary arithmetic, division (÷) is the arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication.Specifically, if c time’s b equals a, written:           c x b = aWhere b is not zero, then a divided by b equals c, written:             = c.In the above expression, a is called the dividend. Source: Wikipedia

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Two-digit divisor in long division

When the divisor has two digits, the procedure works the same way but instead of using facts from multiplication tables when dividing, we might have to use pencil and paper to perform helping multiplications on the side, so to speak. 14    7  4  3  4  14 goes into 7 zero times, so we look at 74. To find how many times does 14 go into 74, you probably have to do

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Long Division of Polynomials Step by Step

Introduction to long division of polynomials:               In arithmetic, long division is the standard procedure suitable for dividing simple or complex multi digit numbers. It breaks down a division problem into a series of easier steps. As in all division problems, one number, called the dividend, is divided by another, called the divisor, producing a result called the quotient.  (Source

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How do you do long division with decimals?

How do you do long division with decimals?When we are given a long division to do it will not always work out to a whole number. Sometimes there will be numbers left over. We can use the long division process to work out the answer to a number of decimal places. The secret to working out a long division to decimal places is the

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How to do long division with remainders?

How to do long division with remainders?When we are given a long division to do it will not always work out to a whole number. Sometimes there will be numbers left over. These are known as remainders. Taking an example similar to that on the Long Division page it becomes more clear: 435 ÷ 25. If you feel happy with the process on the Long Division page you can

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How to do long division step by step?

Video on teaching kids how to do two-digit quotient divisionStep by step on how do three digit division problemsHow to do long division step by step?How to long division with remainder? How to divide a three digit number by a one digit number (e.g 416 ÷ 7)?Dividing a three digit number by a one digit number (for example 416 ÷ 7) involves several steps. Place the divisor before the division

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How to do long division for kids?

How to do long division for kids?How to long division with remainder? How to divide a three digit number by a one digit number (e.g 416 ÷ 7)? Dividing a three digit number by a one digit number (for example 416 ÷ 7) involves several steps. Place the divisor before the division bracket and place the dividend (416) under it.     7)416Examine the first digit of the dividend(4). It is smaller than

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Double Division with 3 Digit Divisors 612416/983

Double Division with 3 Digit Divisors 612416/983Method of Vietnamese Diagram: Double the Divisor 3 TimesMethod of International Diagram: Double the Divisor 3 TimesMethod of Vietnamese Diagram:  Double the Divisor 5 TimesIt's Easy!Step 1 - Double, double, double.Step 2 - Subtract off multiples.Step 3 - Add up your answer." Photos source: Nguyen Thi Lan Phuong, http://

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Family Movie Matinee

Sunday January 23rd

2:00 p.m.

auditorium

Children under 10 years must be accompanied by an adult.

Come see one of your favorite green men in the last chapter of the saga.-sc-

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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester

by Barbara O'Connor (2010)

for ages 8-12 years

Owen Jester just moved into his grandfather's house in Carter, Georgia. He must now contend with his grandfather's cranky housekeeper and his new nosy girl neighbor named Viola. On top of that he is now farther away from his two best friends.

He has a stroke of luck, though, when he catches the biggest, most beautiful toad around. He names the frog Tooley and is reluctant to give Tooley up even when he appears not to be thriving in captivity.

His second stroke of luck is when he hears something big fall from a train at the nearby railroad tracks. His investigations lead him to something wonderful that just might be the answer to some of his problems. Unfortunately, he must keep it secret from his parents and from Viola, both of which are hard to do. At the risk of damaging his friendship with his two best friends he may have to bring Viola in on the secret, though.

This is a charming story of good old-fashioned summer intrique. The story will appeal to both boys and girls. Plus, the giant toad on the cover is quite eye-catching.-sc-

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Drop-in Crafts Friday, January 14th from 2:30-4:00 p.m.

Fight the winter blahs by dropping in to make some fairly simple crafts with your favorite grown-up.

We have 4 different crafts. How many crafts each participant may make depends on how many participants we have. (Supplies are limited, but it is likely that there are enough supplies for each child to make 2 crafts).

For grades 2-5 (and an adult helper)

No registration required.

*Special bonus take-home craft to the first 25 participants.


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2011 Award Winners

The committees have spoken and the winners were announced this morning! For a complete list of winners and honorees check out the Press Release. Meanwhile, take a peek at the books we have that you can check out or put on hold...

Newbery Medal

"Moon Over Manifest," written by Clare Vanderpool. Click here to view this title in the catalog

Newbery Honor Books
"Turtle in Paradise" written by Jennifer L. Holm. Click here to view this title in the catalog

"Heart of a Samurai" written by Margi Preus.Click here to view this title in the catalog

"Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night" written by Joyce Sidman. Click here to view this title in the catalog

"One Crazy Summer" written by Rita Williams-Garcia. Click here to view this title in the catalog

Caldecott Medal

"A Sick Day for Amos McGee" illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead. Click here to view this title in the catalog

Caldecott Honor Books

"Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave" illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill. Click here to view this title in the catalog

"Interrupting Chicken" illustrated and written by David Ezra Stein. Click here to view this title in the catalog

Sibert Medal

"Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot" written by Sy Montgomery, photographs by Nic Bishop. Click here to view this title in the catalog

Sibert Honor Books

"Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring" written by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, illustrated by Brian Floca. Click here to view this title in the catalog

"Lafayette and the American Revolution" written by Russell Freedman. Click here to view this title in the catalog

Geisel Award

"Bink and Gollie" written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile. Click here to view this title in the catalog

Geisel Honor Books

"Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!" written and illustrated by Grace Lin. Click here to view this title in the catalog

"We Are in a Book!" written and illustrated by Mo Willems. Click here to view this title in the catalog . Click here to see our review of this title.

