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Book Trends To Watch For In 2013

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Everyone loves reading and with the year ending we have to look forward to the new book series and topics that will be popular.

Scholastic has shared there list of book trends to watch for in 2013

  • Bullying- every child will experience a bully in their lifetime
  1. The Meanest Birthday Girl by Josh Schneider  (May/2013)
  2. The Call Of The Bully by Scott Starkey  (January/2013)
  • Science Fiction: Everyone loves the suspense
  1. Lunar Chronicles: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (February/2013)
  2. Pulse by Patrick Carman (February/2013)
  • Intriguing Nonfiction: Biographies and Literature have always been kids favorite
  1. Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson (January 2013)
  2. Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin (January 2013)
  • Novels in Cartoons: The success of Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, expect more.
  1. Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers by Dav Pilkey (January/2013)
  2. Bad Kitty School Daze by Nick Bruel (January/2013)
  • Kid Lit On The screen: Get ready to see your favorite book on the big screen.
  • War:  this year marks 150th anniversary of the Civil War
  1. I Survived The Battle Of Gettysburg by Lauren Tarshis (January 2013)
  2. What Was The Battle Of Gettysburg by Jim O Conner (February 2013)
  • Tough Girls:  In 2013 be introduced to more powerful female characters 
  1.  Legend and it’s sequel Prodigy by Marie Lu (January 2013)
  2. Lawless by Jeffery Salane (February 2013)
  • Survival Stories:  Survival stories have been more popular thanks to reality TV.
  1. Finding Zasha by Randi Burrow (January 2013)
  2. Stranded by Survivor Host Jeff Probst and Chris Tebbetts (February 2013)
  • Spotlight on Diversity: Readers can learn about their families, themselves and cultures with these books that focus on cultural diversity.
  1. The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine (January 2012)
  2. Hold Fast by Blue Balliett (March 2013)
  • Nature Runs Amok: Get ready for adventure in the wild with page turning sic-fi titles.
  1. Infestation by Timothy J Bradley (April 2013)
  2. Killer Species: Menace From the Deep (July 2013)

All books will be available through Scholastic Book Fairs/Book Clubs and stores near you. 

Great New Books For Christmas GiveawayClosed

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My kids absolutely love reading, they ask for all sort of books for Christmas. They also love reading about Christmas. They were so thrilled when we received 2 new books in the mail.

Uh-oh! It’s Christmas Eve and Santa Claus is under the weather! Can Mrs. Claus save Christmas?

***This book is so cute, and very easy to read for the little ones. It’s mainly about Santa Claus having the flu and Mrs. Claus having to come to his rescue and do everything herself, including sending the reindeer off. Although it never mentions anyone being on the sleigh as it takes off. LOL!

We also received:

It’s Christmas Eve, Have you been good? Santa’s packed up all the presents and is headed your way! With the help of a certain red-nosed reindeer.

***Living in New York, I thought this book was so fun to show the kids. I said maybe this is really the way Santa comes.  This book also references most of the popular tourist attractions in new york. Santa Flies over Times Square, Ny Public Library, Statue Of Liberty, and gets stuck on the Empire State Building, plus more fun attractions.

Both books retail for $9.99

I am pleased to be able to give a copy of these books away.

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Disclosure: I received samples of the books above for review, and I will be donating them to schools ruined by Hurricane Sandy. All opinions are my own.

 

 

 

Scholastic’s E-reading with Storia #escholastic

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Scholastic just launched a new e-reading app called Storia. The online app is available for free on the PC and iPad, and they even start you off with 5 free books to read.

4 great ways to use Storia:

  • To assist a multilingual child or late reader
  • As a motivator for reluctant readers
  • As a personal tutor
  • to get your kids to beg for more non-fiction
I love this app, it is so much fun for my daughter. When you are reading books a lightning bolt will appear, and when you tap it a mini game will appear. The kids are having so much fun, they don’t even realize that they are learning.  This year our school started half day Kindergarten, so I feel like she is behind specially in reading. Storia is a great way to get her started as it reads to her and help her sound out words.
The app is even good for classrooms, as teachers can track how much their students are reading.

I learned so much about Storia and all the features at the Scholastic event during Blogher 12 this year.

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Diclosure: I received a gift bag full of goodies for attending the event.

Summer Reading With Scholastic Books

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School is out and summer is here, which mean kids are not thinking about learning but having fun.  It’s important to keep kids involved with learning and staying on top by reading everyday.

We love to read and are alway on the lookout for new books. Now that my daughter is 7 she is starting to read series and chapter books.

We were sent 2 different series of books from scholastic and my kids just loved them.

We received two books from the fly Guy Series:

Ride Fly Guy Ride and Fly Guy vs. The Fly Swatter (ages4-7)

We love the Fly guy series because it’s easy to read and the Fly Guy just goes on crazy adventures. It is a chapter book, but most books only have 5 chapters and about 30 pages. It’s a very smile book even my 6-year-old is reading them with no problems.

We also received the Scholastic discover more series:

Discover more: Ocean and Sea (ages 8+)

Discover More: Planets (5-7)

My kids have been really interested in our planet and everything on it. The Ocean and Sea book is very informative talking about the oceans and what inside them, how they form, life in the ocean, Tsunamis, threats and more.  My kids really loved the pictures most of all, they are close up of animals and oceans, not leaving out any detail.

