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Monday, November 9, 2020

Recent Reads

Every Monday, I share books I have recently read. I also participate in It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, a community of bloggers who link up to share what they are reading. To find out what other bloggers are reading, check out the host blogs, Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers, or follow on Twitter at #imwayr.

Recent Reads...

The President of the Jungle by André Rodrigues, Larissa Ribeiro, Paula Desgualdo, and Pedro Markun

The animals in the jungle are not happy with Lion as King of the Jungle because he only thinks about himself. After a demonstration, Lion is still not listening to them so they decide to elect a new leader. This is a humorous introduction to the election process. 

Unicorns are the Worst! by Alex Willan

Goblin has new neighbors and they are unicorns. Contrary to popular opinion, goblin does not think they are great at all. He certainly does not want to attend one of their tea parties, until an encounter with a fire-breathing dragon reveals the unicorns' helpful traits. Very amusing.

Arlo & Pips: King of the Birds by Elise Gravel

Two birds, an arrogant crow and an inquisitive little yellow bird, become friends and have adventures together in this graphic novel for early readers. There is humor, but also informative facts about crows interspersed throughout the book. It's a delightful read.

Flying Over Water by N.H. Senzai and Shannon Hitchcock

Noura and her family have been granted asylum and are living in the United States after leaving Syria. Noura is adjusting to her new life and trying to understand the animosity towards Muslims that her family encounters. Jordyn, who is dealing with her own family challenges, has offered to be a student ambassador for Noura. The two girls develop a heart-warming friendship in which they support each other and use their voices to make change. The book alternates between the perspectives of the two girls. It's a meaningful and timely read.

5 comments:

  1. Each of the picture books sound fun, Lisa, especially President of the Jungle - ha! I don't think I remember reading about Flying Over Water, will put it on my list! Thanks much!

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  2. I had pulled Flying Over Water to read before Oct and then never got to it. Always the best intentions....
    Arlo and Pips is in an upcoming pile though! Looking forward to another early graphic novel!

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  3. Flying Over Water (or as I just misspelled it, Flying Over What) sounds excellent! Unicorns are the Worst sounds fun as well! Thanks for the great post!

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  4. I'm excited about Arlo & Pips: King of the Birds and look forward to sharing it with my grandkids. Flying Over Water sounds like an important hopeful read.

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  5. Flying Over Water is one I will try to track down.

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