Mr. Popper's Penguins: The Funny One
Mr. Popper's Penguins: The Funny One
Twelve penguins in a basement and no moral at the end. Here is why a list of heavy, worthy books needs exactly one of these, and who it saves.
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Mr. Popper's Penguins: The Funny One
Twelve penguins in a basement and no moral at the end. Here is why a list of heavy, worthy books needs exactly one of these, and who it saves.
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The Wild Robot: Short Chapters, Real Weight
The chapters are two pages long, which is the single most useful thing a read-aloud can be. It is also the most modern book on this list and the one...
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Charlotte's Web: Why It Is Still the One
Every year somebody writes a better-marketed animal book and every year this one is still the answer. Here is what it actually does to a room, and the one thing...
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Reading Curriculum That Builds Readers, Not Just Decoders
Most phonics programs work fine. The readers get made, or lost, in what comes after decoding, and almost nobody shops for that part. Here are six things to check before...
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Gifted, Behind, or Both: Homeschooling the Asynchronous Kid
The publisher website wants one number, and your child does not have one number. She reads like a sixth grader and fights third-grade math. Before you split the difference and...
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Child Struggling With Homeschool Curriculum? How to Tell
Three mornings in a row it has ended in tears, and you are the one holding the receipt. Before you spend another two hundred dollars, there are six questions that...
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