age range: 8-11genre: animal adventure Elaine Dimopoulos’s website Praise for The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow: The sparkling story is both terrifically funny and quietly contemplative, touching on heavy topics with a light hand and heaps of humor.—Booklist, starred review [Butternut’s] action-packed adventures with Piper underline the way that a survivalist mentality can come at... The post Classroom Connections: The Milkweed Meadow series by Elaine Dimopoulos appeared first on...| Caroline Starr Rose
[Writing] is the place where we get to figure out the hard stuff in a safe way—just like our readers do.— Kimberly Sabatini The post On Writing appeared first on Caroline Starr Rose.| Caroline Starr Rose
age range: 6-10format: graphic novelBethanie Murguia’s websiteEducators’ Guide for the Wagnificent series A heartwarming story of a dog’s loyalty to their human pack, perfect for young dog lovers.―School Library Journal Whether you’re a dog lover or just curious about the world from a pup’s perspective, this funny and enlightening book is perfect for young readers... The post Classroom Connections: the Wagnificent series by Bethanie Murguia appeared first on Caroline Starr Rose.| Caroline Starr Rose
…spent my last days at the Chautauqua Institution. Still remembering that dream of a week. …went to Atlanta to meet my grandniece (who is absolutely precious). …visited the Margaret Mitchell house... …and Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Park. …took a pottery class (the blue arrows point to my pieces). …had both my boys in...| Caroline Starr Rose
I spent a glorious week (July 26-August 2) in Chautauqua, NY at the Chautauqua Institution. Chautauqua was started 151 years ago as a summer program that offered educational and spiritual classes for Sunday School teachers. Since its founding it has expanded exponentially. Now in the course of a nine-week summer schedule, over 100,000 people come...| Caroline Starr Rose
Having interviewed Megan earlier this year about her latest book, AWAY, I enjoyed this conversation she had with Roger Sutton of The Horn Book.Megan E. Freeman Talks with Roger :: The Horn Book “In February 2023, Casey Family Programs reported that according to the U.S. Department of Justice, approximately 1.8 million individuals were incarcerated in...| Caroline Starr Rose
In this riveting coming-of-age survival story in verse, a fire lookout-in-training must find her courage when a wildfire breaks out.| Caroline Starr Rose
