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Becca McMurdie

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Becca is inspired by real-life successes in wildlife rehabilitation and ecosystem regeneration. She writes fiction and non-fiction books for children that feature animal rescues, rainforests, and urban wildlife. During the day, she is an elementary school educator. By night, she researches and writes children's books. Originally from Maryland, she has lived in Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica, and currently resides in New York City. ...more

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Shell Song by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson
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Wow! Reading this gave me goosebumps. This is a brilliant and loving tribute to the Japanese Americans imprisoned during WWII. As a teacher, I will use this book in my classroom to teach the historical context of the era. It will also lend itself wel ...more
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Cheetahs Return to India by Kate Rietema
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Wow! This story gave me goosebumps! It follows the true story of rewilding cheetahs in India, after they were declared extinct there since 1952. Through simple, sparse text and lush, beautiful illustrations, Rietema and Roy make a complex scientific ...more
Building a Beak by Becca McMurdie
"Week 2 of stories and steam!! 📚🧪🧮🎨 frankly regretting not putting these toward my reading goal for the year but someone read them to me so probably for the best. But hoping Grecia the toucan🦜is living her best life with her new prosthetic beak🤞!! And" Read more of this review »
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The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
The Trouble with Heroes
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This was a satisfying, suspenseful, heartwarming read. The settings touched close to home for me as someone who lived in NYC during the pandemic, and enjoys spending time in The Adirondacks. This is the perfect middle grade adventure novel for a summ ...more
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All the Babies by Kate Rietema
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I absolutely adore this celebration of babies and families. The simple, rhythmic text accompanies bright, vibrant and joyful illustrations that highlight and celebrate the a diversity of babies, families, and adoption types: international, local, int ...more
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La Mala Suerte Is Following Me by Ana Siqueira
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This bilingual book is funny, empowering and sweet all at once. Everything is going well for the main character until a cascade of superstitions occur, and then—his good luck and talent is gone. Or is it? Enjoy this one, I did!
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Magnet by Darcy Pattison
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This book uses simple terms, engaging/dynamic text displays and illustrations to describe a key moment in the age of science: the discovery of how magnets work. The information is presented in an accessible way for even the youngest learners in Grade ...more
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Volcanoes by Nell Cross Beckerman
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Wow! As a an elementary school educator for 17 years, at first I wasn't convinced we needed a new nonfiction volcano book but I was wrong! Not only does this book present information in a unique and engaging way to intrigue STEM-loving and reluctant ...more
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This Book Is Full of Holes by Nora Nickum
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This book takes a simple concept--or "thing" that every kid know about--holes--and makes you think about it in dozens of dynamic ways. As a teacher, I love to make sure that kids don't just get stuck in one linear way of thinking about a concept, whi ...more
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