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Actual Size
Accompanied by an easy-reading text, bright collages of insects, fish, and animals large and small illustrate the size of the creatures in relation to humans. End material includes additional information on each creature.
| Author: Jenkins, Steve |
HSE Descriptors:
science | math
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Animals in Flight
This is an excellent science picture book on flight of winged creatures with information about flying, wing structure, mobility, sizes, and shapes. The book layout allows easy reading with large print and facts isolated in different sections for clari
| Author: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Black Cat
A black cat explores an urban neighborhood. The stunning illustrations are a combination of painting and photography.
| Author: Myers, Christopher |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Block, The
This collection of Langston Hughes poems is complemented by the illustrations of Romare Beardon. An introduction by Bill Cosby precedes the collection, and biographies of the poet and artist conclude it.
| Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Coyote Makes Man
In this Native American creation myth, when coyote calls all the animals together to create the first human being, each animal models man after himself, causing coyote to resolve the dilemma. The illustrations are beautiful examples of collage.
Drawing in the Sand, A
In words and illustrations, Jerry Butler tells his story of becoming an artist--the people who encouraged him and the African American artists who established a tradition for him to join. Some students may find the uses of different type face distracting
| Author: Butler, Jerry |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Duck's Breath and Mouse Pie: A Collection of Animal Superstitions
This is a collection of 17 superstitions about animals. Collage illustrations are interesting. Historical notes at the end of the book explain the origins of the superstitions.
| Author: Jenkins, Steve |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Golem
Illustrated with beautiful cut-paper collages, the author/illustrator retells the legend of the Golem (a man created from clay), who saves the Jews of 16th Century Prague from persecution. A lengthy endnote recounts the history of the Golem and the perse
| Author: Wisniewski, David |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
Part creation myth, part father/son initiation story, the book beautifully depicts a journey through the woods as the scene changes from fall to winter.
| Author: Yerxa, Leo |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Rabbit, the Fox, and the Wolf, The
The three creatures of the title confront each other in this wordless book with an unexpected conclusion.
Rescued Images
The author contributes a moving and strikingly illustrated memoir of her experience of being a "hidden child" in Holland during World War II and its far-reaching effect.
| Author: Jacobsen, Ruth |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, The
The story of Peter Mark Roget, creator of Roget's Thesaurus complete with his biography, time line of current events and wonderful illustrations. Both Robert F Sibert medal and Caldecott Honor Book.
| Author: Bryant, Jen |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing | science
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Romare Bearden
This biography of the multi-talented artist Romare Bearden is vibrantly illustrated with reproductions of his work. An author's note, a timeline, a bibliography, a glossary, and a list of the locations of art works make the book as useful in the classroo
| Author: Greenberg, Jan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Stone-Cutter, The
A man gets what he wishes for, but then oversteps his bounds because of his desire to show off his power. Illustrations are bold color collages.
| Author: McDermott, Gerald |
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This Is the Dream
Accessible poetry and vivid illustrations portray the dreams and accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement. The illustrator uses interesting collages for some borders and the endpapers.
| Author: Shore, Diane & Alexander, Jessica |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Top of the World, The
The author-illustrator employs paper collage to depict the many aspects of Mr. Everest--its geologic formation, the different zones of life and weather, and the history of exploration. The book includes a bibliography, a scaled chart of the world's 7 tal
| Author: Jenkins, Steve |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Uptown
Colorful collage and an easy-reading text belie a very sophisticated tour of Harlem including the Metro-North train, brownstones, shopping on 125th street, a barbershop, summer basketball, the Harlem Boys' Chois, and sunset over the Hudson River
Voices of the Heart
The author-illustrator creates stunning collages of Chinese characters and the Western symbol for the heart. The text reflects on the wisdom expressed by the components of the ideogram.
| Author: Young, Ed |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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We The People
American history from Colonial times to the present is presented through 65 poems about individuals--some real and some imaginary. A timeline of historic events runs across the lower part of the page and a note about writing the book appears at the end.
| Author: Katz, Bobbi |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Where Once There Was a Wood
With beautiful paper pulp illustrations and rich, alliterative text, the author raises the question of whether development is good ecology for the community.
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