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Chess Club, Saturday, January 15, 2011, 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Are you a chess enthusiast in grade three through grade five? If you are, plan to attend the Beaverton City Library's monthly chess club for kids. Chess boards and sets will be provided. All you need to do is register by phoning (503)350-3600 or stopping by the Children's Desk on the first floor of the library to sign up in person. This is a great opportunity to improve your chess skills and make new friends. Chess Club meets on the third Saturday of the month from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Our meeting for January is Saturday, January 15, 2011. We hope to see your there. -gw-

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2 digit division math games for kids

Video on teaching kids how to do two-digit quotient divisionStep by step on how do three digit division problems
How to do long division step by step?

How to long division with remainder? How to divide a three digit number by a one digit number (e.g 416 ÷ 7)?

Dividing a three digit number by a one digit number (for example 416 ÷ 7) involves several steps.
Place the divisor before the

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Library Books

A few great picture books about our favorite place...the library.

Bats at the Library

By: Brian Lies

"Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there. "

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The Library Pages

By: Carlene Morton

Want to see your favorite librarian squirm? Read them this cute story about a group of kids who take over the library when their school librarian is away.

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Library Lion

By: Michelle Knudsen

"A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend."

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Goin' Someplace Special

By: Patricia McKissack

"In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library. "

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How to explain long division to children?

How to explain long division to children?
Solution for 531219 ÷ 579 - with remainder
Step 1Long division works from left to right. Since 579 will not go into 5, a grey 0 has been placed over the 5 and we combine the first two digits to make 53. In this case, 53 is still too small. A further 0 is added above 3 and a third digit is added to make 531. Note the other digits in the original

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How to do long division of large numbers?

How to divide larger numbers and do long division?
This is video for how to divide large numbers by doing long division with easy methods. This video describes that dividing the "Dividend" with "Divisor" to get the "Quotient" and "Remainder" if they exist. In the given example first "25" taken as the Dividend and "5" is will be the Divisor. Divide this value the multiplication is needed. For

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How to teach long division with remainders?

 Master Long Division Practice Workbook: Improve Your Math Fluency Series (Volume 8)
Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies Division, Ages 7-12 (Workbook w/Music CD)  Solution for 76999 ÷ 123 - with remainder
Step 1Long division works from left to right. Since 123 will not go into 7, a grey 0 has been placed over the 7 and we combine the first two digits to make 76. In this case, 76

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How to do long division with remainders?

 
Master Long Division Practice Workbook: Improve Your Math Fluency Series (Volume 8)
Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies Division, Ages 7-12 (Workbook w/Music CD)  Solution for 768978 ÷ 358 - with remainder
Step 1Long division works from left to right. Since 358 will not go into 7, a grey 0 has been placed over the 7 and we combine the first two digits to make 76. In this case, 76

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How to do long division without a calculator?

How to teach long division without a calculator?

In the olden days, knowing how to divide large numbers was important. Basic long division is still good to know, so the following examples will show you how to divide a one-digit divisor into another number, and then how to find a remainder.

Recall that the divisor in a division problem is the number that you’re dividing by. When you’re

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How to do long division of polynomials?

Divide 3x3 – 5x2 + 10x – 3  by  3x + 1

This division did not come out even. What am I supposed to do with the remainder? Think back to when you did long division with plain numbers. Sometimes there would be a remainder; for instance, if you divide 132 by 5:
...there is a remainder of 2. Remember how you handled that? You made a fraction,

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Celebrate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We honor and celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in January. Discover the life and work of this famous American champion of civil rights.


Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport
Exceptional illustrations are the feature of this award-winning biography of Dr. King.

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March On!: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World by Christine King Farris
The story of the "March on Washington" through the eyes of Dr. King's sister.

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Marching For Freedom: Walk Together, Children, And Don't You Grow Weary by Elizabeth Partridge
The story of the civil rights protests that led to Dr. King's famous march from Selma to Montgomery to promote equal rights.

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King for Kids by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A collection of Dr. King's speeches and sermons to listen to.

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Coretta Scott by Ntozake Shange
A picture book biography of Dr. King's wife and her part in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Climbing Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey by Suzanne Slade
Important moments in African American history that took place at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C.

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New Picture Book Review: Monsters Eat Whiny Children

By Bruce Eric Kaplan
Best for Ages: 4-8
Call Number: E Kaplan, B.

Need a good New Year’s resolution-- How about less whining? These kids probably should have had that as their goal BEFORE the monsters came to eat them.

In this book we learn how a monster steals Henry and Eve away from their home and takes them back to his lair to make a delicious whiny child salad. But the monster’s wife has doesn't like the salad he's prepared, and the monster’s neighbor would much prefer whiny child burgers. Between whiny child salads, whiny child burgers, whiny child cake, and whiny child vindaloo we discover that grown up monsters can be just as whiny as whiny children. And, boy is whining ridiculous!

Using simple line drawings with accents of color, you might recognize Kaplan’s drawings from the New Yorker, or his kooky style of writing from the tv show Seinfeld. For example “The Monster’s wife said she couldn’t eat sweets because her bottom was too big. Everyone told her she was crazy.”

Making good food choices, less whining, and more reading time, are all perfectly good New Year’s resolutions, and checking out “Monsters Eat Whiny Children” is a great way of starting out the year with lots of laughter.

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