Always (eBook)

Always by Alison McGhee and illustrated by Pascal Lemaltre is a cute story about a dog always keeping his house safe. He refers to the house as a castle and tells the reader all about how he will keep the castle safe from different types of things; like monsters, seas and even meteors. At the end the reader kinds out why he wants to keep the castle so safe and it is very sweet.

This is a great book for early readers or beginning readers. It teaches students about pets, love, loyalty, imagination, friendship and how to protect. Grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade would connect with it best. It aligns with many common core standards as well through all three grades. It is a short book so it can be used quickly but it has a long lasting impact on the reader.

Ace Lacewing: Bad Bugs Are My Business (eBook)

Ace Lacewing: Bad Bugs Are My Business was written and Illustrated by David Biedrzycki. This is a book about Scratch Murphy and his flea bag full of dough going missing and Lace Lacewing is on the case. With the help of his partners Xerces and Zito, Ace searches Six Legs Park for clues.

This is a very fun book for students in grade 1 through 4. It also aligns with common core standards 1.RL.1, 1.RL.2, 1.RL.6, 1.RL.9, 2.RL1, 2.RL.9, 3.RL.1, 3.RL.3, 3.RL.4, and 4.RL.4. This is a great book for students to use their detective skills to solve the case and it is very interactive. This books takes about 13 minutes to listen to so the teacher will need to allow for that much time. Students will love this book because it allows for them to solve the case along side of Ace Lacewing. This book is also part of a whole series of Ace Lacewing books.

The Man With The Violin (eBook)

The Man With The Violin was written by Kathy Stinson and illustrated by Dusan Petricic. This is an eBook that is posted on tumblebooks.com. This book is based on a true story of Joshua Bell, a famous violinist who took played his violin in a metro station in Washington, DC. While he was playing, thousands of commuters ran by him but only a few stopped to listen to him for more than a minute. The story is about a boy named Dylan who notices everything and while walking through the metro with his mom he notices the violinist. The music fills the air but his mother does not let him stop to listen to it. Dylan does not forget the violinist and later on convinces his mother to stop and listen to the music too.

This is a great book that can be used for students in grade Kindergarten through 2nd grade. It even aligns with common core standards 1.RL.2, 2.RL.3, 2.RL.6, and 2.RL.7. Before reading this book I was not a fan of eBooks but after it I feel in love with the idea. The pages flow so well with the book and it also reads the book to you. I loved that because even students who are not the best readers can follow along and read while the words are being read to them. Teachers can use this in their classroom for read alouds and other activities. There is a lot to learn from this particular story but this website has many other eBooks as well.