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In 2019, these were the math books that really made me sing. Whether you're dealing with shapes or number lines, it's all on display right here.
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One of my favorite lists! Original and traditional tales for everyone to enjoy.
THIS IS PROMISE OF CHANGE was an early 2019 publication with many nominations, but we haven’t discussed it much on Heavy Medal (it was part of Roxanne’s post on poetry). We interviewed the authors to learn more about how the book happened: Heavy Medal: Debbie, why did you decide to write about Jo Ann’s memoir in […]
This Week at TLT Take 5: TV Shows to Inspire Teen Programs 20 2020 YA Books To Have On Your Radar A Brief Discussion of What It’s Like to Be a “Military Brat” in Youth Literature 20 2020 Middle Grade Books To Have On Your Radar Around the Web Remembering Legendary Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Zipcode […]
In which I share the results of our 2020 Mock Caldecott voting . . .
So. Many. Translations!!! Here is a list of those titles I saw this year that I just thought were super. You probably won't see most of them winning the major awards. You probably won't even see most of them on the end of the year "Best of" lists. Even so, they're stellar and they deserve our love.
Why oh why do we ever have to do anything other than read? So many wonderful books to look forward to in 2020!
Travis: Today we’re throwing it back to our episode with Chris Grabenstein. In this episode, Grabenstein takes us behind the scenes of his book Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics. He’s as much fun as his books. We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.
You'll find in this list that I have a fairly broad definition of what constitutes "photography". By my thinking, it doesn't matter if it's a Getty Image or Nonfiction or Photoshopped or of models and silhouettes. If the book relies on the art of photography in any manner, it has a home on today's list.
For more than 40 years, we’ve been privileged to tour history through the rich and creative lens of Ken Burns and his collaborators. The renowned documentarian now presents new ways to incorporate his body of work into learning experiences in our classrooms and libraries. Ken Burns describes the importance of the UNUM project: UNUM is […]
Karen Jensen talks shares what it is like being the child of a military family and discusses the representation of military brats in middle grade and YA fiction.
Several of the children’s literature review journals have announced their “Best Books of the Year” lists. We’ve discussed many of the most frequently cited titles on Heavy Medal...but what about the ones we missed?
here are, as it happens, a couple really good books with strong messages out each and every year. The trick is finding the best books with the right message. Consider the following books then.
In 2015, Kwame Alexander “picked up” a Newbery award for his groundbreaking title, The Crossover. The book had everything in it. Verse, basketball action, heart and soul. It was really no wonder it was chosen for the most esteemed award in children’s literature. But I wondered how this title would look as a graphic novel.
2020 is going to be a great year for YA books. Here are 20 of the titles I'm most anticipating. I feel like this year we truly CAN judge a book by its cover--so many amazing covers!
Check out this week's new releases in comics and manga with mischievous picks from Boom! Studios and Graphix.
On 31 Days, 31 Lists I always include a day of celebration for "bilingual books". What do I mean by that? Well, either these are books that were originally in English and were translated to another language, or they feature both English and another language in their text. Now enjoy a list of books that are pretty much entirely Spanish, with one notable exception
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