Title: Tools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education Author: Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong Publication Year: 2007 Website: www.toolsofthemind.org Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I bought this book because one of the chapers in the book, Nurture Shock, ...
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Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun
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Title: Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun Author: Joshua Glenn and Elizabeth Foy Larsen Publication Year: 2012 Website: unbored.net Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: This book is really a compilation of a bunch of different articles written by a bunch of different people. ...
Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future
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Title: Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future with 20 Projects Author: Kathy Ceceri Publication Year: 2012 Website: www.craftsforlearning.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I have multiple degrees in engineering and, like most nerds, I think robots are awesome. ...
Nurture Shock
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Title: Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children Author: Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman Publication Year: 2009 Website: www.nurtureshock.com/ Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I was fully prepared to not care much for this book. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I tend to find ...
Math Doesn’t Suck
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Title: Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail Author: Danica McKellar Publication Year: 2009 Website: www.danicamckellar.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I love math. There are also a couple decades between me and middle ...
School as a Journey
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Title: School as a Journey: The Eight-Year Odyssey of a Waldorf Teacher and His Class Author: Torin Finser Publication Year: 1994 Website: www.antiochne.edu Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I wanted to like this book. I paid $8 for a used copy on Amazon since my library has a shockingly ...
I Stink!
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Title: I Stink! Author: Kate McMullan Illustrator: Jim McMullan Publication Year: 2006 Website: www.katemcmullan.com Age Group: Preschoolers, Kindergarten, Early Elementary Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: The Read-Aloud Handbook Valerie and Walter's Best Books for ...
Wreck-It Ralph: Sugar Rush
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Title: Wreck-It Ralph: Sugar Rush Author/Illustrator: Disney Publication Year: 2012 Age Group: Preschoolers Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: It seems strange to me that my 3 year old son would rather read a book about a movie than watch the movie, but it seems to be becoming a trend. ...
Interrupting Chicken
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Title: Interrupting Chicken Author/Illustrator: David Ezra Stein Publication Year: 2010 Website: www.davidezra.com Age Group: Preschoolers, Kindergarteners Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: My 4 year old son loves to interrupt when I read to him, not that I mind most of the time. It's ...
Dinosaur Kisses
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Title: Dinosaur Kisses Author/Illustrator: David Ezra Stein Publication Year: 2013 Website: www.davidezra.com Age Group: Preschoolers Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: My 18 month old and 3.5 year old love this book. I wasn't sure if the 3 year old would be mildly afraid, because a ...
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