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OwlCrate Jr Blog
Everything You Need to Know About our JINXED theme!
Everything you need to know about OwlCrate Jr's November "Jinxed" theme, featuring items by Jestenia Southerland, Jess Gunderson and a Howl's Moving Castle item by Jessie Carper. Book reveal inside!
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Helping Students tell a Story across Genres
When we read a story today, how often does it stand alone? Words only? More likely we see slowly flickering photos to complement the story, hear an audio clip of a related interview or piece of music, or watch a video help tell the story we’re reading.
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Whatcha Reading? October 2022
Team OwlCrate Jr's favorite middle grade reads of October 2022
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Jinxed! Reading Recommendations
Take a look at these six book recommendation based on the OwlCrate Jr November 2022 theme, JINXED!
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'Mapmaker' Book Club: Day 3 [end]
“Home is wherever we are together.” Today we are covering pages 201 through to the end of MapMaker by Lisa Moore Raméw! When we left off, Walt was starting to feel suspicious about Fenn's intentions. Let's find out what happens next... Take it away, Cheryl! The Story Continues . . . Walt’s instincts are right! Fenn disappears but quickly returns with a snack for the group - some delicious brown bean pods … but turns out they’re poisonous! Walt, Van, and Dylan all fall asleep! They wake up to discover Canter (the angry patrol officer from the 7-11, who dislikes Walt and...
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'Mapmaker' Book Club: Day 2
“You have a wonderful imagination … you can go anywhere you want to. Just close your eyes and see it.” Welcome to day two of OwlCrate Jr's book club read-along for our September book pick: Mapmaker by Lisa Moore Ramée! Grab a copy, read along with us and join in the discussion! Reading Schedule: Part 1: Pages 1-98Part 2: Pages 99-200Part 3: Pages 201-End Take it away, Cheryl! The Story Continues . . . The next morning it’s not long before Van finds Walt … and the bickering begins! Later an angry Dylan appears on their doorstep accusing Walt of changing Blackbird Bay after...
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'Mapmaker' Book Club: Day 1
Day one of our book club read along for Mapmaker by Lisa Moore Ramée!
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Interview with the Author: Lisa Moore Ramée
We were thrilled to include acclaimed author Lisa Moore Ramée's latest middle grade novel, MapMaker, in our 'Map It Out' themed box. MapMaker is "an absorbing, imaginative adventure about a Black boy who has the magical ability to bring maps to life." Read on for our interview with Lisa as she answers our questions on the inspiration behind the story, creating your own world, and more! Hi Lisa! MapMaker is a great story that is both fantastical and very relatable. How did the idea for this book first come to you? I have sort of a weird fascination with maps. Maybe because I didn’t...
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Everything You Need to Know About our MISSION TO SPACE theme!
Here is what you can expect to find inside OwlCrate Jr's October 2022 'MISSION TO SPACE' box!
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Backlist Reads for a Spoooooky October [Guest Post]
October is my favourite month of the year. Cooler temperatures mean cozy nights reading with warm drinks and blankets. In Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving at the beginning of the month which means pumpkin pie, and of course, Halloween rounds out the month bringing candy and carved pumpkins! It’s the perfect month for reading mysteries and spooky stories, so here are some of my favourite backlist middle grade spooky recommendations and fun activities to enhance your October! -Cheryl READ: Snapdragon by Kat Leyh Since starting this backlist feature I have been eagerly anticipating October’s article so I could finally recommend this...
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Mission To Space: Reading Recommendations
Dive into these six out of this world stories to in anticipation of October's MISSION TO SPACE theme!
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Mon, Nov 21, 2022
'A Rover's Story' Book Club: Day 1
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Tue, Nov 08, 2022
Everything You Need to Know About our JINXED theme!
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Mon, Nov 07, 2022
Helping Students tell a Story across Genres
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Thu, Nov 03, 2022
Whatcha Reading? October 2022
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Mon, Oct 31, 2022
Jinxed! Reading Recommendations
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Mon, Nov 21, 2022
'A Rover's Story' Book Club: Day 1