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14 President Books For Kids (That Won’t Put You to Sleep)

January 12, 2015

14 books about presidents for kids that are actually interesting.

It’s time to put president books for kids on hold at the library. Next month the United States celebrates President’s Day and clever, entertaining picture book biographies are a great way to introduce the politicians who have helped shape our country. The thing is… a lot of presidential biographies are, well…. to be blunt… super boring….
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by: Erica posted in: Books 16 Comments

20 Nonfiction Books for Kids Who Love Facts!

November 24, 2014

Nonfiction books for kids. Books that are chock full of fun facts!

Kids love nonfiction books. Even reluctant readers will often sit down for hours with a good, fun fact-filled book for kids. My own two boys love all the fact books on this list. We have copies of our own, but my children almost never leave the library without a nonfiction book for kids of some…
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by: Erica posted in: Books 4 Comments

Nonfiction Summer Reading List for 4th and 5th Graders

May 12, 2014

Nonfiction summer reading book list

Just like my 4th grade fiction summer reading list, these nonfiction book selections are good choices for 3rd and 5th graders, too. Like most boys his age, my 4th grader loves reading nonfiction books on topics he loves: math, science and birds. This list contains a bit of those subjects, but since I want him…
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by: Erica posted in: Books 6 Comments

8 Math Reference Books for Kids

March 17, 2014

Fun math books for kids ages 7 and up.

Books and math are two of my older child’s great loves. It would follow that our shelves are filled with math books of all kinds. During our trips to the library I can  usually find my 9 year old between dewey decimals 510 and 520. After all, that’s where the math reference books are.  Over…
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by: Erica posted in: Books, Math Activities 6 Comments

Fibonacci Books for Kids

February 25, 2012

Fibonacci books for kids. Learn about the Fibonacci number sequence.

Kiddo’s sense of wonder regarding numbers has been very educational for me. Lately he has been enjoying Fibonacci books for kids. I’m not sure I’d ever heard of the Fibonacci sequence before he read about it, or, if I had, I’d forgotten about it. Since learning about the sequence, and its appearance in the natural…
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by: Erica posted in: Books 10 Comments

Rock Collecting and Books for Kids who Love Rocks

August 10, 2010

Kids who love rocks will love these books.

I love how rocks fascinate my kids. Explore and collecting rocks is such a simple way to connect with nature, and yet children never seem to tire of it. Every kid is a natural geologist! When we walk home through the park Kiddo and New Kid always have to stop at what they have named…
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by: Erica posted in: Books, Nature 10 Comments

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