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Counting The Stars, the illustrated story of math pioneer Katherine Johnson

Books like Counting The Stars don’t get the respect or attention that they deserve. They’re illustrated books at a middle elementary school reading level, but might be intimidating to some readers in that age group. Normally an illustrated book has the impression of it being geared as one that’s simple to read and expresses easy concepts. Counting The Stars does that, but it does so with more advanced paragraphs and introduces children to Katherine Johnson. She’s the NASA mathematician who many people (including myself) were first introduced to via the film Hidden Figures.

This is a great story to teach elementary aged readers for many reasons

Pokko and the Drum is a new classic illustrated book

Sometimes we miss the boat. Pokko and the Drum is one of those books. Released in 2019 and having been placed in many Top 10 Children’s Books we can testify that it fully merits any praise that it received. From the fully encompassing art on the pages to the simple messaging and presentation of the story, it’s a book that any parent and child can understand and appreciate.

Pokko And the Drum is an illustrated book kids will be reading generations from now

To Dance Special Edition, a graphic novel on professional ballet

To Dance, so some young girls that’s their life. We’ve known a couple of parents that have ballet kids. One of them recently had their child selected to go to classes there. Apparently this was a big deal because the school only accepts a dozen or so students, dance audition tapes have to be submitted, angles of their feet are tabulated and more. Those people that the aforementioned classifiers speak to, as well as, those who love a high quality graphic novel, need to read To Dance. To Dance is a memoir by Siena Cherson Siegel with artwork by Mark Siegel. It details the work and effort that Siena went through from when she started ballet at the age of six through her late teens.

If you’re looking for a all age graphic novel about professional ballet this is it

Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business review

The core of mankind’s disagreements can be summed up into those that like seaweed as a snack and those who don’t. I am firmly in the first camp and are offering it to our children every chance that we get and since there’s always some in the kitchen that’s quite often. Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee is the first in a new children’s series that kids in first through fourth grade will enjoy for a number of reasons.

Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business, for elementary aged readers or appeals to any kid who is a ‘new kid’

The perfect chapter length is key for elementary aged readers and this series has it