Katie is very excited. For most of the year, she lives in a city and goes by the name 'Katie.' In September, however, her family travels to the Nanticoke powwow, where she reunites with many of her relatives and is called Red Bird. The Nanticoke people gather each year to celebrate their Native American heritage with get-together including singing, dancing and eating of traditional foods. At the powwow, Red Bird wears the traditional clothing of the Nanticoke people, and she even has a part in the dancing celebrations as a shawl dancer. Before she leaves, she buys a beaded Nanticoke headband to remind her of the powwow and her heritage.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/28/2009

ISBN-10: 0688108598

ISBN-13: 9780688108595

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In this first entry into the Time Soldiers series, a group of kids discover a portal to a time past, where they encounter all different kinds of dinosaurs, including a Tyrannosaurus Rex looking for a meal! Lush, full-size images, created using a combination of photography and digital manipulation, make the world appear real. In a picture-book format, but suitable for older readers, this is a great book for any student who loves dinosaurs and stories with a lot of action.

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 2/26/2010

ISBN-10: 1929945183

ISBN-13: 9781929945184

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Follow the Dust Bunnies on another one of their bizarre adventures. Ted decides to play rhyming games with Ed, Ned and Bob. Each page contains a new rhyme with Bob always stating a non rhyming word. Is Bob just being difficult or is he trying to tell his friends something important?

Awards won: Monarch Award

Reviewed by: blk

Date read: 3/22/2010

ISBN-10: 141697976X

ISBN-13: 9781416979760

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Commenter: Coolgal, grade 3

When the twins, Lenny and Elizabeth, visit their grandmother while their parents take a trip to Paris, they're in for a surprise! Their grandmother has the power to travel through time with her magic hat, and the twins choose to meet their great-great-great-great-grandmother Elizabeth in 1843, while she was moving west on the Oregon Trail. So they join their relatives from long ago on a great journey in a covered wagon, seeing many things for the first time, like buffalo and the Soda Springs. Read this picture-filled book to find out about the rest of their trip and how it ended!

Similar books: Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation by Diane Stanley

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 4/9/2010

ISBN-10: 0060270659

ISBN-13: 9780060270650

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It's the first day of school and Ruby has to pass many scary obstacles along the way. There's a bridge of a crocodile filled river, a haunted house, a wild tiger and a deep, dark forest. But could the scariest obstacle be school itself? Ruby's mom is right by her side to support her. She remind's Ruby that her imagination is her greatest strength and with it she can conquer anything.

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 10/29/2010

ISBN-10: 1846862752

ISBN-13: 9781846862755

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