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Our children are gorgeously diverse and they love a good read. At the heart of Real Kids/ Good Books are authors and illustrators who are building a new diverse canon, book by dazzling book.
Themes include: children of color, LGBTQ, adoption, special needs, math, science and writing. And of course there is also a mishmash of miscellany and reblogged tidbits that strike my fancy as they float by.
Thanks for stopping by.
-Kate
Our children are gorgeously diverse and they love a good read. At the heart of Real Kids/ Good Books are authors and illustrators who are building a new diverse canon, book by dazzling book.
Themes include: children of color, LGBTQ, adoption, special needs, math, science and writing. And of course there is also a mishmash of miscellany and reblogged tidbits that strike my fancy as they float by.
Thanks for stopping by.
-Kate
Redwoods (2009) by Jason Chin.
This is one of the most creative non-fiction picture books I have seen yet. A boy in New York City hops on the F train reading a book on redwoods. When he climbs up the steps to exit the subway, he finds himself transported to the forests of California.
As you read, you learn more interesting facts about these ancient forests, all through the first-hand experiences of our main character. The illustrations bring the science alive. If only Jason Chin could have packaged up the smell of the redwoods, the transformation would be absolutely complete.
