Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Now that summer is here and kids are out of school, reading becomes more important.
Why?
Because it's so easy to just say..."GO OUTSIDE!"
Encourage reading! How much? As much as possible!
For the infant/toddlers' group, give them as much as they want and as much as is possible with your schedule.You'll probably want to stop before they do.
For the preschool-first grade and the 2nd-4th grade groups, at least a half hour a day. If they want to do more then great!
5th-8th grade and older, No less than an hour a day. You'll find that they will start to get absorbed in some books and not stop at one hour.
A set time to read isn't a bad idea either. Try the time period after dinner. I think this tends to be better than the last minute, before I go to bed, so I get to stay up longer time period.
Most importantly, have fun with reading!

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Infants & Toddlers
Puppies are Like That
By Jan Pfloog

Throught this book kids are shown different breeds of puppies. They are told some things that puppies like to do, such as, chew things, run, dig, and chase things. It also give a few things that puppies don't like to do. Children seem to be facinated by animals and this book entertains them.

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Preschool-First Grade

Flat Stanley
By Jeff Brown, pictures by Tomi Ungerer

Find out what happens to Stanley after a bulletin board falls on him. No, he isn't hurt, he just becomes flat. Kids love to see all the neat things that Stanley can do now that he is only a half an inch think. Kids and adults both will find this book very amusing.

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2nd-4th grade

The Bunjee Venture
by Stan McMurtry
illustrated by Stan McMurtry

Karen and Andy's dad invent a time machine. Everyone is positive it won't work. Before you know it you find Dad in a prehistoric world and no one is sure if he is coming back. Karen and Andy go back 120 million years to rescue dad and find themselves in a world of dinosaurs, swamps and Bunjees. What is a Bunjee? Well, you'll have to read the book to find out.

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5th-8th Grade

Explorers of Willow Wood Springs
By Terry Ellis

Journey with T'Falcom, Barty Bud, and sell with their new friends Tel and Keena ru Kar, to explore the Swamp of No Return. You'll meet flesh-eaters, the sawtooth and the evil wizard of the Latookies. Read the book and find out of the Explorers make it back from The Swamp of No Return.

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I plan to add a highschool age group, but haven't completed my research on this age group.

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