Women's History Month
http://childrensbooks.about.com/- The Amelia Bloomer Project - Feminist literature for children
- Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart - Nonfiction for middle grade readers
- Let It Shine: Black Women Freedom Fighters - Dramatic illustrated nonfiction book
- The Librarian of Basra - A True Story of Iraq in picture book format
- The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary - Award-winning nonfiction book by Candace Fleming
- Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith Deborah Heiligman's biography of the Darwins and their marriage
- Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom - A nonfiction book about the impact of the bicycle had on women's lives in the 1890s
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- Irish Folktales and Fairy Tales - An overview of recommended books
- See March 17, St. Patrick's Day, below for more recommended books.
- National Craft Month
- Crafts Books for Kids - Cover art and description of a variety of books
- Knitting Books for Kids and Teens - Age appropriate instruction and patterns
- March 1 - Read Across America and Dr. Seuss's Birthday Celebrations in Schools
- What is Read Across America and what does it have to do with Dr. Seuss?
- See below for Dr. Seuss resources.
- March 2 - Dr. Seuss' Birth Date
- Hooray for Dr. Seuss! - An article about the beloved author and illustrator
- Your Favorite Seuss - A Seuss collection with extra material
- Favorite Dr. Seuss Picture Books and Beginning Readers -
- The Lorax - Picture Book Review
- What's the Connection Between Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss and Theo. Lesieg?
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: A Historical Retrospective
- The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for Beginning Reader Books - Overview of award and links to annual winners
- Video Profile of Dr. Seuss
- Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook - Recipes related to Dr. Seuss books
- All About Dr. Seuss and His Books - A directory of all my articles and other content related to Seuss
- March 4 – National Grammar Day
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make A Difference!
- March 5 – Birthday of Author Mem Fox
- Children Love Mem Fox - An article about the Australian author and literacy consultant
- Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever - A book for parents
- March 6 – Birthday of Artist Chris Raschka
- A Ball for Daisy - Raschka won the 2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal for this picture book.
- A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems
- A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
- Good Sports: rhymes about running, jumping, throwing and more
- March 7 - World Read Aloud Day
- How To: Read Aloud to Your Child
- How To: Hold a Storytime For Preschoolers
- The Read-Aloud Handbook - A handbook for parents about what research shows about the value of reading aloud, which also includes recommended children's books to read aloud.
- Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever - Mem Fox's book for parents
- Baby Read-Aloud Basics: Fun and Interactive Ways to Help Your Little Ones Discover the World of Words
- March 11 - Birth Date of Ezra Jack Keats
- The Snowy Day: 50th Anniversary Edition - Contains 8 pages of background information, artwork.
- The Magic of Ezra Jack Keats
- The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats won the 1963 Randolph Caldecott Medal for his illustrations for this picture book.
- Keat's Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury
- March 10 through March 16 - Teen Tech Week at Public Libraries
- What and When is Teen Tech Week?
- March 17 - St. Patrick's Day
- Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland
- Tales from Old Ireland
- Irish Folktales and Fairy Tales
- March 20 – First Day of Spring
- And Then It's Spring - Picture book by Julie Fogliano, with illustrations by Erin E. Stead
- Gardens and Gardening in Children's Books
- March 20 – Birthday of Author Lois Lowry
- Spotlight on Author Lois Lowry
- The Giver Book Review - Lois Lowry received the 1994 John Newbery Medal for the book.
- March 20 – Birthday of Louis Sachar
- Louis Sachar, Author of Holes and Much More
- March 22 – Birth Date of Randolph Caldecott
- 75 Years of Randolph Caldecott Medal Winners - 1938 through 2013
- The Randolph Caldecott Medal
- 2011 Caldecott Medal Winner and Honor Books
- 2010 Caldecott Medal Winner and Honor Books
- 2009 Caldecott Medal Winner and Honor Books
- 2008 Caldecott Medal Winner and Honor Books
- 2007 Caldecott Medal Winner and Honor Books
- March 25 (sunset)- Passover Begins
- Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion
- Celebrate Passover
- Favorite Children's Passover Books
Hi there! found your blog by browsing. I teach fourth grade and during our non-fiction unit I read both Amelia Bloomer and I focus a lot of Amelia Earhart as my model non-fiction project. The kids love the mystery of her disappearance!
ReplyDeleteI followed! I have a book blog if you are interested.
www.thebooknerd2013.blogspot.com