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Two PUBLIC SCHOOL teachers who read. A lot.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
PEACEFUL PIECES: POEMS AND QUILTS ABOUT PEACE by Anna Grossnickle Hines
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While in San Antonio this weekend. we visited the local independent children's bookstore, Twig. I always like to visit bookstores in dif...
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Poem #12 -- Between Rain Showers
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Flickr Creative Commons photo by deb mae BETWEEN RAIN SHOWERS The boy in the yellow slicker riding his tricycle up and down the driv...
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Poem #11 -- Similies, Metaphors, and Idioms
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Flickr Creative Commons Photo by Graham Canny Crafty metaphor is a sly fox, hiding in plain sight. Simple simile is as easy as 1, 2, 3...
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
Poem #10 -- Book Spine Poem, Notables Edition
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KEEPER Half upon a time one crazy summer, the dreamer, spilling ink: Zora and Me, Lulu and the Brontosaurus... We are in a book! ©Mar...
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Saturday, April 09, 2011
Poem #9 -- Politically Correct
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POLITICALLY CORRECT Stand. And know why you stand. Speak. And let your passion ring out. Listen. And make sure that you hear. Fig...
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Friday, April 08, 2011
Poetry Friday and Poem #8 -- Words That Give Me Hope
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Flickr CreativeCommons photo by mmbooklover WORDS THAT GIVE ME HOPE I love you. Delicious! Come in! I finished my book! Thank yo...
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Thursday, April 07, 2011
WON TON: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku
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I loved Andrew Clements' book DOGKU and so did my students. DOGKU is a story about a dog who finds a new home. Each page is told in ...
Poem #7 -- Words
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THE TRUTH, AMENDED Sticks and stones have fallen out of favor. The weapons of choice these days are the words. What were they thinking w...
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Favorite Series: Stink
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Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter Reynolds Candlewick, 2011 review copy purchased...
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Poem #6 -- Favorite Book
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A Wrinkle in Time takes me back to 6th grade -- I'm awkward and ugly and shy. Just 75 cents from Scholastic Book Club -- I keep my old...
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