The U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court by Anastasia Suen
American Symbols series Picture Book

Reading level: Ages 4-8

Library Binding: 24 pages

Publisher: Picture Window Books

Since our nation’s birth, the Supreme Court has been the highest court in the United States. But until 1935, it didn’t have a building of its own. Join a lawyer named Marta in The U.S. Supreme Court as she follows the court’s long journey to its final home in Washington, D.C.

Activities:

Visit the U.S. Supreme Court online.

See photos of the U.S. Supreme Court Modernization.

Learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court at Congress for Kids.

Take A Look at the Supreme Court with Time for Kids.

Read Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Are you attending ALA? Come see me on Sunday, July 12 from 1-2 at Booth #1940. I’ll be signing 100 copies of The U.S. Supreme Court…and Capstone is giving them away!

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I’m on Book Bites for Kids on Blog Talk Radio – Monday 6/29 at 2pm Central. Give me a call!

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Wired

Wired by Anastasia Suen
A picture book about electricity

Reading level: Ages 6-9

Hardcover/Paperback: 32 pages

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

“By sticking consistently to the topic of how electricity reaches the home without trying to cover history, trivia, or more complex science, the fundamental information comes through in an appealing way that kids can fully understand.”
— School Library Journal

Activities:

Make a battery:

• with a lemon
• with coins or three potatoes
• a lemon and an old penny.

Try the electricity word search, criss-cross and double puzzles at Discovery Education.

Visit the Games Page at Energy Quest for an energy word search, crossword, jigsaw puzzles and more!

The Energy Kids page has riddles, online field trips, wordsearch and crossword puzzles, an energy source sudoku, and a scavenger hunt.

See Teacher’s Corner extensive list of electricity lessons and experiments.

Tune in Monday, June 29 at 2 pm Central. I’ll be on blogtalkradio’s Book Bites for Kids. Call in and ask me a question!

I’ll be signing copies of Wired at ALA in Chicago on Sunday, July 12 from 3-4 pm in Booth #1627.

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Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam by Anastasia Suen
American Symbols Picture Book

Reading level: Ages 4-8

Library Binding: 24 pages

Publisher: Picture Window Books

He has become one of the country’s most well-known characters. Tall and firm, Uncle Sam stands for a strong U.S. government. Join meatpacker Sam Wilson in Uncle Sam as he shares the wild story of how he, a clown, and countless artists shaped this American symbol.

Activities:

September 13th is Uncle Sam Day!

Bake and paint an Uncle Sam hat.

Try this online Uncle Sam coloring page.

Make an Uncle Sam pin with seed beads and a safety pin.

Find lesson plans, crafts, puzzles and writing activities at abcteach.

Use these six trait writing activities as students create their own Uncle Sam comic.

Are you attending ALA in Chicago? On Monday, July 13 from 11-12 in Booth #1940, I’ll be signing 100 copies of Uncle Sam…and Capstone is giving them away!

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A Tiger Grows Up

A Tiger Grows Up by Anastasia Suen (Wild Animals series)

Reading level: Ages 4-8

Hardcover / Paperback: 24 pages

Publisher: Picture Window Books

Deep in the forest, a tiny tiger cub is born. As the tiny tiger grows, she plays in the river and learns to hunt on her own. Catching a fish is an easy task. Splash! Learn more about this wild hunter, as you watch a tiger grow up.

Photos:

See the National Geographic Photo Gallery of tigers and other big cats.

Visit National Geographic’s Creature Feature for a tiger video, facts, photos, and an e-card you can send to a friend.

Activities:

DLTK’s Crafts for Kids has tiger coloring pages, paper bag puppets, paper plate crafts and more!

Kaboose has a tiger cub magnetic frame craft, a tiger pencil holder craft and instructions for a tiger seltzer rocket!

Try the tiger word search here and here.

Help the baby tiger find his way through this online maze.

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The Clubhouse

The Clubhouse by Anastasia Suen
Peter’s Neighborhood easy reader series

Reading level: Ages 4-8

Hardcover/Paperback: 32 pages

Publisher: Viking/Puffin

A pile of junk or a brand-new clubhouse? When Peter, Archie, and Louie see the pile of wood, they think it’s just a big mess. But when Amy and Lily look at it, they see a clubhouse that’s waiting to be built. Louie’s father says that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Is he right?

Activities:

June is National Safety Month!

Use these safety craft ideas and lesson plans from Crayola.

Make a first aid or emergency preparedness kit.

Talk about safety all year long.

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