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Summer Reading 2010
July 22, 2010
I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They're really wonderful, but nothing will happen until we risk putting them into action.
-Mae Jemison, First African American Woman in Space
-Mae Jemison, First African American Woman in Space
Time for recommendations from Bonnie and me on good books to peruse if you are lucky enough to get some time away without having to think about work. Please add your suggestions by clicking on the "Comment" button at the bottom on this message, and then go back to www.ChildCareExchange.com from time to time to view the suggestions of other readers.
Some good laughs:
- A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
- Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
- Gonzalez & Daughter Trucking Co. by Maria Amparo Escandon
- Hello Darling, Are You Working? by Rupert Everett
- Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
- Ancient Futures: Lessons from Ladahk for a Globalizing World by Helena Norberg-Hodge
- What is the What? by Dave Eggers
- Holy Smoke by Tonino Beacquista
- Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
- Breakfast at Sally's by Audrey Niffenegger
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Nathan Safran Foer
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
- Glass Tiger by Joe Gores
- Mystic Arts of Erasing Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston
- Nobody Move by Denis Johnson
- Clockers by Richard Price
New from Exchange!
We have added many great resources to the Exchange Store in the last few months. Check out these new titles:
Not Just Small Change: Fund Development for Early Childhood Programs by Roberta L. Bergman
Staying on Course: The Early Childhood Board's Guide to Success by Syretha O. Storey, Ph.D., Barbara McCreedy, and Helen Stine
Learning With Nature DVD by Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation
Targeted Leadership — Building a Team That Hits the Mark by Tracey Ballas and Christopher Novak
Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs by Ellen Galinsky
Little Kids, Big Worries: Stress-Busting Tips for Early Childhood Classrooms by Alice Sterling Honig, Ph.D.
Intellectual Emergencies: Some Reflections on Mothering and Teaching by Lilian G. Katz
Inspiring Spaces for Young Children by Jessica DeViney, Sandra Duncan, Sara Harris, Mary Ann Rody, and Lois Rosenberry
Go Green Rating Scale for Early Childhood Settings by Phil Boise
Dance with Me in the Heart: The Adult's Guide to Great Infant-Parent Relationships by Pennie Brownlee
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United States
If you haven't read Kathryn Stockett's book The Help, you're really missing out. It's an amazing story. Don't miss it!!
WCDC
Washington, DC, United States
Definitely take on Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and the other two (Playing with Fire and Kicking the Hornet's Nest. And Ellen Galinsky's Mind in the Making, not only information about things we sort of already know, but a report on the research that backs up these seven required items. Very readable and great as gifts for new parents and thank-you gifts for noble teachers.
Re Kathy Schaeffer's request for infant books: Don't forget board books! Check to see what your library, child development center, and local book stores offer for very young children. Order books from Amazon as well.
Cotati, CA, United States
The Help
by Kathyrn Stockett
Best book I've read this summer!!!
Iowa, United States
It would be nice to have a list of books for four years of age and younger. Babies need cloth books, but I have no idea where to find them at a reasonable price. When people think of books they think of older children and adults, but what about the little ones. Recommendations and ideas for the very young would be very helpful.
Minneapolis, MN, United States
BEST summer reading: Steig Larson's 3 detective novels: The Girl With the Dragon Tatto, the Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Shook the Hornet's Nest.
Miami-Dade County, Child Develpment Services
Miami, Florida, United States
On global perspectives, a must read is The Great Turning by David Korten
and a novel that I'm having a very difficult time putting down is Island Beneath the Sea by Isabelle Allende.
Nantucket, Ma, United States
A few more titles to add:
Eternal on the Water by Joseph Monninger
Flower Net by Lisa See
The last Templar by Raymond Khoury
Wisdom's Daughter by India Edghill
YMCA of Greater Toledo
Toledo, ohio, United States
Anything By Ken Follett- he's a great writer and I find his perspective intriguing.
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Thanks to Exchange Everyday . It encourages me to read and learn more and more . I came to know names of many books . It is very helpful to the early
childhood workers . If I have a problem, Everyday Exchange helps me to solve
Now I have to collect the books listed .
Dearborn Heights Montessori Center
Dearborn Heights, Michigan, United States
I enjoyed reading Enslaved by Ducks by Bob Tarte, an often humorous, sometimes poignant story written by a caregiver of a different kind. Bob and his wife Linda gradually become "parents" to an assortment of parrots, ducks, geese, turkeys, and other avian specimens. This book chronicles their successes, failures, and lessons learned along the way.
MCCC Children\\\'s Center
Blue Bell, PA, United States
I recommend the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Community Playthings
Ulster Park, NY, United States
Hi Roger,
As always, I enjoy an insight into your reading list. Thanks! For crime/mystery, I've enjoyed discovering S.J. Rozan. Her latest, Shanhai Moon, combines adventure and a touch of spirituality which is most refreshing. Besides, it chronicles a ghetto in Shanghai which saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust, something most of us are ignorant of. Check it out, it might make next year's list!
Dana
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
My book club just finished "The Luncheon of the Boating Party," by Susan Vreeland, an historic fiction treatment of the painting of the Renoir masterpiece. It's full of interesting stories about the Impressionist movement and Paris in the 1880s. Everyone in the book club enjoyed the book.
Churchville, New York, United States
You have a great list for summer reading! I give a thumbs up for Elegance of a Hedgehog!! To add to the mystery books, I'd suggest Flower Net by Lisa See. This book is not like her current books (Shanghai Girls,Peony in Love) and makes for a very interesting and informative read! I loved reading this while I basked in the sun on a beach in Maine!
United States
Under the International Section, I heartily recommend Half the Sky by Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
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