Children's+Literature+Book+Share

This page was the idea of Rebecca Pilver (@rebpilver) " One thing I learned from [|The Book Whisperer], is the importance of reading as many children's books as I can. I wonder if we could start a 4th grade group sharing of book titles, what kind of reader would like the book, and a simple book hook/talk for people who haven't read the book, but need to know enough about it to recommend to kids."

Let's see what collection of books we can recommend to our students! @mitcheta3477 || (@kyfrancik) || (@JoAnnJ68) || (@lbingley) || (@lbingley) || @ncarroll24 || @ncarroll24 || A girl tries to save her family from poverty and takes the journey of her life! || Cynthia Alaniz @utalaniz || @utalaniz ||
 * __TITLE of BOOK __ || __AUTHOR __ || __GENRE __ || __READING LEVEL__ || __QUICK SUMMARY__ || RECOMMENDED BY: ||
 * Toad Rage || Morris Gleitzman || humour || ? Grade 5/6 || The hysterical plight of an Aussie cane toad || Tara Mitchell
 * The Unfinished Angel || Sharon Creech || fantasy || gr 4-7 || Story of an angel & the village she watches over. Great read aloud. || Katy Gartside (@nykat4) ||
 * The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate || Jacqueline Kelly || historical fiction || gr 4-7 || Story of 11yr old Calpurnia struggling to find her identity at turn of 20th century. || Katy Gartside (@nykat4) ||
 * Number the Stars || Lois Lowry || historical fiction || Gr. 4-6 || 10 yr old girl and her family help her Jewish friend escape from the Nazis || Chris Francik
 * Because of Winn Dixie || Kate DiCamillo || fiction || Gr. 4-6 || Hope, healing, and understanding brought about byten year old Opal adopting a big, ugly, happy dog. || JoAnn Jacobs
 * Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes || Eleanor Coerr || historical fiction || Gr 4-6 || True story of a little girl who lived through the bombing of Hiroshima, and develops leukemia from the radiation at age 11. || Lindsey Bingley
 * From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler || E.L. Koenigsburg || fiction (set in 1960s) || Gr 4-7 || Claudia runs away with her little brother to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she manages to solve a mystery about Michelangelo || Lindsey Bingley
 * The Landry News || Andrew Clements || fiction || Gr.3-6 || New to school and lonely, Cara Landry starts a newspaper in class. She writes that her teacher, hasn't been teaching. He then starts 'teaching' around the newspaper. Students all come to help with the newspaper. Principal tries to fire the teacher and students rally for him. || Nancy Carroll
 * The Whipping Boy || Sid Fleischman || fiction || Gr 4-7 || Jemmy is the whipping boy for Prince Brat who decides he needs to run away. The Prince decides he will run away too and they end up being together. They are kidnapped and Jemmy tries to protect the prince (but prince makes it difficult). Along the way they end up becoming friends. Filled with all kinds of similies. || Nancy Carroll
 * Where the Mountain Meets the Moon || Grace Lin || fiction || Grades 4th on up || A great story filled with manhy stories--Beautifully written!
 * Love That Dog || Sharoon Creech || poetry || Grades 3rd on up || This book is perfect for beginning a poetry unit! It's about a boy who hates poetry. A wonderful read-aloud. || Cynthia Alaniz