September 18, 2013

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Cells and Matter, A Digital Look | Touch and Go

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Along with the Common Core, many state standards ask that educators incorporate multimodal resources into their lesson plans. As time goes on, more and more quality apps are available to meet that requirement. Here are a few digital resources to consider for your nonfiction science collection.

Pick of the Day: That’s a Possibility! A Book About What Might Happen

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Using a question/answer format, Goldstone explains the concepts of possibility, impossibility, probability, improbability, and certainty.

Preschool to Grade 4 Nonfiction | September 2013

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An Islamic Snow White.

Grades 5 & Up Nonfiction | September 2013

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Making movies.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars | September 2013

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About words and writing.

Pick of the Day: ChopChop: The Kids’ Guide to Cooking Real Food with Your Family

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Recipes for healthy eating with wholesome foods

Tracking Tapirs with Sy Montgomery | Interview

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Why are scientists interested in this elusive creature that looks like a cross between a hippo and an elephant? Sy Montgomery explains.

Preschool to Grades 4 Nonfiction | August 2013

Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library (Rosenstock)
©2013 by John O’Brien

More math fun (Goldstone), more frogs (Himmelman), and more

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | August 2013

How to Train a Train (Eaton)
©2013 by John Rocco.

On trains, cooking, and volcanoes.

Grades 5 & Up Nonfiction | August 2013

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Solid biographies and nautical poetry

Exploring the Universe | Focus On

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An assortment of recent books that examine both historical milestones and current research in exploring our solar system and beyond.

Pick of the Day: Weird Sea Creatures

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Fifty gorgeous photos introduce a yeti crab, a spined pigmy shark, etc.

Pick of the Day: Locomotive

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The book traces the advent of cross-country train travel, focusing on an early trip from Omaha to Sacramento.

Book Review: Preschool to Grade 4 Nonfiction | July 2013

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“Korean Nursery Rhymes” and the Pinkneys’ “Martin & Mahalia”.