 | Zinger's Booklist for Best of 2004 Primary Grades |
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Blueberries for the Queen
John and Katherine Paterson (2004) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Adventure, Historical, Read Aloud, Summer
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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What would it be like if a real Queen
moved into a house down the road from
you? That happened to William and Roger
Arnold, two boys living in the country
in 1942. William, the younger brother,
has a vivid imagination and dreams
every evening of being a brave knight.
Then the boys learn that Queen
Wilhemina of the Netherlands, who has
left her country because of World War
II, has rented an estate just down the
road from them. William decides that he
will take a basket of blueberries to
the Queen's house (they hear she's
friendly). Will he
actually get to meet the Queen herself?
What will it be like inside? Will she
be wearing a royal cloak and crown?
Will there be knights and lords and
ladies?
Reviewed by: Carl / ImaginOn
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Comments from Readers
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Kaju, age 12 from Nova Scotia, Canada
I am i the battel of the books club for school in bridgewater elementry. that is inside of halifax if you know where that is and there was this book off the list. here we get a list if book and we have to read as many as we can and then we go t battles i read this book and i loved it i like any book with princesses or queen or anything like that.
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Katie, age 7 from Florida
it is good
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Heaven, age 10 from California
I like that this book is true and funny.
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Cock-A-Doodle Moooo! : A Mixed -Up Menagerie
Keith DuQuette (2004) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Keith DuQuette
Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade), Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Fantasy, Read Aloud
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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“Let your imagination run free. Create
your own menagerie,” so goes Keith
DuQuette’s uniquely creative book where
two familiar animals combine to make
new animals. Do you know what a
firefligeon is? Of course it is a
cross between a firefly and a pigeon.
Have you heard of a tortare (tortoise
and hare) which makes a “winning
pair”? Large and colorful watercolor
illustrations show what happens when
two animals are combined. Included in
the back of this book are examples of
animals from myths around the world
such as a griffin and a hippocampus.
With many fascinating illustrations and
imaginary creatures, this book will
appeal to a wide range of children.
Reviewed by: Emily / Steele Creek Library
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Doodler Doodling
Rita Golden Gelman (2004) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Audience: Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade), Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Concept, Humor, Read Aloud
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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Do you like to draw? If you were given
a pen and a piece of paper, what would
you draw? In this amazing book, a
young girl begins with just those two
things. Her first masterpiece is
of “teachers teaching”, but
soon things
get out of hand as her imagination
soars. Soon the fliers are flying the
teachers and the painters are
“painting
climbing climbers”. What? Exactly! A
great book with few words but full of
imagination. So, indulge the artist
inside yourself and see if you can
create something as amazing as
“mowers
mowing bakers” and “fliers
throwing
climbers flying.” What? Exactly!
Reviewed by: Tree / Matthews Library
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