No review today. Because of the business of Christmas, I’m just going to reprint an article I posted over on Emblazon a few weeks ago… “The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.” —Jim Trelease, author of The Read Alound Handbook The Benefits of […]
Flying the Dragon, by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
Skye has a cousin, Hiroshi, she has never met. Because Hiroshi lives in Japan, and Skye was born in America. But when Grandfather grows ill, Skye’s Japanese relatives move to America for Grandfather’s treatment. Skye is embarrassed to have Hiroshi in class with her. He can’t speak English well. He’s completely unaware how “uncool” he […]