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Isaac Bashevis Singer
During Hanukkah on a frosty evening in Brooklyn, David’s father notices a parakeet on the family’s window ledge and brings it inside. The family discovers that the bird speaks Yiddish and names it Dreidel. Dreidel becomes part of their household. Years later, David recounts the bird’s story at a party and learns that a young woman there had owned Dreidel when she was a child.
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Bird and DizGary GolioThis picture book portrays jazz musicians Charlie “Bird” Parker and John “Dizzy” Gillespie making music together. As they perform “Salt Peanuts,” their friendly collaboration and competition are compared with a game of tag. The two musicians trade sounds and push one another toward a fast, surprising style of jazz known as bebop. Colorful, textured illustrations unfold across accordion-fold pages, creating long visual scenes to accompany their musical exchange.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Poem in Your PocketMargaret McNamaraIn Mr. Tiffin’s class, students spend several weeks reading, discussing, and writing poetry for Poem-in-Your-Pocket Day and a visit from poet Emmy Crane. Elinor expects to write more poems than anyone, but grows frustrated when the ideas in her head do not take shape as she wants on paper. On the day she has no poem to share, Emmy invites her to describe what she has seen and felt. Elinor’s spoken observations become poem-like, and she learns that perfection is not required.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD530LATOS Book Level 3.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Popcorn Astronauts: And Other Biteable RhymesDeborah RuddellThe Popcorn Astronauts gathers poems about favorite foods across the calendar year. Each seasonal piece is an ode to something edible, creating a collection that moves through the seasons by way of food. Imaginative watercolor illustrations accompany the poems and bring their playful food-centered ideas to life. The book is structured as a seasonal poetry collection rather than a single continuous story.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details