Welcome to my growing Intend to Read list! Here is a continuing list of books I would like to read:
A Step from Heaven by An Na (2001). I also heard of this book in my Language and Learning class, and it sounds interesting to me because it is also a story of immigration, but from the Korean perspective, which I don't know much about. It sounds interesting that the little girl thinks that the McNook in the United States is Heaven.
Play, Mozart,Play! by Peter Sis (2006). I heard of this book by browsing my classmates' blog, and it looks like an interesting picture book depicting when Mozart was a child. The book is said to depict Mozart accurately.
Madame President by Lane Smith (2004). I heard of this book as well by browsing my classmate's blog. It sounds interesting because it follows a girl who though is not actually President, her daily life actions depict those of a President. It sounds fun and interesting!
Look Whooo's Counting by Suse MacDonald (2000). I also heard of this book while browsing my classmate's blog. It immediately got my attention because my boyfriend's daughter is going to be starting Kindergarten this fall, and we've been working with her to start reading and also do counting! My classmate also suggested this book be for Kindergarten students as a read-aloud book, so I think this one would be great to read with her as well as in a Kindergarten class, as I'm also interested in teaching lower grades, particularly Kindergarten. Sounds cute and educational!
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox (1997). I heard of this book from my Children's Lit teacher as a suggestion. The author's description states that the book is about peace and equality and is for young children (under age 5). I'm all about peace and equality and that message, so I would like to read this book!
Rhymes Round the World (2009) by Kay Chorao. I heard of this book from my classmates in the Poetry group. I'm always really interested in anything about other cultures and to hear that these are rhymes and poems from different cultures sounds so interesting! The description from my classmates on their info sheet also says that thtere are "playful illustrations that complement each culture" so that sounds intriguing as well!
Sleep Rhymes Around the World (1994) edited by Jane Yolen. A classmate at my circle table shared this book on Wed. 05/25. This one intrigued me even more than the previous book I just listed-sleep lullabies in 17 different countries in both native and English language! This book sounds so fun, and the poetry group's description also states that there is a native illustrator from that country with each poem! I really want to read this, the sooner the better!
Haiku Picturebook for Children (1998) by Keisuke Nishimoto. This book I also learned from the poetry group's presentation/handout. I think haikus are cool, and I find Japan interesting. This sounds like a fun, "untraditional" Haiku book for kids.
Science Verse (2004) by Jon Scieszka. This book sounds really interesting-and I did get a chance to look at it, but I only got time to read one poem from the entire book, which was about H20. The poetry group's description is that Scieszka uses common nursey tunes to make rhymes about science topics. Sounds like a fun way to introduce science! Plus, singing often helps you remember-I know this from the countless junior high French verb songs I had to learn!
Navajo-Visions and Voices Across the Mesa (1995) by Shonto Begay. This poem book sounds interesting, as I think the Navajo and Native American culture is interesting. I learned about this, of course, from the poetry group in class. The group's description also says that there are poems and chants and paintings showing the past times.
The Kingfisher Book of Family Poems (2003) selected by Belinda Hollyer. This book sounds interesting because not only does it use "a variety of poetic elements" but also "to address the diversity found in modern families" (taken from poetry group's description of book on their handout). There is so much family diversity these days, and addressing that in the form of poems sounds cool. All these poem books I've discussed I think would be great for the classroom.
Coraline (2008) based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell. This book sounds interesting as I have heard of the movie and novel. I haven't read the novel or seen the movie, but the story sounds interesting. I learned about this illustrated book from the Graphic Novel group presentation in class.
The Little Prince (2010) by Joann Sfar adapted from the book by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. I also learned about this book from the Graphic Novel group presentation in class. The story sounds interesting about a prince's travels to different planets! Haven't heard of that one before.
Missing the Boat: the offered salvation and inevitable demise of the Churamane (2008) by Wayne Chinsang and Justin Shady, illustrated by Dwellephant. I heard of this book also from the Graphic Novels presentation. As a Christian, Noah's Ark interests me a lot. This picture book goes off that tale about the mythical "churamane" animal being extincted because of forgetfulness. Sounds interesting!
Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen, retold and illustrated by Brian Pinkney (2003). I would like to read this book because I remember loving the movie, "Thumbelina" when I was a little girl. I haven't ever read a book-version of the story, so I think this would be interesting. I also know of both authors, so I think it would be a good story with good illustrations. I heard of this book through observation at the library.
Beauties and Beasts collected by Betsy Hearne and illustrated by Joanne Caroselli (1993). I heard of this book from my classmate's text set about fairy tales. I thought it was interesting, as it is different countrie's versions of the story "Beauty and the Beast." I love learning about other cultures and their perspectives on things, so I think this would be a really interesting book to check out!
The Frog Princess: A Russian Folktale retold by J. Patrick Lewis and pictures by Gennady Spirin (1994). I think this book sounds interesting because I'm familiar with the movie/story "Princess and the Frog" but haven't heard of a prince having to marry a frog which turns into a beautiful princess! This sounds like a fun twist on a story I know, so I would really like to read it. It's also from another culture, which is a bonus. I heard of this book through observation at the library.
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen and retold from the original English version by Caroline Peachey and illustrated by P.J. Lynch (1994). I heard of this book because I've heard of the movie of this story. I haven't read or watched the story, though. It sounds like a mysterious, adventurous tale good for upper-elementary students.
The olive fairy book edited by Andrew Lang with numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford (1968). I found out about these books from observation at the library. There are a lot of others of these books with different colors-The crimson fairy book, The violet fairy book, etc. They sound interesting to me because they were all published in the 1960's. It also says in the description for grades 7-9. The author lived in the 1800's and these books were published after his death. They represent stories from different countries. They sound interesting to look at!
The Egyptology handbook: a course in the wonders of Egypt edited by Liz Flanagan and Dugald Steer and illustrations by Ian Andrew (2005). I heard of these "Ology" books from my classmates' presentation about informational picture books. I glimpsed through this book briefly and it looked incredible-realistic artificats from Egypt. The books seem very hands-on and are packed with information!
A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry (1992). I heard of this book through a classmate's blog/text set presentation. It sounds interesting because it's about a river near the East coast and the history of it during different time periods. My classmate wrote that with each of these illustrations, animals from that time frame and tools the people would use are included. I think that's so neat, to show illustrations of that time frame in more specific ways. Sounds like a good observational read!
Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow by Joyce Sidman and illustrated by Beth Krommes (2006). I heard of this book during my classmate's presentation about their text set regarding environmental awareness. He opened the book to show us, and the illustrations of the butterfly are incredible and shiny and realistic. I want to see the book just for the illustrations! However, the poems would be fun to read, as well!
Tuesday by David Wiesner (1991). I heard of this book through my fantasy/science fiction group presentation. My classmate presented this book to the class, and then I heard about it again through the group presentation of wordless picture books. I heard it's good from my classmates, and it sounds interesting because without words, tells a simple story of a typical weekday. I want to get more into wordless picture books!
Mirror by Jeannie Baker (2010). I heard of this book through a classmate's blog, and it immediately attracted me because I saw it was a wordless picture book. It has two sides of the page, showing a family in Australia and in Morocco, which I thought was really neat! To see two very different parts of the world and also having both languages-English from left to right and Arabic right to left-is very cool. I want to check this book out!
My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson and illustrated by Ryan Elizabeth Peete (2010). I heard of this book through the realistic fiction group presentation, and think it would be a good book to have in the classroom, with many children having a form of autism. The story sounds cute and shows the close bond between siblings.
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (2007). I heard of this book through the historical fiction group presentation. It deals with race and slavery. I feel like I've heard of it before that presentation, too, it sounded familiar. I would like to read this book, and think maybe it would be good to have in the classroom.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (1995). I heard of this book when in class we did the activity "Pass." It sounded really interesting, and I heard it's read a lot in schools. This would most likely be a good book for students to read in the classroom.
MUCH MORE BOOKS TO COME, I HAVE LOTS STILL TO POST...
