Topic: Reading

2 Vegbooks reviews tagged Reading.

Fifty Cents and a Dream

November 17th, 2013Review by Heather ClarkBooks

Fifty Cents and a Dream covers the humble beginnings of Booker T. Washington, from his early life as a slave through his emancipation, early school attendance, and eventual fulfillment of his goal of attending…

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Tags: AdversityAmericanBiographyBooker T. WashingtonBryan CollierEarly ElementaryHeather ClarkHistoryIllustrationJabari AsimPerseverenceReadingSlavery

Calvin Can’t Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie

April 4th, 2011Review by Jennifer GannettBooks

Calvin is a young starling who is different from his three brothers, four sisters and sixty-seven thousand four hundred and thirty-two cousins (as this humorous book points out, starlings have big families). When it…

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Tags: BirdsBooksCommunityEarly ElementaryJennifer BerneJennifer GannettKeith BendisLibraryPreschoolersReadingStarlingsWildlife