Good Book: The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard

The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard

by  Gregory Rogers, Roaring Book Press, 2004

A comic romp through Shakespeare's London featuring an intrepid little boy, a friendly bear, and-in the role of dastardly villain-the Bard himself. What happens when a boy bursts through the curtain of a deserted theatre and onto the world's most famous stage? He lands on the Bard himself and the chase is on-through the streets of Shakespeare's London. This is a rare and inventive visual feast-a runaway story about a curious boy, a magic cloak, a grumpy bard, a captive bear and a baron bound for the chopping block. It is also a richly illustrated, dramatic and very funny tale of adventure and friendship. Suggested for grades 3-6.

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Good Book: Duck for Turkey Day

Duck for Turkey Day
by Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Kathryn Mitter, Albert Whitman, 2009

It's almost Thanksgiving, and Tuyet is excited about the holiday and the vacation from school. There's just one problem: her Vietnamese American family is having duck for Thanksgiving dinner - not turkey! Nobody has duck for Thanksgiving - what will her teacher and the other kids think? To her surprise, Tuyet enjoys her yummy thanksgiving dinner anyhow - and an even bigger surprise is waiting for her at school on Monday. Dinners from roast beef to lamb to enchiladas adorned the Thanksgiving tables of her classmates, but they all had something in common - family! Kids from families with different traditions will enjoy this warm story about "the right way" to celebrate an American holiday. Suggested for grades 1-3.

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Good Book: Loose Leashes

Loose Leashes
by Amy Schmidt, photographs by Ron Schmidt, Random House, 2009

Sixteen kid-friendly rhymes accompany funny photographic portraits of dogs in this delightful picture book. A salty dog's lament of traveling the world is perfectly captured in ballad form; a finicky Yorkie expresses her bathing preferences in common meter; while a Paul Bunyan-esque golden lab celebrates the outdoors in haiku form. This collection of canine poems and photos will enchant dog lovers of all ages. Suggested for kindergarten-4th grade.

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4th & 5th: Join the Lone Star Challenge Team!

Are you a 4th or 5th grader that likes a challenge?

Consider joining our brand-new Lone Star Challenge Team and compete against other schools on this year's trivia topic: London Past and Present.

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The Lone Star Challenge is the elementary school equivalent of the Texas Academic Decathalon. It is designed to enhance elementary students in their mastery of the TAKS testing program and to encourage, recognize and reward academic teams and individual students through regional academic competition on an annual topic.

Nine students will be selected for Purefoy's Lone Star Challenge Team. Team members will receive a binder of materials to study at home and meet for practice with Mrs. Hamilton certain Thursdays after school (2:50-3:50) beginning January 19th.

The competition involves two TAKS style tests in the content areas of Math/Science and Social Studies/Reading, an essay, and participation in the Super Quiz. Subject testing will occur the week of April 30th during the regular school day. The Super Quiz will take place the morning of Saturday, May 5th at Hunt Middle School in Frisco, team members will compete against other Frisco area elementary schools.

To join the team:
Complete the application packet and essay. Return materials to the library by November 29th.
Download the study guide and start preparing.The application test will be December 1st at 7:55 in the library.
Printed copies of the application and study guide are also available in the library.

Email Mrs. Hamilton (hamiltoa@friscoisd.org) with questions.

Good luck!

Good Book: 42 Miles

42 Miles
by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, illustrated by Elaine Clayton, Clarion Books, 2008

JoEllen's parents divorced when she was very young, so she was used to splitting her time between them, shuttling four blocks from one Cincinnati apartment to another. But when her dad moved to the old family farm last year, her life was suddenly divided. Now on weekdays she's a city girl, called Ellen, who hangs out with her friends, plays the sax, and loves old movies. And on weekends she's a country girl, nicknamed Joey, who rides horseback with her cousin, Hayden, goes fishing, and listens to bluegrass. So where do her loyalties lie? Who is the real JoEllen? Linked free-verse poems, illustrated with a quirky array of found objects and mementos, create the vivid, realistic portrait of a young girl at a defining moment in her life. Suggested for grades 5-8.

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Find this book in the fiction section at call number F ZIM.

Let's Read-It-Forward!

Mirror, mirror on the wall,

Who will read it forward at Purefoy this fall?

Once again, we're reading-it-forward in the library - a program where special books are spread throughout the school for us all to read and share together. Look for the fall selection, Mirror Mirror, to join in the fun!

It's easy to participate...

Find a Read-It-Forward book (they have a special label on the cover and 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 to create Mirror Mirror-inspired poetry display in the library soon.

Mirror Mirror

A Book of Reversible Verse

poems by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Jossee Masse

What's brewing when two favorites-poetry and fairy tales-are turned (literally) on their heads? It's a revolutionary recipe: an infectious new genre of poetry and a lovably modern take on classic stories. First, read the poems forward (how old-fashioned!), then reverse the lines and read again to give familiar tales, from Sleeping Beauty to that Charming Prince, a delicious new spin. Witty, irreverent, and warm, this gorgeously illustrated and utterly unique offering holds a mirror up to language and fairy tales, and renews the fun and magic of both.

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Happy Reading!