Genre: Poetry

Poetry Blog












Silly Sally

This book is cute, colorful, and playful. It teaches children about rhyming patterns, while having some fun. Silly Sally is in the main character who meets a bunch of different animals, while she walks around upside down and backwards. Children will enjoy the silly little things that happen in this book.

By: Audrey Wood
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #:  978-0152019907
Evaluation 5 out of 5



No, David!

This book is part of a David series that the author has published. It has won the Caldecott award for the illustrations! This book will help parents show their children that they cannot do certain things because it will break or they could get hurt. Parents may not find the book as appealing, but your three or four year old will definitely enjoy this book about Dabid.

By: David Shannon
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
ISBN #:  978-0590930024
Evaluation: 4 out of 5












A Giraffe and A Half

This book was publisher in the same year that the famous, The Giving Tree, book was published. It has the same cute and funny characteristics! The book is about a boy and his giraffe and has some great rhyming. The story is easy to read and children may even memorize it after reading the book a few times.

By: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN #: 978-0060256555
Evaluation: 5 out of 5

Genre: Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

A Day's Work 

This book is about  a child and grandfather who are mexican and have to go do hard labor day in and day out. The grandfather does not know what how to speak English and know nothing about gardening, but they have to make money to live. This book will teach children that they need to be thankful for what they have and to always work hard, even when times get tough.

By: Eve Bunting
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #: 978-0395845189
Evaluation: 5 out of 5





The Wall

This bok is about a father and his son who visit the Vietnam Veterans memorial. This book will hep explain to children about the vietnam war and why we have a wall that is a memorial for the vietnam veterans. 

By: Eve Bunting 
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #: 978-0395629772
Evaluation: 5 out of 5














Just In Time Abraham Lincoln

This story features two little boys who visit a Civil War Museum with their grandmother. The children are asked to play a game and then find themselves in the realistic world of 1862. This book will allow students to see the aftermath of the Civil War and hear what Abraham Lincoln has to say. 

By: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN #: 978-0147510624
Evaluation 5 out of 5

Genre: Informational text

Informational Text 

                                                         Stars

This book is different characteristics of stars. Seymour Simon using photographs to show what he writes about in the book. He has a way of explaining complex terms to students in a way they will understand. Stars will tell you about gas that comes from stars, about formations of stars, how stars relate to black holes, and much more. 

By: Seymour Simon

Publisher: Smithsonian

ISBN#: 978-0-06-089000-1

Evaluation: 5 out of 5

Spiders

This book is about different spiders and their characteristics. It explains to students the kind of homes spiders prefer, how many species there are, whether their harmful or not, and much more. This book is good, especially for people who are scared of spiders, like myself. I found that after reading this that I could say spiders have a positive impact on our community. 

By: Seymour Simon 

Publisher: Smithsonian

ISBN #:978-0-06-089104-6

Evaluation: 5 out of 5 

Coral Reefs

This books takes children on imaginary diving tour of the coral reefs describing each part. Students will be fascinated by the underwater pictures of fishes, colorful rocks, and plants. This book will  explain to students the different types of coral, the texture of coral, whether the coral is living or non-living, along with many more details. 

By: Seymour Simon

Publisher: Smithsonian

ISBN #: 978-0-06-191495-9

Evaluation: 5 out of 5