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Newbery Medal 2013, Caldecott Medal 2013, Newbery winner, Caldecott Winner, Coretta Scott King

2013 Newbery Medal, Caldecott Winners and More!

January 28, 2013

Newbery, Caldecott and Printz Winners of 2013

Congrats to all the authors, illustrators, publishers, friends and family who helped in the creation of all these wonderful books! Which books have you and your kids read and which ones do you recommend? Please share!

p.s. Compare predictions here.

p.p.s. If you are upset — What? Wonder didn’t win anything?!! — that a book you love didn’t win, Nerdy Book Club has a great post on Top 10 Things You May Not Know about the Newbery Award by Monica Edinger. Read it if you are upset. It is guaranteed to make you feel better!

2013 Newbery Medal Winner

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature. Read more…

Barefoot World Atlas App, iPad app, geography for kids, Barefoot Books

World Atlas Book and New iPad App!

March 29, 2012

World Atlas Book and App

The new Barefoot World Atlas app for iPad looks great! I am excited to get my kids to use it because they have a shaky knowledge of world geography. $7.99. Read more…

Comments: 2 Posted by: Pragmatic Mom Categories: 4) Grade 3-5, 5) Middle School, Non-Fiction for Kids

Icetime, hockey books for boys, hockey chapter books, 3rd grade chapter books,

3rd Grade Reader Challenge for Hockey Books

March 9, 2012

Hockey Books for 3rd Grade Boys

I’m continuing my search for books that my 3rd grade reluctant reader friend who likes funny will read. He’s a very sporty kid but his mom says his favorite sport is hockey and she hasn’t had luck finding any books on this sport. There are plenty of baseball and basketball books, and he plays those sports and more, but she thinks that if I can find hockey, he’ll read them happily. This is part of the reading strategies we’re coming up with. I’m excited to get him reading so I searched and found these hockey chapter books including early chapter books, fiction, non-fiction and biography. Read more…

Comments: 8 Posted by: Pragmatic Mom Categories: 4) Grade 3-5, Non-Fiction for Kids, Reading Lists: Grades 3-5, Reluctant Readers

Glory Be, civil rights fiction, chapter books, elementary school books for kids, Augusta Scattergood

Top 10: Best Children’s Books On Civil Rights Movement

January 16, 2012

Civil Rights Chapter Books for Kids

How do you teach your child to stand up for what is right, especially if it’s dangerous? I don’t know the answer to that, but I suspect that it helps to have role models who have overcome hatred, death threats, jail time and violence to fight for a better world. Read more…

Comments: 0 Posted by: Pragmatic Mom Categories: 3) Grade K-2, 4) Grade 3-5, 5) Middle School, Award Winning Books for Kids, Best Books for Kids, Non-Fiction for Kids, People of Color Children's Books, Reading Lists: Grades 3-5, Reading Lists: Middle School, Reading Lists: Picture Books, Top 10: Book Lists

Inside Out and Back Again, chapter book, Newbery,

Top 10: Best Historical Fiction for Kids

January 15, 2012

Best Historical Fiction Books for Kids

Please give a warm welcome to my librarian/blogger extraordinaire/Mom Friend The Fourth Musketeer! She graciously agreed to guest post on her favorite Historical Fiction chapter books of 2011. I really, really wanted her list because she’s an expert in children’s and young adult historical fiction, and selfishly, I wanted this list for myself and my kids! We will work our way through it in 2012! Read more…

Comments: 6 Posted by: Pragmatic Mom Categories: 4) Grade 3-5, 5) Middle School, 6) High School, Asian American Children's Books, Award Winning Books for Kids, Best Books for Kids, Book Reviews, Non-Fiction for Kids, People of Color Children's Books, Reading Lists: Grades 3-5, Reading Lists: Middle School, Reading Lists: Picture Books, Reading Lists: Young Adult (YA), Top 10: Book Lists

meteor, meteor picture book, meteor science,

Meteor!: Advanced Picture Book, Science Of, Finding and Buying A Meteorite

November 27, 2011

Science Picture Book with Meteor Activity

I found this book a while ago in the discounted book room of my favorite book store. I will pretty much buy any picture book by Patricia Polacco. Her advanced picture books are based on her life and the people that she knows. I knew that, but for some reason I thought this book was set back in time — say around the 1800s — where a village spotted a meteor! Suffice it to say that I should not judge a picture book by its cover. Read more…

Comments: 2 Posted by: Pragmatic Mom Categories: 4) Grade 3-5, Book Club for Kids, Non-Fiction for Kids, Reading Lists: Grades 3-5, Reading Lists: Picture Books, Science

books for boys, books for first grade, 1st grade books, 1st grade early chapter books, 1st grade books for boys

1st Grade Books for Boys from the Book Fair

November 23, 2011

Book Fair Books for 1st Grade Boys

The annual school book fair at my kids’ elementary school is a much-anticipated and beloved fund-raiser. Parents and kids can buy books their teachers have selected as a gift and each class gets to visit the book fair, either just to browse or to buy. The book fair is a two-day event, opening before school begins and hosting a pizza night as well. This year, the pizza night suffered from a power outage, which is retrospect, could have been prevention work since power was fine during the recent snow storm. Read more…

Comments: 0 Posted by: Pragmatic Mom Categories: 3) Grade K-2, 4) Grade 3-5, Award Winning Books for Kids, Non-Fiction for Kids, Reading Lists: Easy Chapter Books, Reading Lists: Picture Books, Reluctant Readers

Best Non-Fiction Animal Picture Books That Teach Math

November 5, 2011

Non-Fiction Picture Books with Math Concepts

My 2nd grader bought these books home from her school library yesterday and I pounced on them. Apparently, there were three available, but she was only able to check out two. These books combine a really interesting, behind-the-scenes-at-the-zoo, rescue story about a zoo animal baby and marries it with a mathematical concept. These books are perfect for grades 2-5. Read more…