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		<title>Using Non-Fiction to Bolster Core Knowledge in the Classroom</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2011/08/04/using-non-fiction-to-bolster-core-knowledge-in-the-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My own daughters are drawn to reading science  books, probably in large part because their mother is a microbiologist and I just love the stuff, and we both enthusiastically encourage it. But if they weren't well written, telling a rich story, I don't think they'd have anywhere near the interest that they do. On trips to the library they will grab an armful of books about the ocean or physics to take home to read just for pleasure reading.]]></description>
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		<title>StoryChimes &#8211; Kids&#8217; Books for Your iPhone</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/11/03/storychimes-kids-books-for-your-iphone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's a great idea. Justin James, a dad with some cool ways to keep kids occupied, developed his iPhone app, called StoryChimes, to provide stories for kids on their parents iPhones and iPods. 
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		<title>New York Times reports that Hispanic Immigrants&#8217; Children Lag their Peers</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/10/21/new-york-times-reports-that-hispanic-immigrants-children-lag-their-peers/</link>
		<comments>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/10/21/new-york-times-reports-that-hispanic-immigrants-children-lag-their-peers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a growing suspicion that we are cultivating a culture of poverty, which has a hallmark of racial and ethnic minorities, but by no means confined in its association with only minorities, that greatly influences the social and cognitive development of our children, and that it is an increasing outcome of these lifestyle choices that are in play. The attack must be on the cultural factors and not just handing a kid a book (though I'm completely in favor of that!). For all the sniping at middle class values and culture that we often see, they result in a more nurturing and healthful environment for our children that leaves them better prepared for the own lives as adults.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Birds by Kevin Henkes, Illustrated by Laura Dronzek</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/09/24/review-birds-by-kevin-henkes-illustrated-by-laura-dronzek/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henkes' text and Droznek's illustrations mesh perfectly in this beautiful book which is told from the perspective of a young girl. The text is simple, straightforward, and witty. The illustrations remarkably express and expand everything that is written.]]></description>
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		<title>BOB Books Rescue a Reluctant Reader</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/09/04/bob-books-rescue-a-reluctant-reader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These books have the sort of repetition of sounds and word groups that helps her recognize the words more quickly. She catchess her mistakes more quickly,  she is gaining speed and confidence, she is reading with less effort and that has sparked in her quite a bit of enthusiasm for reading more. Each book in the set builds upon the one before it.  So, I repented my disdain for the BOB books and I have become an ardent convert. And, best, my girl carries them around and reads them on her own.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Bye Reading Rainbow</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/08/28/good-bye-reading-rainbow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many others, I'm sorry to see PBS' long running show, Reading Rainbow, leave the air. From what I heard on NPR as I drove in to work today, the funding decision rested on the choice to give reading mechanics a higher priority than actually reading something engaging and interesting.]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Midwest Bookseller Association Awards Announced</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/08/17/20009-american-bookseller-association-awards-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/08/17/20009-american-bookseller-association-awards-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The <a href="http://www.midwestbooksellers.org/">Midwest Bookseller Association</a> is made up of 240 or so independent, local booksellers. Annually they vote for their favorites in several categories. Today they've announced their award winners. Always, these are excellent picks. ]]></description>
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		<title>Roger the Jolly Pirate by Brett Helquist</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/06/09/roger-the-jolly-pirate-by-brett-helquist/</link>
		<comments>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/06/09/roger-the-jolly-pirate-by-brett-helquist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Before Anyone had heard of Black Beard, Long John Silver, or Calico Jack, there was a pirate named ROGER.&#8221; So begins Roger, the Jolly Pirate, a children&#8217;s book written and illustrated by Brett Helquist. Roger was not your scariest pirate, not by a long shot. Instead of a parrot screeching &#8220;pieces of eight!&#8221;, a chicken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Read Aloud Science: Bubble Homes and Fish Farts</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/06/09/read-aloud-science-bubble-homes-and-fish-farts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bubble Homes and Fish Farts by Fiona Bayrock Illustrated by Carolyn Conahan ISBN 9781570916694 On the strength of several reviews a couple months ago, I went out and got Bubble Homes and Fish Farts by Fiona Bayrock and Illustrated by Carolyn Conahan. I read it through quickly and found it quite good. I thought it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Game 1 of the Barnstormers Series by Loren Long and Phil Bildner is Game On!</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/06/08/game-1-of-the-barnstormers-series-by-loren-long-and-phil-bildner-is-game-on/</link>
		<comments>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/06/08/game-1-of-the-barnstormers-series-by-loren-long-and-phil-bildner-is-game-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magic in the Outfield (Sluggers) is the exciting and mysterious first book in the Sluggers: Three Kids, A Mystery, and a Magic Baseball series for kids. You may find this titled Game 1 (Barnstormers), which is the original name for the series. The authors, both baseball lovers, are series originator Loren Long, also very well [...]]]></description>
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