Thank you, Mary Ellen, for pointing this out!
Book Wizard, sponsored by Scholastic, is another great resource for finding just that right book - and this one narrows in on precise reading levels.
Click here to check it out:
http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Looking for Age-Appropriate Books!
Bookhive is an amazing resource to help you find just the right book. The site includes 24 different genres, including beginning chapter books and realistic fiction, and six age groups, from baby to adult. Each book is reviewed by a librarian and/or a reader. Check it out!
http://www.plcmc.org/bookhive/books/
http://www.plcmc.org/bookhive/books/
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Lois Lowry's Birthday
Tomorrow is Lois Lowry's birthday and I am going to booktalk her books today to the 8/9s! Her web site is at:
http://www.loislowry.com/
Check it out with your children!
http://www.loislowry.com/
Check it out with your children!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
New Books for Parents
Thya has donated a copy of Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen in honor of her son, Julian, as well as versions for our students.
Another recent acquisition is Helping Children Cope with the Death of a Parent by Paddy Greenwall Lewis and Jessica G. Lipman.
Parents, please come by! You can check out up to 4 books for two weeks!
Another recent acquisition is Helping Children Cope with the Death of a Parent by Paddy Greenwall Lewis and Jessica G. Lipman.
Parents, please come by! You can check out up to 4 books for two weeks!
What's Up?
What are your students doing in library classes?
2/3s:
Charles/Suzanne/Betty’s class are working through the George and Martha stories, by James Marshall. Patti/Sara/Deb’s class had fun participating in a reading of: Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf is Not Around, by Claudia Rueda.
4/5s:
Dorrey and Andrea’s class got involved in the Rotten Ralph stories by Jack Gantos, based on a real-life cat. Sarah and Alice’s class have been sampling books on babies and growing up. Amanda’s and Kristi’s class has been questioning gender stereotypes and we have been helping by reading fairy tales such as Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke and Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne.
6/7s:
Val and Chelsea’s class have been reading the book, Rosy Cole’s Worst Ever, Best Yet Tour of New York City by Sheila Greenwald to support their realistic fiction and mapping units in school. Patricia and Sarah’s class have just started a biography on Ida B, Wells-Barnet, a famous African-American journalist from the 1800s, to support their newspaper theme.
8/9s:
Both classes are finishing up their science/library joint project on biographies of scientists and inventors, culminating with PowerPoint presentations. We are also reading The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis and I am thrilled that some students have checked the book out in other venues to read ahead.
2/3s:
Charles/Suzanne/Betty’s class are working through the George and Martha stories, by James Marshall. Patti/Sara/Deb’s class had fun participating in a reading of: Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf is Not Around, by Claudia Rueda.
4/5s:
Dorrey and Andrea’s class got involved in the Rotten Ralph stories by Jack Gantos, based on a real-life cat. Sarah and Alice’s class have been sampling books on babies and growing up. Amanda’s and Kristi’s class has been questioning gender stereotypes and we have been helping by reading fairy tales such as Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke and Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne.
6/7s:
Val and Chelsea’s class have been reading the book, Rosy Cole’s Worst Ever, Best Yet Tour of New York City by Sheila Greenwald to support their realistic fiction and mapping units in school. Patricia and Sarah’s class have just started a biography on Ida B, Wells-Barnet, a famous African-American journalist from the 1800s, to support their newspaper theme.
8/9s:
Both classes are finishing up their science/library joint project on biographies of scientists and inventors, culminating with PowerPoint presentations. We are also reading The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis and I am thrilled that some students have checked the book out in other venues to read ahead.
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