Novel-Ties Videos Offered by Multnomah County Library: Check out this new resource from the Multnomah County Library (Oregon): Novel-Ties! https://multcolib.org/educators/school-corps/novelties. Multnomah County Library School Corps librarians wanted to share these videos, in hopes they will be [continue reading]
George
Gino, Alex. George. Fiction. Scholastic, 09/2015. 240p. $16.99. 978-0-545-81254-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. A 10-year-old, white, transgender girl, George (or Melissa as she names herself later in the novel), takes first steps toward introducing her true [continue reading]
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
Brown, Don. Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. Don Brown, Illus. Graphic Novel. Houghton, 2015. 96p. $18.99. 978-0-544-15777-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. The onslaught and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating destruction of New Orleans is [continue reading]
What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig
Virjan, Emma J. What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig. Emma J. Virjan, Illus. Easy Reader. HarperCollins, 05/2015. [34]p. $9.99. 978-0-06-232724-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES TODDLER-2. What this circular story needs is a reader, [continue reading]
Mother Goose Storytime Ideas (2015)
It was surprising to learn that something as simple as knowing a few nursery rhymes can make the difference in kindergarten success, but studies show that children who know at least five Mother Goose rhymes [continue reading]
Monsters Storytime Ideas (2015)
Toddlers and preschoolers love friendly monsters, so a storytime on these imaginary beings can help a child process nighttime fears. Make a paperbag puppet based on Emberley’s Go Away, Big Green Monster! Or, try one [continue reading]
The Way Home Looks Now Review
Shang, Wendy Wan-Long. The Way Home Looks Now. Fiction. Scholastic, 04/2015. 272p. $16.99. 978-0-545-60956-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Twelve-year-old Peter recalls life before his older brother died in an automobile accident, before his mother became despondent, [continue reading]
Counting by 7s Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan For ideas on using Counting by 7s in a book discussion group, check out: www.penguin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CountingBy7s_lessonplans_14-lowres.pdf Baskin, Nora R. Anything but Typical. Bryant, Jennifer. Pieces of [continue reading]