Summary Life is always changing, and sometimes, change is hard. In Ten Beautiful Things, we learn how finding beauty in our surroundings can make things easier. The story starts with an illustration on the title page. Here, we see a grandmother loading up her… Continue Reading “Ten Beautiful Things”
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Summary Would you like to visit the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico? If so, follow young Carlitos as he roams the city in Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte. Carlitos is searching for his father in this award-winning book. He wonders about Papi… Continue Reading “Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte”
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Category: Curate, People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino, People & Places-Caribbean & Latin America, TravelTags: Across the Bay, books as windows, Carlos Aponte, Hispanic and Latino, Penguin Workshop, people and places, Perspective, picture book lessons, picture books, Puerto Rico, Pura Belpré Honor Book, worksheets
Sonny’s Bridge: Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins Finds His Groove Summary Sonny Rollins was born during the Harlem Renaissance; a time when jazz exploded all over the city. The movement cultivated genius musicians who grabbed the attention of music lovers everywhere. One entertainer caught Sonny… Continue Reading “Sonny’s Bridge: Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins Finds His Groove Lesson Activity”
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Category: Biography & Autobiography-Music, CurateTags: Barry Wittenstein, biographies, biography, Book Creator, Curate, curation, Harlem Renaissance, jazz, jazz musicians, lessons, Library Lessons, music, padlet, picture book lessons, slideshow
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The Boo-Boos that Changed the World Summary When you cut yourself, what’s the first thing you do? Reach for a Band-Aid, right? Before the 1920s, Band-Aids did not exist. Josephine Knight was accident prone and needed to save her cuts from infection. Her husband,… Continue Reading “The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story About an Accidental Invention (Really) Lesson Activity”
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All That Trash Summary What would you do if you had to get rid of 3,186 tons of trash? This was a problem that Lowell Harrelson thought he could handle. He rented a barge, loaded it with trash from New York City and Long… Continue Reading “All That Trash: The Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and Our Problem with Stuff”
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Category: Curate, Historical-United States-20th Century, Recycling & Green Living, Science and Nature-Environmental Conservation & ProtectionTags: Curate, curation, environment, environmental conservation and protection, Meghan McCarthy, nonfiction, picture books, Pollution and conservation, recycling, refuse and refuse disposal, science and nature, social sciences