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Hip Hop Speaks To Children: a Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
Editor Nikki Giovanni (2008) , 40-80 pages
Illustrated by Kristen Balouch, Michelle Noiset, Jeremy Tugeau, Alicia Vergel de Dios and Damian Ward
Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade), Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: African-American, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Read Aloud
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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This book is a rapper's delight and a
poet's passion. Editor and poet, Nikki
Giovanni highlights the best of rap and
the best of poetry. There is a cool mix
of classic poetry with the best of hip
hop. Where else can you find Langston
Hughes and the Sugarhill Gang together
and entertaining? The illustrations and
the CD, along with the great poetry,
creates a work of art that is bursting
with
bold words and beautiful illustrations.
Add this to your personal library. It
will be like eye candy on your shelf!
Reviewed by: Annie / West Boulevard Library
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Hoop Kings: poems
Charles R. Smith Jr. (2007) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Poetry, Sports
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Charles R. Smith Jr. grew up loving
basketball and manages to capture the
movement and excitement of the game
with his poetry. Each of the book’s
twelve poems centers around a player,
and just as each player has his own
individual moves; each poem has its own
individual style. Some are strong and
smooth, while others are up and in your
face like a rap lyric. The action
photos of the players echo the energy
of the poems. Whether you enjoy playing
basketball or just watching it you’re
sure to enjoy this book.
Reviewed by: Mary Jane / South County Regional Library
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How to Save Your Tail: if you are a rat nabbed by cats who really like stories about magic spoons, wolves with snout warts, big, hairy chimney trools . . . and cookies too
Mary Hanson (2007) , 80-120 pages
Illustrated by John Hendrix
Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Fantasy, Humor, Read Aloud
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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Bob is a cookie-baking, book-loving
rat. While baking can be dangerous,
it's reading that really lands him
in trouble. While reaching for a book,
he's caught by the queen's cats. But
Bob thinks fast. He starts telling the
cats stories about his family, and
feeding them cookies lots of
cookies. Will it be enough to keep him
from becoming the cat's next meal?
Bob's stories are very similar to some
well-known fairy tales but with a
twist, all of the main characters are
rats. This story, filled with fractured
fairy tales, will keep you laughing and
wanting more.
Reviewed by: Mary Jane / South County Regional Library
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I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
Karen Beaumont (2005) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by David Catrow
Audience: Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Humor, NCCBA, Read Aloud, Realistic Fiction
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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When a young child gets caught by his
mother painting everything from floors
to doors, he is told that he cannot
paint any more. However the paint in
the top of the closet is too hard to
resist and the child is soon painting
himself from his head to his feet!
David Catrow does a beautiful job of
showing the bright colors that the
child uses not only to paint the house
but himself as well. Black and white
ink drawings cleverly show what has
not been painted yet. Children and
adults of all ages are going to enjoy
singing along with this witty
song/story.
Reviewed by: Emily / Steele Creek Library
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Comments from Readers
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Kristin, age 6 from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
I enjoyed reading this book out loud. I really liked how he painted his legs! The pictures are funny to look at. His chest was painted on with swirls. It was a good book.
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leslie, age 8 from North Carolina
ITS A GOOD BOOK
I LOVE IT
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Ranotta, age 37 from Nebraska
I am a Kindergarten teacher. I read this book to my students. They LOVED it and wanted me to read it again as soon as I had finished reading it.
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Into the Wild
Sarah Beth Durst (2007) , 200+ pages
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Adventure, Fantasy, Humor
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Under Julie Marchen's bed is something
strange, the Wild. You wouldn't expect
a twelve-year-old to have to guard
something so dangerous that it can
transform the world into neverending
fairy tales, but Julie is not an
ordinary girl. Her mother, Zel, is the
one and only Rapunzel! Julie's life is
somewhat normal, aside from having a
talking cat named Puss In Boots for a
brother, until the Wild somehow gets
loose in modern-day Massachusetts. Now
Julie has to save everyone including
her mother and all the other fairy tale
characters like Goldilocks, Cinderella,
and even the Seven Dwarves. But how do
you tame the Wild?
Reviewed by: Melanie / ImaginOn
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