Collaborating Teachers discussion

Scholastic Reads has semi-monthly podcasts. This summer they have highlighted some middle grade books and have clips of read alouds from several.

A few of the books featured were

Refugee by Allan Gratz
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Dog Man - Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey

Also I like The Yarn Podcasts by Colby Sharp and Travis Jonker. I enjoy the interviews with many of the authors of the books kids are currently reading. You can find interviews with Allan Gratz, Kate DiCamillo, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Dav Pilkey, Jelky Barnhill, Chris Grabenstein and many others. These podcasts are also not long! (9-12 minutes)

Would your students like to hear the author speak about the book or his/her writing process?

Great idea to share some awesome podcasts! Another one I enjoy is The Nerdy Bookcast co-hosted by Donalyn Miller. They do a lot of book talks of books to use in the classroom.