November 30, 2010
November 29, 2010
Good Book: Really, Really, Big Questions
This interesting, informational book provides answers to some of life's big questions, such as what dogs are thinking, and whether life is just a dream, and includes illustrations, brainteasers, and quotations. SLJ reviewed for grades 3-7.
More about the book
More about the book
Want to check out this good book?
*Each week our library features a special book selected by Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Matlack, or another member of our Purefoy community. Good books might be award-winners, teacher favorites, or just popular fun books. You can visit the good book all week on the front desk and on the quick picks shelf all year (look for the thumbs up spine labels).
November 18, 2010
Best Books?
The year in publishing is coming to a close and experts everywhere are choosing their favorites.A list from the New York Times is out and School Library Journal just released its favorites from 2010 too.
Take a peek at the lists to see if you agree. We are all experts at choosing books we like to read. I'm putting my personal picks for 2010 together soon and spy a few that might make my list.
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: http://events.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2010/best-illustrated-childrens-books-2010/list.html
School Library Journal Best Books: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/887808-312/slj_picks_the_best_books.html.csp
Do you like their choices? Which ones do you want to read?
Leave a comment to share your thoughts.
November 15, 2010
Good Book: It's a Snap!
by Monica Kulling, illustrated by Bill Slavin
In 1877 in Rochester, New York, George Eastman couldn’t understand why picture-taking was so difficult. George realized that not many people could own a camera — they were too expensive and the size of today’s microwave ovens! But how could he make picture-taking easier? Find out in this biography of George Eastman, inventor and founder of Kodak. SLJ reviewed for grades 1-4.
More about the book
More about the author and illustrator
More about George Eastman and the Kodak Company
In 1877 in Rochester, New York, George Eastman couldn’t understand why picture-taking was so difficult. George realized that not many people could own a camera — they were too expensive and the size of today’s microwave ovens! But how could he make picture-taking easier? Find out in this biography of George Eastman, inventor and founder of Kodak. SLJ reviewed for grades 1-4.
More about the book
More about the author and illustrator
More about George Eastman and the Kodak Company
Want to check out this good book?
*Each week our library features a special book selected by Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Matlack, or another member of our Purefoy community. Good books might be award-winners, teacher favorites, or just popular fun books. You can visit the good book all week on the front desk and on the quick picks shelf all year (look for the thumbs up spine labels).
November 11, 2010
Let's Read-It-Forward!
Have you found a Read-It-Forward book?
We've got special books spread throughout the school for us all to read and share together. Be on the lookout for our first selections, Library Mouse and 11 Birthdays, to join in the fun!
It's easy to participate...
Find a Read-It-Forward book (they have a special label inside) and read it. Feel free to take it home for a night or two if needed. Then, write a comment and sign your name on the inside cover and pass it on to a friend so they can Read-It-Forward too. When you get a chance stop by the library to sign the banner and try a fun book activity - we're hoping for our very own little book library soon.
Happy Reading!
by Daniel Kirk
Sam, a shy but creative mouse who lives in a library, decides to write and illustrate his own stories which he places on the shelves with the other library books but when children find the tales, they all want to meet the author.
by Wendy Mass
Also on the 2010 Bluebonnet Reading List.
After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.
Good Book: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie
Presents the International Communications Alphabet and its designated U.S. Navy signal flags word by word from alpha to zulu, accompanied by color illustrations that honor the duties performed and sacrifices made by all branches of the U.S. military in war and peace. SLJ reviewed for grades 1-4.
Want to check out this good book?
*Each week our library features a special book selected by Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Matlack, or another member of our Purefoy community. Good books might be award-winners, teacher favorites, or just popular fun books. You can visit the good book all week on the front desk and on the quick picks shelf all year (look for the thumbs up spine labels).
November 8, 2010
[Bluebonnet Connection] Sparrow Girl
by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Yoko Tenaka
A selection on the 2010 Bluebonnet Reading List.
When China’s leader declares war on sparrows in 1958, everyone makes loud noise in hopes of chasing the hungry birds from their land except for Ming-Li, a young girl whose compassion and foresight prevent a disaster.
We've been reading Sparrow Girl in the library lately and just can't get enough. Set during China's Four Pests Campaign, this picture book introduces readers to the Great Sparrow War of 1958. We were saddened to learn how famine was brought to China after this failed attempt to bring wealth to the country (by eliminating pests that threatened agriculture) was created by Chairman Mao Zedong.
This book inspired us to learn more about China, communism, and ecology - and since it was a man-made natural disaster, we also found connections to the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Links to Explore
View photos and a video clip from the real sparrow war here: http://sparrow.elte.hu/mao.htm
More about sparrows from Cornell Ornithology Lab: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_sparrow/id
More about the author: http://www.sarapennypacker.com/pennypacker-bio.htm
More about the illustrator: http://yokotanaka.com/bio.htm
What do you think about Sparrow Girl?
Leave a comment to share your thoughts.
November 4, 2010
Site to See: Tumblebooks
Purefoy Loves Tumblebooks!
Tumblebooks is a website featuring over 200 online interactive books with matching quizzes and games.
The storybook section features Duck! Rabbit! from the 2x2 Reading List, several seasonal stories, favorite authors Robert Munsch and Doreen Cronin and many more.
Did you know you can read Tumblebooks from home?
Visit www.tumblebooks.com/library and enter our username and password for access anytime.
Let us know which Tublebook you like best!
Let us know which Tublebook you like best!
November 2, 2010
Site to See: Children's Book-a-Day Almanac
I love the new Children's Book-A-Day Almanac - a book blog that posts a different interesting book for children each day. Created by Anita Silvey, an editor at The Horn Book, and complete with information about the author, illustrator, and story background this site is great for book lovers as well as teachers and parents too.
I can't wait to see what tomorrow's book will be. Happy Reading!
November 1, 2010
Good Book: Ubiquitious
Illustrated poems and factual information about some of the most resiliant and interesting creatures that live on our planet. SLJ reviewed for preschool through grades 1-6.
Want to check out this good book?
*Each week our library features a special book selected by Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Matlack, or another member of our Purefoy community. Good books might be award-winners, teacher favorites, or just popular fun books. You can visit the good book all week on the front desk and on the quick picks shelf all year (look for the thumbs up spine labels).
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