Book: Snug Bug Author: Cathy and Mark Dubowski Year Published: 1995 Genre: First grade reader Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Little kids Romance: None Setting: A little bug gets ready for bed just like a small child. Characters: A bug and his mother. Plot: The mom bug tries to get the kid bug ready for bed, but he resists, much like a normal human child. Thoughts: This book is kind of cute. However, it does introduce some elements that I don’t really like in books, … [Read more...]
Oct 24, 2011
Review: Look! I Can Tie My Shoes! by Susan Hood
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Book: Look! I Can Tie My Shoes! Author: Susan Hood Year Published: 2002 Genre: First grade readers Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: New readers Romance: None Setting: A girl learning to tie her shoes. Characters: A girl, a salesman and the girl’s mother. Plot: In this story, a little girl loves every shoe but shoes with laces. She doesn’t like laced shoes because she cannot tie them. Her mother then shows her how to tie the shoes and the girl works until she can tie them … [Read more...]
Oct 17, 2011
Review: That Bad, Bad Cat by Claire Masurel
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Book: That Bad, Bad Cat! Author: Claire Masurel Year Published: 2002 Genre: First grade readers Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: New readers Romance: None Setting: A house with a cat Characters: The bad cat and his family. Plot: In this story, a family has a bad cat. He is a terrible cat who gets into all kinds of trouble and messes. One day, he escapes. The family is sad and realizes that they don’t care how bad the cat is because they love him. Thoughts: This book is … [Read more...]
Oct 3, 2011
Review: Phonics Pathways by Dolores G Hiskes
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So, today I am going to do a slightly different review. This review is for a non-fiction curriculum that I am using with my daughter this year in school. This book, Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling (Jossey-Bass Teacher), reviews all of the phonics rules and rule breakers in the English language. The book is designed for K through third or fourth grade. The book uses a series of word drills to help children learn to recognize each phonics rule and then learn … [Read more...]
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