Do Comics Count as Real Reading?
You bet they do, and here’s why Stop right there! What do you mean by “comics?” Comics are graphic novels that incorporate both text and images to pass information to learners. Wait a minute! Confusion!! Are comics and graphic novels the same thing? To find an answer...
“In a Book” Supports Choral Reading Activities
“In a Book” written by Anthony L. Manna
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Book Review
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that...
Poetry for Teens
Let's explore poetry for teens. First, we'll read some poetry for teens and then we'll use the poems as models for writing a Memory Poem. Let’s get going with poetry for teens in a fabulous book named Poetry Speaks Who I Am: Poems of Discovery,...
Tween and Teen Writing Tips
With tween and teen writing tips, you can become a writer today. What tween and teen writing tips do you need to begin? Try these: an active mind a block of time discipline an idea or two some tools. Let’s start with the tools. A very basic...
Read Like a Writer
What does it mean to read like a writer? Begin to read like a writer and you’ll become a better writer. Really? Why? How? Allow the professor to explain. But ya’ gotta stay awake… You’re a writer, right? If you say, “NO,” then I’m inviting you...
Teenage Poems
Let's explore teenage poems. Teenage poems are poems written by teens. First, you'll read some teenage poems and then you'll find directions for writing a fun type of poem called a cinquain (sin-kane). Let’s get going with teenage poems in two...
Find Your Character’s Voice & Listen to Your Character’s Voice
Find Your Character’s Voice & Listen to Your Character's Voice When you find your character's voice, you'll begin to know how you want your character to act, speak, sound, talk, react, dream, and so much more. Think about this: When you...
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa Book Review
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 2002. Ages 5-9. What’s this book about? “Let me tell you Ella’s story./‘Cause, you see, I was there. From the...
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women Book Review
#Not Your Princess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale (Eds.), Illustrated by Indigenous Artists. Annick Press, 2017. Ages 14 & up. What’s this book about? With blistering prose, poetry, and...
John Lennon’s Imagine Book Review
Imagine by John Lennon, Illustrated by Jean Jullien. Clarion, 2017 Ages 2-7 & all ages What’s this book about? True to the theme of John Lennon’s famed lyrics, a pigeon bearing olive branches, makes her way though various settings spreading...