Kate Narita Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Kate Narita is a writer and fourth-grade teacher. #Author of 100 Bugs! A Counting Book A 2019 Mathical Honor Book. Chalk+Ink #Podcast Host. #ProjectLITBookClub 4th grade #teacher. She/her. Rep’d by @writeloudly

A Wish in the Dark
Christina Soontornvat
@soontornvat @Author_Cisneros @JoyWieder @JenSwanBooks @JerryCraft @reneewauthor @ShreeveBooks @Kaela_Rivera_ Thanks, Christina! I love that you made the shelf twice! I’ll have to show the pic of Pong my student drew for A WISH IN THE DARK, it’s fantastic.
Paperback, 2021
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Song Called Home
Sara Zarr
@McginnisSandy on @CInkpodcast recommends SHINE ON, LUZ VELIZ by @r_balcarcel and A SONG CALLED HOME by @sarazarrbooks #mglit #novels #kidlit #character #nuance #elementary #teaching #writing #creating #growthmindset #perseverance https://t.co/rTrBcz01Ew https://t.co/JCSZNExiU5
Paperback, 2024
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Merci Suárez Can't Dance
Meg Medina
@SalllyE recommends #horror books by #AlexRKahler, @DanPoblocki, and #MaryDowningHahn, THE PANDA PROBLEM by @underwoodwriter, MERCI SUAREZ CAN'T DANCE by @Meg_Medina, JENNIFER CHAN IS NOT ALONE by @taekeller and STORY ENGINEERING by @storyfix Check it out! https://t.co/rTrBcz01Ew https://t.co/Gz7nHzfowK
Paperback, 2022
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Desi
Jyoti Rajan Gopal
I LOVE this book and can’t wait to get it in my students’ hands. The text and art are exquisite.
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kindness Is a Kite String: The Uplifting Power of Empathy
Michelle Schaub
During the episode, @McginnisSandy and I talk about STORY GENIUS by @LisaCron, KINDNESS IS A KITE STRING by @Schaubwrites @CardinalRulePrs, FEATHERS: NOT JUST FOR FLYING by @mstewartscience @charlesbridge and THE TIGER RISING by @KateDiCamillo #writing https://t.co/rTrBcz01Ew https://t.co/ilXEcWJQSN
Hardcover, 2021
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
To the Front!: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam
Claudia Friddell
Just finished TO THE FRONT by @ClaudiaFriddel1 and @plaidcats Thanks for the tip @AprilEdit #biography #kidlit #history #picturebook Clara Barton was such an inspiring human being. #STEM #nursing #medicine https://t.co/Tb74AB1V4L
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pizza!: A Slice of History
Greg Pizzoli
@AndrewCHacket @PhaeaCrede You could add A PIZZA WITH EVERYTHING ON IT for fun illustrated by @andyjpizza and PIZZA: A SLICE OF HISTORY by Greg Pizzoli.
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington
Carole Boston Weatherford
Join @poetweatherford, @RobSandersWrite, and me on 3/29 from 8-9 EST to talk about their new #biography A SONG FOR THE UNSUNG, book bans, collaboration and more. It's free and it's #fun. Sign up here https://t.co/90MkG6ag5C #History #equity #DiversityandInclusion #writingchat https://t.co/HSkkkDwpOz
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Are Trees Alive?
Debbie S. Miller
Just used lesson 4.3 from this amazing book by @mstewartscience which features ARE TREES ALIVE by @DebbieMillerAK as the engaging experience in one of my @MITSinc86 science lessons for @MassAudubon #STEM #trees #survival #kidlit #elementary https://t.co/nMjIT2jsAF
Hardcover, 2003
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education
Jessica Lander
@jessica_lander I am #reading and loving MAKING AMERICANS. I cannot wait to talk with you about your book. #education #immigration #history #community #belonging It’s incredible that in 1889 in #Chicago 80% of the population were immigrants or #children of #immigrants. https://t.co/YycmV4d0Bu
Paperback, 2023
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book