Monday, July 04, 2016

Carle, Eric. THE NONSENSE SHOW

Carle, Eric.
THE NONSENSE SHOW
New York : Philomel Books, 2015
IL K-3, RL 1.4
ISBN
039917687X
Nonsense I say.  How can this be?  I dare you to pick up this book and not get a giggle out of the Nonsense Show. Where else will you find a rabbit pulling a child out of a hat? Or a mouse chasing a cat.  What else can you find in this ridiculous book?

podcast: http://www.nancykeane.com/booktalks/mp3/carle_nonsense.mp3

Sunday, July 03, 2016

Burleigh, Robert. SOLVING THE PUZZLE UNDER THE SEA : MARIE THARP MAPS THE OCEAN FLOOR

Burleigh, Robert.
SOLVING THE PUZZLE UNDER THE SEA : MARIE THARP MAPS THE OCEAN FLOOR
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016
IL K-3, RL 4.4
ISBN
1481416006
I love finding books that tell me about people I would never have heard about.  This is the story of a woman named Marie Tharp.  She lived at a time when women were not encouraged to learn about science.  But she was fascinated by maps.  Her father was a map maker and she often helped him.  She was curious about what was under the ocean.  No one knew.  Was it flat or were there mountains that no one could see?  She wanted to know but no one would let her go out and explore.  That didn't stop her though.  Find out how she used science to not only map the ocean floor, but to prove an important theory about the earth.

http://www.nancykeane.com/booktalks/mp3/burleigh_solving.mp3

Friday, July 01, 2016

Aguirre, Zurine. SARDINES OF LOVE

Aguirre, Zurine.
SARDINES OF LOVE
New York : Child's Play, 2015

IL K-3,
ISBN 
184643727X
Lolo loves, loves, loves sardines. He eats them every single day.  His wife, Lola, hates sardines but she sells them at the fish shop and she cooks them for her husband.  One day, Lola accidentally sells all the sardines in the shop.  What is she going to serve Lolo?  Maybe she can catch some sardines if she tries.  But she certainly doesn't expect what happens next! 


Podcast:   http://www.nancykeane.com/booktalks/mp3/aquirre_sardines.mp3