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Saturday, December 08, 2018

Recommended: NEW POETS OF NATIVE NATIONS, edited by Heid E. Erdrich

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There are very few books of Native poetry for teachers looking for poems to use with children and young adults. They can, however, get a cop...
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Highly Recommended! Kiss by Kiss/Ocêtôwina: A Counting Book for Families, by Richard Van Camp

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You know how some things are so dear that you hold that thing close to your heart and give it a squeeze? Every year, Richard Van Camp create...
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Friday, December 07, 2018

Recommended: YOUNG WATER PROTECTORS: A STORY ABOUT STANDING ROCK by Aslan and Kelly Tudor

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Aslan and Kelly Tudor's Young Water Protectors: A Story About Standing Rock is a non-fiction photo-essay published by EagleSpeaker Publi...

AICL's Best Books of 2018

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We are starting AICL's "Best Books of 2018" today (December 7) and will update it as we read other books published in 2018. ...
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Sunday, December 02, 2018

Recommended: UNPRESIDENTED: A BIOGRAPHY OF DONALD TRUMP by Martha Brockenbrough

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I haven't done a rigorous study of biographies of US presidents. The ones I have looked at over the years are lacking in one way or anot...
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Friday, November 30, 2018

Recommended: A Day with Yayah

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As a grandmother and longtime teacher of young children, I'm delighted to share my enthusiasm for  A Day with Yayah, a 2018 ...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

NOT RECOMMENDED! Jill Lepore's THESE TRUTHS: A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

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Jill Lepore's These Truths: A History of the United States came out this year (2018). Published by W. W. Norton and Company, teachers wi...
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Saturday, November 17, 2018

Congratulations to Traci Sorell for Orbis Pictus Honor Award!

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Some terrific news today (November 17), from the 2018 conference of the National Council of Teachers of English! Traci Sorell's We Ar...
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Friday, November 16, 2018

Recommended! DACTYL HILL SQUAD by Daniel José Older

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Some time back, I learned that Daniel José Older was working on a series that would blend history and fantasy. The first book in the series-...
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Debbie--have you seen THE RANSOM OF MERCY CARTER by Caroline Cooney?

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A reader wrote to ask if I've reviewed The Ransom of Mercy Carter  by Caroline Cooney. It was published in 2001 by Random House. Here...
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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Open Letter: "Trail of Lightning is an Appropriation of Diné Cultural Beliefs." Does the Letter from the Diné Writer's Collective Mark a Turning Point?

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On November 5, 2018, Indian Country Today published Trail of Lightning is an appropriation of Diné cultural beliefs . It is from the Diné Wr...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

NOT RECOMMENDED: The Oregon Trail - The Race to Chimney Rock

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A few days ago, people started sharing the books that Amazon has listed as "Best Children's Books of 2018." In the ages 6-8 ...
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Monday, November 12, 2018

NOT RECOMMENDED: DR. CARBLES IS LOSING HIS MARBLES by Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot

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Published by HarperCollins in 2008, Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot's Dr. Carbles is Losing His Marbles! gets a Not Recommended label right ...
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