Reading Is Fundamental 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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Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art
J. H. Shapiro
The first day of Spring is March 20th! Get ready by showing students how to freshen up by turning trash into art treasure and reading Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art. Enjoy this book now on Skybrary, RIF's eBook library: https://t.co/IbgwBJ3eiR https://t.co/j8784NFkqw
Paperback, 2015
$7.95$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner
Maurice Sendak
It's Maurice Sendak's birthday so let the wild rumpus begin and celebrate by reading the classic, Where the Wild Things Are. Use fun resources on Literacy Central to share this story again and again in an enjoyable way - https://bit.ly/3xeVXpa https://t.co/x5UERaLu57
Paperback, 2012
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Just Because Life
Alicia Genna
@RIFWEB is excited to hear this September @McConaughey is launching his first children's book, Just Because! Life is indeed full of possibilities - wanna join us for our 3rd #RallytoRead? https://t.co/Kp1qFR7jXg #readaloud
Paperback, 2010
$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier
Happy Smile Day! Not ready to turn that frown upside down? Then read Raina Telgemeier's graphic memoir of 6th grade. Find great reading resources to support the book on Literacy Central. https://t.co/1osuA4uXLq https://t.co/HPGgr3K6Zp
Paperback, 2020
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales
Dawn Casey
Honor Indigenous Peoples' Day by #reading The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales & learn how different cultures around the world set out to live in harmony with the rhythms and patterns of nature. Find Educator and Families Guide now on #LiteracyCentral. https://t.co/jGsTE5zeDg https://t.co/KxvdP7OUR1
Paperback, 2013
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My First Lingala Ananse Story: Read Aloud: English-Lingala
Kasahorow
Celebrate the launch of #RIFRallytoRead100 with the theme Community & the @BNBuzz Storytime pick. Join author @naazhkhan as she reads her heartwarming rhyming book #RoomforEveryone & visit https://t.co/GDQPdwcI0w for more #reading resources and #readaloud fun! #BNStoryTime https://t.co/sufbcQMF9G
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My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Patricia Polacco
Oh brother... it's Brother's Day! Celebrate by using the read-aloud of My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by actress Melissa Gilbert. Find other great reading resources to support the book on Literacy Central. Visit now: https://t.co/1aTBbZDgmW https://t.co/zF5MkQKwWh
Paperback, 1998
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Year Comes Round: Haiku Through the Seasons
Sid Farrar
Traditional #Haiku is a short, unrhymed #poem featuring three lines. Now you can use #Skybrary to share Haiku with children using the eBook, The Year Comes Round: Haiku through the Seasons. Learn more about Skybrary RIF's Digital Library here: https://t.co/DIOomVgrLI https://t.co/uag4VplcqY
Hardcover, 2014
$34.28$17.14 + Free shipping50% off your first book
That Book Woman
Heather Henson
Celebrate National Library Week with a special #book called That Book Woman about the Pack Horse Librarians in the 1930's who traveled into the Appalachian Mountains to lend books to children who otherwise had nothing to read. Find resources for the book: https://t.co/Sh0rvikuiS https://t.co/1KzR4dheIa
Hardcover, 2008
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yoga Adventure
Jamaica Stevens
Don't miss the read-aloud of Yoga Adventure! by author, Jamaica Stevens on https://t.co/GDQPdwcaaY! https://t.co/mEuejkSGcj
Paperback, 2021
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book