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Gone Crazy in alabama
Circus Mirandus
Echo
The thing about jellyfish
The war that saved my life
stella by starlight
Enchanted air
FIsh in a tree
tiger boy
the boys who challenged hitler
listen slowly
roller girl
The Westing Game
Trivia Games:
Ellen Raskin
Resources
Ellen Raskin
Resources
- Discussion Questions
- Study Guide
- Character List
- Chapter Summaries
- Project Ideas
- Powerpoint Chapter Questions
Wordless Picture Book Resources
Reading from the Wordless: A Case Study on the Use of Wordless Picture Books
Benefits of Wordless Picture Books
Why Wordless Picture Books Work
Reading Rockets: Sharing Wordless Picture Books
Interview with Aaron Becker
The Making of Journey
Guide to Reading Wordless Book
Interview with Molly Idle
Wordless Picture Books
Wordless Picture Book Reviews
About Wordless Picture Books
Benefits of Wordless Picture Books
Why Wordless Picture Books Work
Reading Rockets: Sharing Wordless Picture Books
Interview with Aaron Becker
The Making of Journey
Guide to Reading Wordless Book
Interview with Molly Idle
Wordless Picture Books
Wordless Picture Book Reviews
About Wordless Picture Books
Reading without Words
Wordless Books: Promises and Possibilities, A Genre Come of Age
Wordless Picture Books
How to Use a Wordless Picture Book
Top 10 Wordless Picture Books
Using Wordless Books to Support Emerging Literacy
Wordless Books: Promises and Possibilities, A Genre Come of Age
Wordless Picture Books
How to Use a Wordless Picture Book
Top 10 Wordless Picture Books
Using Wordless Books to Support Emerging Literacy
Fish in a tree by Lynda MuLlalY Hunt
Resources
- Lynda Mullaly Hunt’s website
- Classroom Activities (Share your ideas, too!)
- Fish in a Tree Badges
- Fish in a Tree School Visit
- Caroline Starr Rose's interview with Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Educator's Guide to Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Putting Books to Work: Fish in a Tree
- Follett Community Conversation about Fish in a Tree (with some curricular connections and readalikes)
- Global Read Aloud
- Booktalk Video
- Let's get Busy Podcast with Matthew Winner Interview
- Who was Travis Nickerson from Fish in a Tree? Lynda Mullaly Hunt (Nerdy Book Club Post)
- Great Minds Don't Think Alike by Stacey Riedmiller (Nerdy Book Club Book Review)
- Beyond the Labels by Nancy Paulsen (Nerdy Book Club Post)
- Lynda Mullaly Hunt's Guest Post on Watch. Connect. Read (Mr. Schu's Blog) for Teacher Appreciation Week
- Pernille Ripp's Review
- Kidsreads Review
- Kirkus Review
- Publishers Weekly Review
- Tween Librarian Review
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm
Resources
- Sunny Side Up Trailer with Jenni Holm and Matthew Holm from Scholastic Book Fairs {NEW!}
- Jennifer L. Holm’s website
- Matthew Holm's website
- TeachingBooks.net page for Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
- Jenni Holm's Book Report Central
- Walking and Talking with Jenni Holm (Comic by Steve Sheinkin)
- #SharpSchu Twitter Chat on October 29!
- A Year of Reading Review for #GNCelebration
- Good Comics for Kids Review
- Randomly Reading Review
- The Reading Nook's Review
- School Library Journal's Review
- Horn Book Review
- Kirkus Review
- Publishers Weekly Review
The Yarn Podcast
Travis Jonker, Colby Sharp Launch Book-themed Podcast, à la Serial: The Yarn
Let's Get Busy Podcast with Matthew Winner: Colby Sharp and Travis Jonker Present... (Ep. 178)
Spinning the Yarn
Let's Get Busy Podcast with Matthew Winner: Colby Sharp and Travis Jonker Present... (Ep. 178)
Spinning the Yarn
S1 E1 TRAVIS AND COLBY
In this episode Colby and Travis kick off their new show: The Yarn - a narrative of adventures.
In this episode Colby and Travis kick off their new show: The Yarn - a narrative of adventures.
S1 E2 RAINA TELGEMEIER
Episode 2 features Raina Telgemeier, the face of graphic novel memoirs.
Episode 2 features Raina Telgemeier, the face of graphic novel memoirs.
S1 E3 DAVID LEVITHAN
David Levithan is an editor and best selling author. In this episode of The Yarn David talks about how far children's literature has come and where it still needs to go.
David Levithan is an editor and best selling author. In this episode of The Yarn David talks about how far children's literature has come and where it still needs to go.
S1 E4 - PHIL FALCO
Phil Falco is a book designer for Scholastic. In this episode he talks about his process for designing books covers, cover trends, and how he became a cover designer.
Phil Falco is a book designer for Scholastic. In this episode he talks about his process for designing books covers, cover trends, and how he became a cover designer.
S1 E5 DAVID SAYLOR
David Saylor founded the Graphix imprint for Scholastic 10 years ago. In this episode you'll learn about David's career, and his thoughts on graphic novels.
David Saylor founded the Graphix imprint for Scholastic 10 years ago. In this episode you'll learn about David's career, and his thoughts on graphic novels.
S1 E6 - LARK PIEN
In this episode Lark Pien shares her long road to finding comics as a career.
In this episode Lark Pien shares her long road to finding comics as a career.
S1 E7 MATTHEW HOLM
In this episode Sunny Side Up illustrator Matthew Holm talks about his love for our space and comics as a kid.
In this episode Sunny Side Up illustrator Matthew Holm talks about his love for our space and comics as a kid.
S1 E8 JENNIFER AND MATTHEW HOLM
In the final episode of the first season of The Yarn, Sunny Side Up author Jennifer Holm and illustrator Matthew Holm talk about working on this book together.
In the final episode of the first season of The Yarn, Sunny Side Up author Jennifer Holm and illustrator Matthew Holm talk about working on this book together.
S1 E9 Fact or Fiction
In this episode Jenni and Matt Holm talk about which parts of Sunny Side Up came from their actual childhood.
In this episode Jenni and Matt Holm talk about which parts of Sunny Side Up came from their actual childhood.
Graphic Novel Helpful Resources
Graphic Novels
Activity: Comics and Graphic Novels
It’s Elementary! Graphic Novels for the K–6 Classroom
Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels: Resources
Awards and Honors
Graphic Novels
Activity: Comics and Graphic Novels
It’s Elementary! Graphic Novels for the K–6 Classroom
Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels: Resources
Awards and Honors