This book is probably one of the best books I have ever read. This real life story of Bill Romanowski (Romo), is all about Bill's life from when he was a young kid, being the runt and always told he could never do anything to becoming a NFL superstar. The dark part of the story comes after he has been in the NFL for a while and starts putting all kinds of stuff in his body (nothing illegal). By trying to stay in top physical shape he has to resort to more and more unorthodox ways of training and living. This would be a good book for a young athlete but teacher be warned there are some things you might have to go over with your student after he/she reads the book. From Bill taking all sorts of supplements to fowl language this book encompasses Bill Romanowski in the flesh. Strongly recommended for the die hard football fan. I think this is also a strong case to encourage your students to read more non-fiction. I was always turned off to non-fiction because of the preconceived notion I had developed about it. After reading this I have become more open in what I read and what I recommend.

This R.L. Stine classic will make you think twice the next time you buy a Halloween mask. I read this for the second time in my life just a few days ago and was just as engrossed with the read the second time around as I was the first. R.L. just has a way in which he sucks you into the story (kind of how the mask does in this story) and keeps you there until he decides he can let you go. The Goosebumps series is such a good way to get kids into reading, especially if they like one book it is a good medium to get them to read even more. My mother has kept all of our Goosebumps books which number in the fifties and I will be sure to take those off her hands when I land my first teaching job. Good Reading!

Who doesn't love a snow day. This story had a great idea for a book but failed to deliver in the text department. I know this book was aimed at little kids but the repetitiveness of the book took the fun out of the great illustrations. The pictures saved the book and were fun to look over. I felt like this book had a bigger upside but fell short, what do you think?

This is a neat book that talks about any truck ever to hit the road. In a nation that relies so much on these trucks to deliver our goods and services it is important to learn a little bit about them. I liked the book because when you read it you had to rotate the book and made every page an adventure. I loved the rhyme of the story and the zippyness it created. It was really a fun book.

This is your classic grandpa telling the grand kids about a story of when he was a kid and the grand kids eating it up and wanting seconds. I cant say I disliked the story because I thought it was fun and exiting but this is a scenario that is over played in novels and movies alike. I also liked the illustrations because they seemed real enough to touch. Maybe tomorrow grandpa will tell another story, check out this fun tale.

This book puts a scary twist on construction life. I was a little confused about the middle of the book when the mom of the monsters showed up and as quickly as she came she was gone. It really had nothing to do with the story and actually made it more confusing. I almost thought there were pages missing or something. It was a fun book to read and learn a little about construction and construction sites. The pictures are sure to engage your students too.

This is a very cleaver book. You, the reader, have to look for clues in this I spy themed book. There is a surprising ending to the book so don't give up. The book starts you off with a diary entry and you are left in suspense until the end. This would be a great read aloud book and one the whole class could help you with.

This is a fun and interactive type of book. I think this one would be good to have in an elementary classroom because it is a nice relaxing fun to read book. The rule is don't laugh but if you do you have to start back over at the front of the book. Can you make it without laughing?

This book is very simple and easy to read. I liked the rhyme scheme that the author used in the text because it really made the book flow well off of your tongue. I liked this book because you could easily use it as a read aloud and it could kick off a unit where you look at transportation in big cities vs. where you live. In a round about way I think kids would get a sense of what a subway looks, sounds and feels like by reading this book.

This retelling of an old fairytale was not very interesting. I really didn't get the story and it did not make much sense throughout the book. I just found it weird and hard to follow and never really could get into the book at all. I probably wouldn't buy this book to put on my classroom shelf. I did like the illustrations even though I did not like the book, it was a style that was new and refreshing. I think students would find the art enjoyable and there is something to be said for that.

This book is all about following a childhood dream. I absolutely loved the illustrations in this book. The painting were so real I thought they were photographs. One idea that was neat about the story was an American girl marrying a Japanese man. This idea of interracial marriage is not played out very often in children's books and it is nice to see it. It gets rid of the stereotypes of whites, blacks and others marrying people who look like them. I also like how they author made Erika adapt to life in another culture. I think this is important because when you go somewhere else in the world it is only appropriate to practice their customs and not take an American approach to everything. This allows you to better understand how they live and what they value as apposed to American culture.

This book is not only striking to the eye but very interesting as well. It really makes learning about Abe fun for kids. There is a lot of information embedded in the story of the book. The only part I was concerned about was how true some of the events were. I know the main ideas were correct but wondered how accurate the storyline was. It was fun to read about a great leader in this nations past and find out he did some of the same things I did when I was a boy, it almost makes you feel as if anything is possible.