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Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in Room 10 (Miss Malarkey)
Judy Finchler
Walker Books for Young Readers, 1996
Teachers do live at school, don't they?
Whenever my students see my outside of the school setting, they are always shocked. This book is about a boy was sure all the teachers lived at school, ate dinner in the cafeteria, slept in the lounge, etc., until his teacher moves in to his apartment building. Oh no!! ...
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What's Going on Down There?: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask
Karen Gravelle, Nick Castro, ...
Walker Books for Young Readers, 1998
Just what I needed!
My son went through puberty early (10), and was too embarrassed to talk about anything. I gave him the book. He read it (he hid it, so I have no idea when he would sneak a peak!), and then when I would bring up things, he already knew about them, or would finally ask ...
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Welcome to Kindergarten
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2004
Great Book
We bought this for our 5 year old son, who will be soon entering kindergarten. We read it everynight and he loves it! The text of the story is neat and the pictures are very colorful, has alot of detail, and my son asks many questions. We like it because it provides ...
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Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind (Miss Malarkey)
Judy Finchler
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2006
you might see yourself...
Recommended book for Reading Teachers to share with students. A VERY reluctant reader just can't get into reading preferring instead his video games with his pals. One by one his friends become engaged readers, yet the first person narrator just can't enjoy ANY of ...
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The Period Book, Updated Edition: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know)
Karen Gravelle
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2006
The Period Book Review
I read the whole book first before giving it to my twin girls who are 10yrs old. It explains everything very well in detail. I learned a few things myself. This is a geat book for girls who may be to shy to talk about this with their parents.
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I.Q. Goes to the Library
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2003
Educators Recommend
"Students, this is Library Week. Every day this week our class will be going to the library," announces Mrs. Furber. The class's pet mouse, I.Q., is thrilled. He's never been to the library before. Once there, Mrs. Binder, the librarian, reads a funny book to the ...
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Blood Red Horse
K. M. Grant
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2006
Outstanding
After reading Blood Red Horse, I have passed it on to my ten-year-old grandson, who calls me every night to talk about it. He's a tough customer, and would rather re-read Harry Potter for the umpteenth time than chance something boring. Blood Red Horse has him in its ...
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Gone Wild (Caldecott Honor Book)
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2006
wild and wonderful
this is a wonderfuly illustrated book that manages to incorporate the many species of endangered animals names with the letters of the alphabet.While I bought it for my grandson(2) he is too young to appreciate it, so I have put it away for him to enjoy in the years ...
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Testing Miss Malarkey
Judy Finchler
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2003
Fun book
This book was a hit in my class. I pokes fun at standardized testing in a way that the kids can understand and find humorous. It is great to read before major testing starts. It helps get past the serious nature of all the tests and helps the students relax. Cute ...
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Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2005
A Tale of Two Storytellers . . .
So here I am wondering what to read to my jaded fifth graders. They don't go in for the ultra serious, they yawn through the books beloved of second and third graders. They groan when I mention poetry or nonfiction. And then this book falls into my lap. One read ...
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Blaze of Silver (de Granville Trilogy)
K. M. Grant
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2008
Ahhhhh....
A great ending to a wonderful trilogy! I hope they make a movie out of this one. (hopefully they wouldn't ruin it like Eragon!) I recommend this book and the rest of them for everyone. It is full of excitment and intrigue!
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Blood Red Horse
K. M. Grant
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2006
Outstanding
After reading Blood Red Horse, I have passed it on to my ten-year-old grandson, who calls me every night to talk about it. He's a tough customer, and would rather re-read Harry Potter for the umpteenth time than chance something boring. Blood Red Horse has him in its ...
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Miss Malarkey Won't Be in Today (Miss Malarkey)
Judy Finchler
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2000
Cute book
This is a fun book. My third graders loved it. I think this would be a great book to have in a sub bag and pull out as needed in any age classroom. It is cute.
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Lily Dale: Believing (Lily Dale)
Wendy Corsi Staub
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2008
Lily Dale: Believing
My 12 year old couldn't put the book down. At some points she couldn't read it after it got dark because it was so chilling! She said she still enjoyed it very much. And also said that she would recommend it to anyone and everyone that she knew. She is definetely ...
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Look What I Did with a Leaf! (Naturecraft)
Walker Books for Young Readers, 1995
An excellent combination of art and science.
I am a teacher who has used Look What I Did With a Leaf during my science study of trees. The children collected leaves from the school campus, sorted them, and talked about their purpose as a part of the tree. The children then used their leaves to create leaf ...
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