tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727101899922212732009-08-26T22:20:17.351-07:00Margriet Ruurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798258330690361062noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172710189992221273.post-46920390848436568312009-08-05T22:06:00.000-07:002009-08-05T22:08:17.009-07:00Canadian Flyer series: A Whale Tale by Frieda Wishinsky.<br /> Canadian stories, fun to read and accompanied by a wealth of classroom activities.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/172710189992221273-4692039084843656831?l=margrietruursreads.blogspot.com'/></div>Margriet Ruurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798258330690361062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172710189992221273.post-41201716392539894272008-06-29T12:54:00.000-07:002008-06-29T12:56:28.754-07:00I mostly read YA novels but sometimes I do enjoy a book written for adults. Here is a list of some of my favorites:<br /><br />At Home in Mitford (series), Jan Karon<br />Centennial, James Michener<br />The Kiterunner, Khaled Hosseini<br />The Mother Tongue, English and how it got that way, by Bill Bryson<br />The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (series), Alexander McCall Smith<br />The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd<br />Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson [www.penniesforpeace.com]<br />Ordinary Days, Dorkas Smucker<br />Upstairs the Peasant Are Revolting, Dorcas Smucker<br />Where River Turns to Sky, Gregg Kleiner<br />The Appeal, John Grisham<br />The Testament, John Grisham<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/172710189992221273-4120171639253989427?l=margrietruursreads.blogspot.com'/></div>Margriet Ruurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798258330690361062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172710189992221273.post-56426591024129932472008-06-25T16:15:00.000-07:002008-06-25T16:16:25.852-07:00Here is a list of some of my all-time favorite picture books. Nothing scientific - just wonderful books to share!<br /><br />PICTURE BOOKS:<br /><br />A Story for Bear, Dennis Haseley<br />Adventures in Ancient Greece, Linda Bailey<br />Amos’ Sweater, Janet Lunn<br />An Amish Year, Richard Ammon<br />Edward the Emu, and Edwina the Emu, both by Sheena Knowles, illustrated by Rod Clement<br />First Day Jitters, Julie Danneberg<br />Gifts, Jo Ellen Bogart, illustrated by Barbara Reid<br />Hooray For Diffendoofer Day, Dr. Seuss/Jack Prelutsky<br />Hooway for Wodney Wat!, Helen Lester<br />I Stood Upon A Mountain, Aileen Fisher<br />Jeremiah Learns to Read, Jo Ellen Bogart<br />Owen and Mzee, the True Story of a Remarkable Friendship, Isabella and Craig Hatkoff<br />Piggie Pie, Margie Palatini<br />Pog, Lynn Lee<br />Possum Magic, Mem Fox<br />Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt, Barbara Smucker<br />Shadow Bear, Joan Hiatt Harlow<br />Something from Nothing, Phoebe Gilman<br />Souperchicken, Mary Jane Ouch<br />Stanley’s Party, Linda Bailey<br />The Birdfeeder Banquet, Michael Martchenko<br />The Christmas Candle, Richard Paul Evans<br />The Empty Pot, Demi<br />The Great Kapok Tree, Lynne Cherry<br />The Jolly Postman, Allan Ahlberg<br />The Paper Bag Princess, Robert Munsch<br />The Shaman's Nephew, Simon Tookoome and Sheldon Oberman<br />The Window, Jeannie Baker (Wordless. Environment)<br />Tops and Bottoms, Janet Stevens<br />Two By Two, Barbara Reid<br />Waiting for the Whales, Sheryl McFarlane.<br />Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Patridge, Mem Fox<br />ZOOM, Istvan Banyai<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/172710189992221273-5642659102412993247?l=margrietruursreads.blogspot.com'/></div>Margriet Ruurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798258330690361062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172710189992221273.post-15192161718554372042008-06-23T16:32:00.001-07:002009-08-24T18:23:32.507-07:00In this spot I'd like to share with you some of my favorite books.