Thursday, July 2, 2009

Mission Control, This is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon

Mission Control, This is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon
by Andrew Chaikin
Penguin Group
114 pages

Monday, June 22, 2009

Redwoods

Redwoods
by Jason Chin
Roaring Book Press
unpaged

A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read.

Monday, June 15, 2009

2010 Mock Sibert: Reading List #1

This is the first of four short lists for the Mock Sibert election at the Allen County Public Library. We'll continue to highlight and discuss a wide variety of informational books on our blog, and we encourage your comments on all of them. The books on this short list, however are now destined to be "brought to the table" to be discussed in more depth at our Mock Sibert Discussion and Election on January 9, 2010.

We'd love to hear what you think about these books. Please leave comments about each title on its respective blog post. If you'd like to suggest a book for the next list, send me an
email or leave a comment.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Darwin: With Glimpses into His Private Journal & Letters

Darwin: With Glimpses into His Private Journal & Letters
by Alice B. McGinty
Houghton Mifflin
unpaged

Monday, June 1, 2009

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
by Jonah Winter
Schwartz & Wade Books
unpaged

Monday, May 25, 2009

Chasing Lincoln's Killer

Chasing Lincoln's Killer
by James L. Swanson
Scholastic Press
196 pages

Friday, May 22, 2009

Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis

Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis
by Robbin Gowley
Clarion Books
45 pages

From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Coretta Scott

Coretta Scott
by Ntozake Shange
illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Katherine Tegen Books
unpaged

Monday, May 18, 2009

Nonfiction Monday Round Up



Welcome to the Nonfiction Monday Round Up!




Each week, bloggers interested in children's literature celebrate Nonfiction Monday by writing about informational books for kids, and the ACPL Mock Sibert Blog is pleased to host the round up today. If you've reviewed a children's nonfiction book on your blog today, simply leave a comment on this post. I'll be adding links throughout the day.

If this is your first visit to the ACPL Mock Sibert Blog, please have a look around. You can learn more about the discussion and program in the sidebar. Be sure to leave your thoughts on some of the books that we've posted so far this year. We would love to have you join the discussion!

And now, here's the round up:

Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration

Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration
by Ann Bausum
National Geographic
111 pages