Children’s
Destination: London Books: Loathsome London by Terry Deary from the Horrible Histories Various Titles from the You Wouldn’t Want To Be… series for children “Horrible” History Makes Traveling to Britain with Kids Fun A GUEST POST by Mara Gorman Grownups tend to think that castles, suits of armor, and ancient towers are automatically interesting [...]
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The Great American Road Trip Destination: South Dakota Book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition (Books of Wonder) A GUEST POST by Kristen Gough The Scarecrow listened carefully, and said, “I cannot understand why you should wish to leave this beautiful country and go back to the dry, gray place you call Kansas.” Print [...]
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TRAVEL TUESDAY Destination: Maine Books: by Robert McClosky A GUEST POST BY BRETTE SEMBER When I was a child, each summer my family rented a beautiful old cottage on Smith Cove on the Penobscot Bay, near Blue Hill, Maine. Print PDF
The Great American Road Trip Destination: Michigan, with Kids Books: Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco and Weird Michigan by Linda S. Godfrey A GUEST POST By Kristen J. Gough My youngest insists on nightly story time. My older two girls somehow outgrew this ritual about the time they entered 1st grade—they wanted to [...]
The Great American Road Trip Book: We’re There Rhode Island (2005)by Elizabeth S. Grumbach The subtitle says it all: Games, Puzzles and Fun Facts for Children as they Explore the Ocean State. invites filling in the blanks, map reading, coloring, puzzle solving and (shhhh!) learning. Print PDF
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Susan Jeffers selects from Longfellow’s Song of Hiwatha and illustrates a striking children’s book.
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Mara Gorman’s family reads a children’s book that introduces Monet when they visit Giverny.
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Celebrate Grandparent’s Day with Heidi, a book about a little Swiss girl and her Grandfather.
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Destination: Africa Children’s Book: My African Bedtime Rhymes by Brettell Hone, illustrated by Ginger Nielson Guest Author: Jessie Voigts Jessie is our once-a-month contributor. In this episode she tells us the backstory of an interview she did on Wandering Educators with her daughter Lillie joining in the questioning. Thanks for bring us this, Jessie. I [...]