<br />Here is a list of YA novels which I really enjoyed:<br /><br />YA NOVELS:<br /><br />Alphabet of Dreams, Susan Fletcher<br />Amazing Grace, Megan Shull<br />A Royal Pain, Ellen Conford<br />A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline d’Engle<br />Among the Hidden, Margaret Peterson Haddix<br />Because of Winn-Dixie, Kate DiCamillo<br />Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson<br />Cages, Peg Kehret<br />Chasing Vermeer, Blue Balliett<br />Clementine, Sara Pennypacker<br />Countdown, Ben Mikaelsen<br />Crispin, Avi<br />Dangerous Skies, Suzanne Fisher Staples<br />Doing Time Online, Jan Siebold<br />Flood, James Heneghan.<br />Go And Come Back, Joan Abelove.<br />Hatchet, Gary Paulsen<br />Heart Beat, Sharon Creech<br />Holding on to Max, Margaret Bechard<br />Hope Was Here, Joan Bauer<br />Hubcaps and Puppies, Rosemary Nelson<br />I Had Seen Castles, Cynthia Rylant<br />I Heard the Owl Call My Name, Margaret Craven<br />Ironman, Chris Crutcher<br />Island of the Aunts, Eva Ibbotson<br />Jesse's Star, Ellen Schwartz<br />Journey of the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson<br />Juliet Dove, Queen of Love, Bruce Coville<br />Kensuke's Kingdom, Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic<br />Log Jam, Monica Hughes<br />Lydia, Queen of Palestine, Uri Orlev<br />Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli<br />Miss Smithers books, Susan Juby<br />Missing May, Cynthia Rylant<br />Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />No Fixed Address, Maureen Bayless<br />Old Yeller, Fred Gipson<br />Peter and the Starchatchers, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson<br />Phantom Tollbooth, Justin Lester<br />Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren<br />Royal Ransom, Eric Walters<br />Rules, Cynthia Lord<br />Shadow Spinner, Susan Fletcher<br />Shiloh, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor<br />Something Upstairs, Avi<br />Speak to the Earth, William Bell<br />Stars, Eric Walters<br />Staying Fat for Sarah Bynes, Chris Crutcher<br />Still There, Clare by Yvonne Prinz<br />Summer of my German Soldier, Bette Green<br />Summer of the Monkeys, Wilson Rawls<br />Surviving The Applewhites, Stephanie S. Tolan<br />The Baby Project, Sarah Ellis<br />The BFG, Roald Dahl<br />The Breadwinner, Deborah Ellis<br />The Captain's Dog, My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe, Roland Smith<br />The Cay, Theodore Taylor<br />The Devil’s Arithmetic, Jane Yolen<br />The Face on the Milk Carton, Carolyn B. Cooney<br />The Freedom of Jenny, Julie Burtinshaw<br />The Moorchild, Eloise McGraw<br />The Other Author Arthur, Sheree Fitch<br />The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, E.L. Konigsburg<br />The School Story, Andrew Clements, Scholastic (highly recommended for kids who love to write!)<br />The Silver Pencil, by Alice Dalgliesh<br />The Smell of Paint, Sheryl McFarlane<br />The Star of Kazan, Eva Ibbotson<br />The Story of My Life, Farah Ahmedi<br />The Teacher’s Funeral, Richard Peck<br />The True Confessions for Charlotte Doyle, Avi<br />The Year of Miss Agnes, Kirkpatrick Hill<br />Throwaway Daughter, Ting-Xing Ye and William Bell<br />Torn Away, James Heneghan<br />Touching Spirit Bear, Ben Mikkaelson<br />Two Weeks with the Queen, Morris Gleitzman<br />Voices, Eric Walters &amp; Deborah Ellis<br />Walk Across the Sea, Susan Fletcher<br />What's a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in Such a Silly Movie?, Linda Bailey<br />Witch’s Fang, Heather Kellerhals-Stewart,<br />Zach's Lie, Roland Smith<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/172710189992221273-1519216171855437204?l=margrietruursreads.blogspot.com'/></div>Margriet Ruurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798258330690361062noreply@blogger.com0