The Adventures of Dod

At Costco this weekend "The Adventures of Dod" author was signing books. I talked with him and thanked him for donating a copy of his book to all of the 4th-6th grade students at our school. He told me about an essay contest for those that have read his book. Go to "The Adventures of Dod" link under online resources for more information.

Honest Abe

This week we are sharing the book "Honest Abe" by Susan Neiburg Terkel. In this story we learn about how much Abraham Lincoln loved to read and a time when he truly displayed his honesty that he is so well known for.

"The things I want to know are in books. My best friend is the man who'll get me a book I [haven't] read."

— Abraham Lincoln

Pete The Cat

One of the most popular books at the book fair was "Pete the Cat- I Love My White Shoes" by Eric Litwin, art by James Dean. If you would like free downloads of the author reading these fun stories, and other cool Pete activities, go to the "Pete the Cat" link under online resources.

The Quilt makers Gift

This week we have been sharing "The Quiltmaker's Gift" written by Jeff Brumbeau, illustrated by Gail de Marcken. We are also discussing possible ideas for a service project, as Orchard plans to participate in a school wide service project soon. This book is a wonderful example of how we can experience happiness and joy by giving to others. I hope we can all participate in, and experience the joy of, giving when we do our service project. To see more activities and information about the book we shared, go to the "Quiltmaker's Gift" link under online resources.

I am sharing one of our new non-fiction books, "Frog or Toad? How Do You Know" and encouraging students to explore some the of the newest non-fiction books we have recently received in the library.

Did you like learning about frogs and toads? Click on the "frog & toad video" link under online resources, then choose Animals-Amphibians-Frogs and Toads to see some frog and toad videos from National Geographic.

Thank you!

Today was an exciting day in the library...

We got new furniture!

We have known for years that we needed to replace the fabric couches with something that is washable, like leather or vinyl, and have saved a portion of our book fair profit to make this purchase. I have procrastinated this for a long time, but finally made a decision with the encouragement from staff... Thank you! And a big Thanks to all the students, parents and library patrons that have supported the book fair in the past and made this purchase possible.

FYI: We have an upcoming book fair, Jan 30th-Feb 3rd.

World Book

A few new/updated items on World Book Web that I recently discovered...

• Dramatic learning
• Living Green
• Early Peoples
• Inventions and Discoveries

Check them out by clicking on the World Book Web link to the right. Remember you need to have a username and password to use this site away from school.

There is an earlier post with this info.

Have fun learning!