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Reading Journal for INSC 577: Picture Books Across the Curriculum


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200 // Snow Music / Lynne Rae Perkins (Author, Illustrator)
Snow Music / Lynne Rae Perkins (Author, Illustrator) Greenwillow 2003 What does it take to make snow music? A boy and a girl....
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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199 // Z Is for Moose / Kelly Bingham (Author), Paul O. Zelinsky (Illustrator)
Z Is for Moose / Kelly Bingham (Author), Paul O. Zelinsky (Illustrator) Greenwillow 2012 Zebra thinks the alphabet should be simple. A...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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198 // When We Were Alone / David A. Robertson (Author), Julie Flett (Illustrator)
When We Were Alone / David A. Robertson (Author), Julie Flett (Illustrator) Highwater 2016 A young girl notices things about her...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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197 // Planting Stories / Anika Aldamuy Denise (Author), Paola Escobar (Illustrator)
Planting Stories / Anika Aldamuy Denise (Author), Paola Escobar (Illustrator) HarperCollins 2019 An inspiring picture book biography of...
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Jul 27, 20211 min read
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196 // Hello Baby!/ Mem Fox
Hello Baby!/ Mem Fox Beach Lane Books 2006 After meeting a bevy of baby animals—including a clever monkey, a hairy warthog, and a dusty...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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195 // Red: A Crayon's Story/ Michael Hall
Red: A Crayon's Story/ Michael Hall Greenwillow 2015 Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. His teacher tries to help him...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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194 // The Girl Who Spun Gold/ Virginia Hamilton (Author), Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon
The Girl Who Spun Gold/ Virginia Hamilton (Author), Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon Blue Sky 2000 This colorfully illustrated...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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193 // Julia's House for Lost Creatures/ Ben Hatke (Author, Illustrator)
Julia's House for Lost Creatures/ Ben Hatke (Author, Illustrator) First Second 2014 When Julia and her walking house come to town, she...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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192 // The Spider and the Fly/ Mary Howitt (Author), Tony DiTerlizzi (Author)
The Spider and the Fly/ Mary Howitt (Author), Tony DiTerlizzi (Author) Simon and Schuster 2002 "'Will you walk into my parlor,' said the...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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191 // Infinity and Me/ Kate Hosford (Author), Gabi Swiatkowska (Illustrator)
Infinity and Me/ Kate Hosford (Author), Gabi Swiatkowska (Illustrator) Carolrhoda Books 2012 Uma can't help feeling small when she peers...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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190 // Stuck / Oliver Jeffers
Stuck / Oliver Jeffers Philomel 2011 When Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, he's determined to get it out. But how? Well, by knocking it...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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189 // Cinderella / Barbara Karlin (Adapter), James Marshall (Illustrator)
Cinderella / Barbara Karlin (Adapter), James Marshall (Illustrator) Puffin 1989 James Marshall adds color and humor to the classic...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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188 // Perfect Square / Michael Hall
Perfect Square / Michael Hall Greenwillow 2011 In brilliant, innovative collage artwork, Michael Hall illustrates how a happy square...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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187 // Hunterman and the Crocodile / Baba Wague Diakite
Hunterman and the Crocodile / Baba Wague Diakite Scholastic 1997 A hunterman and a crocodile take turns being captive and captor in a...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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186 // Mr. Tiger Goes Wild/ Peter Brown
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild/ Peter Brown Little Brown and CO. 2013 Are you bored with being so proper? Do you want to have more fun? Mr. Tiger...
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Jul 27, 20211 min read
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185 // Once a Mouse / Marcia Brown
Once a Mouse / Marcia Brown Aladdin 1961 When a small mouse’s life is threatened by large jungle predators, a kindly hermit uses magic to...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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184 // Olivia / Ian Falconer
Olivia / Ian Falconer Athenuem 2000 It's everyone's favorite pig...it's OLIVIA! Join Olivia as she... -dresses up -sings songs -builds...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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183 // The Monkey and the Crocodile/ Paul Galdone
The Monkey and the Crocodile/ Paul Galdone Clarion 1969 Twice the clever little monkey foils the attempts of the crocodile to capture...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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182// The Man Who Walked Between the Towers/ Mordicai Gerstein (Author, Illustrator)
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers/ Mordicai Gerstein (Author, Illustrator) Roaring Brook 2003 In 1974, French aerialist Philippe...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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181 // Diary of a Wombat/ Jackie French (Author), Bruce Whatley (Illustrator)
Diary of a Wombat/ Jackie French (Author), Bruce Whatley (Illustrator) Clarion 2002 Wombats are cuddly-looking, slow-moving Australian...
Sarah Peden
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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