The planets book lists all the planets and what they are made of, or have. It also talks about all of our discoveries through space like the first man on the moon and the Mars rover. The book even cover timeline of events so it’s not to confusing when the planets were discovered or when an event happened. It even mentions galaxies, stars and even aliens, in case there is life on other planets.

both of the Discover More books, have a free digital book.

My kids have already read through all these books but insist that they will ke reading them over and over, and even continue our collection.

You can order these books on scholastic or pick them up at any bookstore.

Don’t forget to log your minutes in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge.

Disclosure: no formal compensation was received for this post, products were received for my review. All opinions are my own.

 

Get Your Kids Reading This Summer With Scholastic

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Scholastic has launched a online tracker for logging your reading minutes.  Kids everywhere will Read for the World Record by logging the minutes they spend reading this summer and attempting to beat the current world record of 64,213,141 minutes set during summer 2011. The 20 schools whose students log the most minutes will be recognized in the 2013 Scholastic Book of World Records. The Scholastic Summer Challenge kicks-off today atwww.scholastic.com/summer and runs through August 31, 2012.

You can also download Scholastic’s free e-reading app Storia.  Storia is a FREE eReading app specifically designed to support kids’ reading, and also help parents monitor kids’ reading progress. Storia comes with FIVE FREE eBooks, and offers access to a wide variety of age-appropriate titles for children from toddler to teen. The selections are carefully curated to offer a range of children’s digital picture, chapter and interactive ebooks on a variety of topics and reading levels that are presented in a way that is true to the original print versions. A selection of Storia eBooks are enriched with fun, educational activities including vocabulary games, comprehension activities and fun video content as a reward when kids finish the book.

5 Dr. Seuss Books With Life Lessons

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Dr. Seuss birthday was yesterday, and we’ll be celebrating all weekend!

Here are 5 Dr. Seuss books that have life lessons for kids.

  1. The Lorax- Teaches children the need to be environmentally conscious.
  2. Oh, The Places You’ll Go- Teaches children how to remain positive when faced with adversity.
  3. The Cat In The Hat- Teaches the children about honesty and responsibility.
  4. I Can Read With My Eyes Shut- Teaches children that reading is a useful tool to acquire knowledge.
  5. And To Think I saw It On Mulberry Street- Teaches children to be imaginative.

 

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I love This Preschool Work

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I recently bought a dry erase activity book to help my 4-year-old learn to write his letters and numbers. We can’t afford preschool so we will be teaching him at home.

I just love this activity book, you can write over and over again since it is dry erase, and there are east traceable lines.

 

 

I think he did pretty good for his first time. He ha declared to me that he loves learning though and I am so proud of him.

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Chldren’s Book: Dub’s Goes To Washington

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Dick Morris, Bill Clinton’s right hand man and one of the most prominent American political consultants, and his wife Eileen Morris, who together have penned nine NYT best sellers, have newly “unleashed” Dubs Goes to Washington…and Discovers the Greatness of America.  The star of the book is the Morris’ real-life Golden Retriever, Dubs.  As young readers help the furry hero look for his lost tennis ball in the nation’s capital, they discover some of the people, places and events that make America such an exceptional nation.

*** My daughter loved this book, just reading this book she learned so much about Washington. The monuments and what they stand for, From the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Memorial.   It’s all through Dubs eyes that make it so exciting.  To me, there are a lot of things going wrong in our country, like the economy, being in so much debt etc. The Washington monuments are all historical and have nothing to do with the here and now, so I think they are still great to visit. We hope to someday visit Washington.

Retail: $9.99 at Amazon.com

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, a product was received for my review.

It was a Fancy Nancy dream

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Yesterday we all bundled up and headed into New York City for a special event, a book reading and signing from Jane O’Conner. Jane is the author of the Fancy Nancy series, which my daughter absolutely loves.

Instantly my daughters started chatting away with Jane O’Conner.

I told her that McKenzie’s reading really took off when she found the Fancy Nancy series, which is the truth. she said you don’t know how much that means to me.

I even caught my daughter reading one of her Fancy Nancy books to Jane, it was so cute.

 

Jane O’Conner started reading her popular Christmas book, Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas.  My kids loved every minute of the reading. She wasn’t just reading, she was explaining everything and acting it out.









Afterward they had books for sale and she she signed them.


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Holiday Gift Guide: Scholastic Books
		
				

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If there is one gift I love buying, it is books. They are educational and not sprawled all over my floor. My daughter brings home a Scholastic Book Club order every month and we choose books to order every month.


This month for our Christmas gifts we have ordered




My kids love character books mainly, and La La Loopsy is the newest character book added to our collection.  Most of the books I get from Scholastic are free, and it’s not from product reviews. Selected boxes of Kelloggs cereal have codes on them for Free Scholastic books.


** These books are so great, My kids get just as much enjoyment out of reading these books as they do watching the shows.  most book are 32 pages or less, so they are easy readers.   These make great stocking stuffers or gifts and are all under $10.   The greatest thing about ordering books from Scholastic is when you order online, your child’s class gets a free book.


Books retail for $1.00 or higher


Rating:10


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