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Amelia Bedelia
Title: Amelia Bedelia Author: Peggy Parish Illustrator: Fritz Siebel Where I Shelve it: I Can Read>Amelia Bedelia Fiction/Non-Fiction? Fiction Review: The classic! Such a fun, silly read. We’ve read it so many times, and it never gets old. Amelia is always up to something silly. Misinterpreting everything and taking things very literally. It makes for…
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Amelia Bedelia: Takes the Cake
Title: Amelia Bedelia Takes the Cake Author: Herman Parish Illustrator: Lynne Avril Where I Shelve it: I Can Read>Amelia Bedelia Fiction/Non-Fiction? Fiction Review: We teach phonics, not sight words, so I completely disagree that it’s a “level 1” reader. Lou Bae can read it independently and Evie needs some help, but it isn’t fully decodable.…
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Great Mountain Ranges of the World: Rocky Mountains
Title: Great Mountain Ranges of the World: The Rocky Mountains Author: Charles Maynard Illustrator: Photographs Where I Shelve it: Geography>Landforms>Mountains Fiction/Non-Fiction? Nonfiction Review: The photographs in this book are lovely. The book itself did an overall good job of explaining the Rocky Mountains to kids in a digestible way. There are clear heading pages about…
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Your Body Battles a Stomachache
Title: Your Body Battles a Stomachache Author: Vicki Cobb Illustrator: Andrew Harris Where I Shelve it: Science>Living Things>Human Body Fiction/Non-Fiction? Nonfiction Review: This book did a really great job at breaking down how your body is designed to fight off a stomach bug. It includes actual photographs and factual information in a digestible format. Pun…
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