I Just Finished Reading…Top Picks for June 2019
This Book Is Spineless: (Yes, Yes I Am) by Lindsay Leslie and illustrated by Alice Brereton. (Ages 4-8).
The book is the protagonist of the story, and with each turn of the page it is scared of what will happen next. This book is spineless and a self-described "scaredy-pants." In this story it is the reader who takes the reluctant book on an adventure. The reader and the book try to figure out what the story is by using the 5 senses – hearing, sight, touch, smell and taste. By the end of the story the book is feeling a little more fearless and exclaims "I must be growing a spine!"…but we need to make sure we leave the light on.
Seal at the Wheel by Lesley Sims and illustrated by David Semple. (Ages 6-7)
Seal is excited when she gets a new speed boat! She speeds trough the water and honks her horn as she makes waves. Unfortunately, Seal is scaring everyone else in the water and they are getting upset. But all that changes when there is an accident! Seal has to use her speed boat to get to the monkeys whose boat is sinking. The rhyming text makes this book a fun read for children who are learning to read on their own. At the end of the book there is back matter on phonics and how rhyming helps develop phonemic awareness.
Cece Loves Science and Adventure by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes. Illustrated by Vashti Harrison. (Ages 7 & up).
Cece and her friends are Adventure Girls and they are off the earn a new camping pin. Cece is excited and packs a few extra things – she knows "real scientists are always prepared." Cece is ready with all her gear and marshmallows for s'mores! Once at the campsite they set up their tent and then head out for a hike with their camera. The sky starts to darken and Cece thinks back to her meteorology lesson. Cece and her friends are able to calculate how far the storm is but realize that the GPS is not working! They make it back to the campsite thanks to Cece. She is able to problem solve using STEM – science, technology, engineering and math!
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