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Theoni Pappas

Posted by on Apr 1, 2012 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

Theoni Pappas writes hilarious, engaging math books. Check out The Joy of Mathematics and The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat.

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Patricia MacLachlan

Posted by on Feb 15, 2012 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

All The Places To Love by Patricia MacLachlan is a precious story of a family’s love and birthing baby Sylvie at home on their farm. Love it!

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Ralph Moody

Posted by on Feb 15, 2012 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

Reading about Ralph Moody’s adventures as he grows into manhood is such a treat. Our favorite book in the series is Man Of The Family.

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Jean Craighead George

Posted by on Feb 14, 2012 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

How we love Jean Craighead George. Her love of animals and the natural world comes through in each of her books.

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Robert E. Wells

Posted by on Feb 7, 2012 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

Robert E. Wells is one of my favorite math and science authors. He writes hilarious books in easy-to-understand language so each member of your house can grasp concepts like speed, size, time, infinity, levers & pulleys, and much more. Our favorites are Is A Blue Whale The Biggest Thing There Is?, Can You Count To A Googol?, How Do You Lift A Lion?, What’s Faster Than A Speeding Cheetah?, and What’s Smaller Than A Pygmy...

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Rafe Esquith

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

Rafe Esquith is my go-to-guy when I need some fuel in my teaching fire. He is an inner-city teacher who creates magic in his classroom by passionately sharing himself with his students. Classtime in his room is from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is jam-packed with Shakespeare, chess, math club, guitar lessons, and pretty much anything else you can think of. If you need some inspiration in your life, check out Teach Like Your Hair’s On Fire and There Are No...

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Diane Stanley

Posted by on Jan 9, 2012 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

Diane Stanley is one of our favorite history writers. Her illustrations and storytelling bring each character to life. Our favorites are Joan of Arc, Leonardo Da Vinci, Saladin, Good Queen Bess, and The Last...

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Marilyn Burns

Posted by on Dec 21, 2011 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

Marilyn Burns is THE guru of mathematics literature. She has written or contributed to hundreds of books for children and adults, all with the purpose of inspiring people of all ages to LOVE math and to understand it. We love Spaghetti and Meatballs For All, The Greedy Triangle, and The I Hate Mathematics! Book....

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Ingri & Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

Posted by on Dec 7, 2011 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire have written some of our favorite books. We have thoroughly enjoyed Leif the Lucky, Abraham Lincoln, and The Book of Greek...

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Genevieve Foster

Posted by on Nov 10, 2011 in authors-sideblog | Comments Off

Genevieve Foster writes and illustrates history books that are indispensable. We are starting The World of Columbus this week.

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