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Pat Cummings

Autor(a) de Shoveling Snow

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Obras por Pat Cummings

Shoveling Snow (1994) 395 exemplares
Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon! (1991) 388 exemplares
Talking With Artists: Volume 1 (1992) 116 exemplares
Talking With Artists: Volume 2 (1995) 63 exemplares
Trace (2019) 62 exemplares
Jimmy Lee Did It (1985) 53 exemplares
Talking with Adventurers (1998) 51 exemplares
Talking With Artists: Volume 3 (1999) 49 exemplares
Call Me Alex! (2011) 41 exemplares
The lesson (Beginning literacy) (1994) 34 exemplares
Angel Baby (2000) 25 exemplares
Dear Mabel! (Little Celebrations) (1997) 24 exemplares
Harvey Moon, Museum Boy (2008) 21 exemplares
Carousel (1994) 16 exemplares
Where Is Mommy? (I Like to Read) (2019) 11 exemplares
Purrrrr (Growing Tree) (1999) 10 exemplares
C.L.O.U.D.S. (1986) 8 exemplares
Oops! (Little Celebrations) (1997) 5 exemplares
What bug is it? (2001) 5 exemplares
Night Music (1995) 3 exemplares
The Lesson Audio Cassette (1994) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Storm in the Night (1988) — Ilustrador — 680 exemplares
Just Us Women (1982) — Ilustrador — 679 exemplares
I Need a Lunch Box (1988) — Ilustrador — 516 exemplares
Stealing Home (1992) — Ilustrador — 275 exemplares
Willie's Not the Hugging Kind (1989) — Ilustrador — 259 exemplares
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance (2017) — Ilustrador — 256 exemplares
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices (2018) — Contribuidor — 218 exemplares
Go Fish (1991) — Ilustrador — 178 exemplares
Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel (2022) — Contribuidor — 128 exemplares
Squashed in the Middle (1994) — Ilustrador — 84 exemplares
My Mama Needs Me (1982) — Ilustrador — 58 exemplares
Sunny Day: A Celebration of Sesame Street (2019) — Ilustrador — 40 exemplares
Chilly Stomach (1986) — Ilustrador — 13 exemplares

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Starts out with a semi-typical kid surviving loss and massive displacement, getting used to a new school, but quickly introduces some genuinely creepy ghost encounters, that then weave throughout the book. Masterful storytelling that allows Trace's relationships to slowly unfold as he gets used to his new surroundings.

Trace is a middle-schooler (12? I think? 6th or 7th grader? I can't remember if this was specified), who has just been picked to lead a group project on the the decade of US history in the 1860s. The group project ends up leading him to the New York Public Library, where Trace has an experience that alienates him from his classmates and shakes up his understanding of the world. I don't want to put spoilers in here, because there's some interesting and delicate plot shifts, and it's cool to see everything gradually connect. Highlights for me: Trace's colorful aunt, with her eclectic crowd of Brooklyn friends and her deep love of exploratory cooking; mean girl comeuppance; kids being kids in the awkward beginning of romance age; Trace's journey to healing as he comes to terms with the recent deaths of his parents and his own survival; particularly vivid and sometimes dreamlike scenes, beautifully conveyed; a really cool take on finding what interests you in history and making it relatable. Enjoyable read.

Advanced Reader's copy provided by Edelweiss.
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jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
Where is mommy
Pat Cummings
A girl of color is waking up from a nap on the couch with her cat Max. She is looking for her mother but can’t find her. They find a lot of her belongings, like her slippers and her scarf but mommy is nowhere to be found. The girl starts to wear all the things she can which look kind of silly. The reader does get a glimpse of someone else in the house. The girl makes it into a scavenger hunt, following the trail around the house. The cat follows. She even draws a picture of her mom to help her find her.
Cummings, author and illustrator of many books, made the text very simple and the font is large for the early and beginning readers. Illustrations are colorful.
The reviewer had a hardback copy which was larger than your average reader. The publisher uses a letter system for its reading level and has it at level D fit for end of kindergarten according to the publisher
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Pre Kindergarten through 1st grade
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paula-childrenslib | 1 outra crítica | Apr 3, 2020 |
I've been faithfully purchasing Holiday House's I Like To Read titles, since they're one of the few easy reader series to offer titles in the A-E guided reading levels, but I have mixed feelings about some of them.

This one is a level D, so a little more complex. The pictures are pleasant, but the story is kind of bland. The endpages show a black girl curled up on the couch with her mother and the cat, reading together. Then the title page shows the girl alone, waking up from her nap, the cat still sleeping on her lap. She grabs the cat who makes a dive for the coffee, then wonders "Where is Mommy?" The rest of the story shows her looking for her mother, while glimpses through the window and various clues show that she's in the garden. Eventually, just as Mommy returns with a basket of kale, she figures out where Mommy has been.

The art is simple and colorful and it's nice to see a black mother and daughter enjoying reading and gardening together, but the girl is nearly as tall as her mother. She has to be at least seven but her behavior is more suitable to a preschooler.

Verdict: While this isn't my favorite, it's a good choice for very young children who are learning to read and the simple art will let them concentrate on the words while still following the clues to solve the mystery.

ISBN: 9780823439355; Published November 2019 by Holiday House; Purchased for the library
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JeanLittleLibrary | 1 outra crítica | Jan 11, 2020 |
Ananse and the Lizard: A West African Tale (Pat Cummings) NY: Henry Holt & Co. LLC: 2002

Multicultural: Middle

Summary: Ananse the spider went to the Chief's Kingdom to marry his daughter, only if he could guess her name. Spider met some friends then went to the mango tree by the palace to find out the princess's name. When he found out, lizard offered to announce his name to the Chief, as well as the daughters name. Lizard lied to the Chief and ended up marrying his daughter instead of Ananse.

Critique: A cute tale about truth and deception. Teaches readers to be honest about their intentions.

Activity (before): What could Ananse and the lizard be doing?
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RachaelWilley | 8 outras críticas | Mar 26, 2019 |

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Obras
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Membros
1,525
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Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
25
ISBN
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