The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane

The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515866467

Azaleah can't wait for her class field trip to the National Zoo in Washington D.C., especially when her teacher announces the chance to earn extra credit. But when Azaleah gets home, she quickly realizes extra credit isn't as easy as she thought. Azaleah's younger sister Tiana can't find Greenie, her stuffed animal, and she's sure he's been stolen. With Mama at the restaurant and Daddy at work on a big case, it seems Azaleah is the only one available to track down the stolen stuffie. Can Azaleah get to the bottom of the mystery in time to finish her extra credit?

The Dramatic Life of Azaleah Lane

The Dramatic Life of Azaleah Lane
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1663914893

Azaleah's big sister, Nia, has been cast as Willa Wonka in the school musical, and the entire Lane family is looking forward to the show. Azaleah has even helped plan a surprise dinner party for Nia at Avec Amour, Mama's restaurant. But then the real drama starts. At the first rehearsal, all sorts of things go wrong: missing batteries, sets falling over, props misplaced . . . It's so many things, in fact, that Azaleah suspects "foul play." And when the special effects on Nia's costume don't work at dress rehearsal, Nia is a nervous wreck. To top it all off, the high school journalism class is covering the performance for the school blog, and the director doesn't have time to replace Nia's costume. Nia has to wear it without the special effects. Azaleah becomes determined to make sure the musical isn't ruined for Nia. Azaleah has to get to the bottom of the mysterious rehearsal troubles, and finish party preparations, before the curtain goes up.

The Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane

The Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2021
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 1515844676

Third-grader Azaleah Lane has been chosen STEM lab monitor for the week, but on her first day Harry the lab guinea pig gets out of his cage and escapes, and Azaleah has to figure out a strategy to locate where in the room he is hiding and catch him; but she also has another problem--how to get Terrance to listen to Rose, Jamal, and herself and work with the group on their Rube Goldberg machine project.

A Star Like Jesse Owens

A Star Like Jesse Owens
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 149659861X

Matthew, a young African American with asthma who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens, accompanies his journalist father to the 1936 Olympics in Germany.

The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane

The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515844641

Azaleah loved her class field trip to the National Zoo in Washington D.C, and is looking forward to earning extra credit by building a diorama of a tiger in his natural habitat for extra credit--but before she can even begin her task she has to solve the mystery of her younger sister's favorite missing stuffed animal because her parents and older sister are too busy and Tiana is ready to throw a tantrum.

Kids' Books and Maker Activities

Kids' Books and Maker Activities
Author: Marge Cox
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2022-10-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440875685

This book connects to the new AASL standards, ISTE Standards for Students, and provides simple directions for using a variety of books to create maker activities that deepen the reading experience. Books and maker activities help children to associate reading with hands-on learning. For educators looking for additional ways to engage youngsters in reading and maker activities, this book provides the perfect hands-on connection. Providing connections to the new AASL standards and the ISTE Standards for Students with simple directions for using a variety of books to create maker activities, this book can help elementary teachers and librarians to enhance and deepen the reading experience. Featured books represent a variety of genres for kindergarten through sixth-grade students and highlights very current titles as well as classics. The book is based on actual experiences with students and staff who have enjoyed and benefited from these activities in their elementary school library. The author's forty years of educational experience ensure the reliability and practicality of this resource that readers can trust and use every day.

The Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane

The Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515844714

Third-grader Azaleah Lane has been chosen STEM lab monitor for the week, but on her first day Harry the lab guinea pig gets out of his cage and escapes, and Azaleah has to figure out a strategy to locate where in the room he is hiding and catch him; but she also has another problem--how to get Terrance to listen to Rose, Jamal, and herself and work with the group on their Rube Goldberg machine project.