Friday, March 13, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Visit Seussville for fun videos, games and information about Dr. Seuss and his books!
The Theodore Geisel award has been given annually since 2006 to the best books for beginning readers. Can you read them all? There is one medal winner and 2-4 honor books chosen each year. You'll find lots of favorites here like Henry and Mudge, Elephant and Piggy, Pete the Cat, and Mr. Putter and Tabby. Check them out!
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
More Chicks!
A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes
An interview with the author. LINK
A book review from School Library Journal LINK
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
by Tanya Lee Stone
Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
Timeline LINK
Look for more biographical information in the 92s section on the left side of this site.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Chickadees Continued
A Splash of Red:
The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
written by Jen Bryant
illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Author Jen Bryant's website, LINK
Illustrator Melissa Sweet's website, LINK
Artwork by Horace Pippin LINK
Information about Horace Pippin from the National Gallery of Art, use your bold type and look for "Background". LINK
Miracle Mud today LINK
Sunday, January 11, 2015
More Chicks!
Book Trailer from Scholastic LINK
An Interview with the Author and the Illustrator LINK
Joshua Bell's Website LINK
The Story Behind the Story LINK
The Story Repeated LINK
Friday, January 2, 2015
Chickadee Nominees 2014-2015
The Chickadee Award
The Chickadee Award is a very special award chose by Maine students in grades K-4. During the months of January, February, and March we will be reading the ten Chickadee award nominees. Nominees include biographies, folktales, and fiction. What do you think an award winning book should include?
Here is a short video about this year's nominees LINK
Here is a link to the Chickadee Award website, LINK
Foxy! by Jessica Souhami, 398.2 SOU
The first title we will read is Foxy! by Jessica Souhami. You'll find this book in the 398.2 section of the library. What kind of books are in the 398.2 section?
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