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Find Freelance Book Review Writing Jobs the easy way

Getting started writing book reviews Reading books, discuss books, read reviews  is a favorite pass time of mine, it is nice to sit and get caught up in a good book, some authors really know how to engage...

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The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle Children's Book Review

The Grouchy Ladybug ISBN 0064434508, by Eric Carle, is a classic children's book first published in 1977. It's visual appeal and themes of telling time, bullying, and comparing sizes will entertain preschool and elementary age audiences. This thorough review includes a lesson plan for story time presenters and suggestions for teachers.

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Spoonerisms: Tongue-tied Tales and Fables

What's a spoonerism, you might ask? If you were to rephrase that question, "sput's a woonerism," then it would be obvious you're already familiar with these phonetic manglings nicknamed after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner, who had a knack for turning the English language on its ear.

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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Children's Book Review and Sample Lesson

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak ISBN 0064431789 is one of the most well-loved children's picture books of all time. Winner of the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1964, this book stars Max, the most wild thing of all. My in-depth review includes a sample lesson for your preschool or library story hour.

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Echo In The Bone By Diana Gabaldon - Book Review

Diana Gabaldon's An Echo In the Bone definitely brings to mind the age that we live in. Her newest in the Outlander series is definitely not meant for the blog-minded! I think it weighed in at 817 pages and...

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If You're Happy and You Know It by Jane Cabrera. Use this book for a sing-along.78

Great Read-Aloud Children's Books with Reviews and Sample Lesson Plans

I was the library storytime presenter at my local library in a small town in western Arizona for three years. Here is my list of read-aloud children's books. I recommend these specific books for their readability in a group setting.

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The Butcher:  Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath (True Crime)71

True Crime Book Review: The Butcher Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath (Tommy Pitera)

The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath (True Crime) I’ve never been a big fan of Mafia related true crime because, in my opinion, the Mafia is losing its allure; its mystery, so to speak. But I...

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The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Children's Book Review

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, first published in 1962 by The Viking Press (ISBN-13: 9780670867332), is a simple story about a child's day playing in the snow. This book won the Caldecott award in 1963 and was a ground-breaking book for featuring an African American hero, Peter.

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Olivia by Ian Falconer Children's Book Review and Lesson Plan

Olivia ISBN 0689829531 is some pig! She is a fashion designer, dancer, architect, artist, and big sister, and she's quite precocious. This book review and sample lesson plan will convince you that Olivia by Ian Falconer is a must-have for your children's book collection.

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Masterful Color by Arlene Steinberg75

Review: Masterful Color by Arlene Steinberg

Masterful Color by Arlene SteinbergMasterful Color by Arlene Steinberg is the latest of at least a dozen excellent how-to books I own on colored pencil realism. I've got several of Gary Greene's volumes,...

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