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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/18/13

Dragons Love Tacos


TITLE:  Dragons Love Tacos
AUTHOR: Adam Rubin
ILLUSTRATOR: Daniel Salmieri
PUBLISHER: Dial 
PUBLICATION DATE: June 14th, 2012
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book  
READING LEVEL: 6-8 years
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A Dragon’s favorite type of party is a taco party, and their overall favorite food is tacos. In this book the reader learns what happens when Dragons are given spicy salsa to eat. Accidentally at the Taco Party the host gives the Dragons spicy salsa. Soon the host finds out what happens when Dragons eat spicy salsa. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students can write/illustrate their favorite food and can guess what it takes to make their favorite dish. This book can also open up a lesson on consequences.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Jenna Fielding Valdosta State University 
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