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ISSUE 28 /MARCH-APRIL 2017
ThelibrarylinkANDRESSANDRESSTwitterTwitterfeedfeed
GUILLENGUILLENguitarguitarconcerconcertt
EL PASOEL PASOnew booksnew books
COLLINSCOLLINSLiteracyLiteracyShowcaseShowcase
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LLR LLR BookBook
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PARKPARKDr. SeussDr. Seussfestivitiesfestivities
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AOYAOYA is for...A is for...
HUGHEYHUGHEYfairy talesfairy tales
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NEWMANNEWMANDr. Seuss Dr. Seuss
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GREENGREENLocalLocal
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JEFFERSONJEFFERSONSeuss lifeSeuss life
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LINCOLN LINCOLN bookmarkbookmark
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HENDERSONHENDERSON Librarianlove Librarianlove
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BURGESCoronadoBURGESCoronadobookclub VCbookclub VC
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By Beth Jones, LibrarianPhoto/Video Credit: Beth Jones
I n Fe b r u a r y, t h e s t u d e n t sa t Co l l i n s g o t ve r y b u s yp re p a r i n g s p e c i a l b o o kp ro j e c t s a n d p re s e n t a t i o n sfo r o u r fi r s t a n n u a l L i te r a c yS h owc a s e. We h a d 2 3 0s t u d e n t s s h a r i n g d e t a i l sa b o u t t h e i r f a vo r i te b o o k sw i t h j u d g e s f ro m a l l ove r t h ed i s t r i c t a s we l l a s o u rco m m u n i t y. S o m e s t u d e n t sd re s s e d u p i n c h a r a c te r a n de ve r yo n e s e e m e d to h a ve awo n d e r f u l t i m e s h a r i n g a n dl e a r n i n g a b o u t s o m e gre a tc h i l d re n’s b o o k s . S t u d e n t st h a t p a r t i c i p a te d re ce i ve d ar i b b o n , a ce r t i fi c a te a n d af re e b o o k . We fo l l owe d u po u r e ve n t w i t h a s p e c i a lv i e w i n g t i m e f o r p a r e n t s .
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Collins CougarsLiteracy showcase& wacky reading Fo r R e a d Ac ro s s A m e r i c a D a y
o n M a rc h 2 , 2 0 1 7 t h e s t u d e n t sf ro m Co l l i n s E l e m e n t a r yS c h o o l p a r t i c i p a te d i n Wa c k yR e a d i n g D a y. We b e g a n w i t ht h e e ve n t w i t h t h e b o o k I Ca nR e a d Wi t h M y Eye s S h u t by D r.S e u s s w h i c h w a s re a d ove r t h ePA s ys te m . Th e n t h e s t u d e n t sg o t c re a t i ve a n d fo u n dwo n d e r f u l a n d w a c k yp o s i t i o n s fo r s i l e n t a n dp a r t n e r re a d i n g. S t u d e n t sre a d u n d e r a d e s k , d r a p e dove r a c h a i r, l a y i n g d ow n ,e tc . ) We c re a te d a s c h o o lv i d e o co m p l e te w i t h a p o e mi n s p i re d by t h e s t y l e o f D r.S e u s s a n d i l l u s t r a te d w i t hp h o to gr a p h s o f o u r s t u d e n t sa n d t h e i r w a c k y re a d i n g f u n .C h e c k o u t t h e v i d e o b e l o w :
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Guillen Grizzliesguitar concert
By Sandra Armendariz, LibrarianVideo Credit: Sandra Armendariz
u i l l e n L i b r a r y w a s h o s tto a G u i t a r Co n ce r t i nFe b r u a r y. We we re a l s o l u c k ye n o u g h to h a ve a s o l o i s t s i n g.H e re i s t h e v i d e o o f t h e s i x t hg r a d e r .
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A i s fo r a n Au t h o r a t Aoy.Aoy w a s l u c k y e n o u g h to b es e l e c te d fo r a v i s i t f ro m l o c a la u t h o r L a r r y P h i fe r. M r. P h i fe rs h a re d a p re s e n t a t i o n o f h i sb o o k Wo r l d o n a S t r i n g w i t ha l l o f t h e fi r s t , s e co n d a n dt h i rd gr a d e r s . Th e s t u d e n t swe re a b l e to q u e s t i o n M r.P h i fe r a b o u t h i s p u r p o s e fo rw r i t i n g t h e b o o k , a l e s s o nt h e y u s u a l l y h a ve tod e te r m i n e o n t h e i r ow n . M r.P h i fe r a l s o d o n a te d 2 m o reco p i e s o f h i s b o o k to t h el i b r a r y. Th e s t u d e n t s a rea n x i o u s fo r M r. P h i fe r tore t u r n w h e n h e co m p l e te s h i sn e x t b o o k .
By Carol Gonzalez, LibrarianPhoto credit: Carol Gonzalez
A i s a l s o fo r A l i ceL a L i b e r t y, a re t i re dre a d i n g te a c h e r f ro mLo n gm i re , Co l o r a d o. M r s .L a L i b e r t y ’s s c h o o l w a sd i s co n t i n u i n g a l lm a te r i a l s i n S p a n i s h ,i n c l u d i n g l i b r a r y b o o k s .S h e w a s a b l e to b ox u pove r 2 0 b oxe s o f we e d e db o o k s , b o t h i n S p a n i s ha n d E n g l i s h , a n d b r i n gt h e m to E l Pa s o w h e n s h ev i s i te d h e r m o t h e r fo rTh a n k s gi v i n g. Th a n k s toh e r e ffo r t s , I w a s a b l e togi ve a w a y a g o o ds e l e c t i o n o f b o o k s a tC h r i s t m a s a n d a g a i n fo rD r S e u s s’s b i r t h d a y. Th i sw a s t h e fi r s t t i m e I w a sa b l e to o ffe r a b o o k i nS p a n i s h to e ve r y c h i l dt h a t w a n t e d o n e .
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GuerreroAztecscelebrateDr. Seuss
W e h a d a te r r i fi c we e ko f D r. S e u s s b o o k s a n da c t i v i t i e s . S o m e 4 t hgr a d e r s m a d e “gre e n e g g sa n d h a m” w i t h p re t ze l s ,w h i te c h o co l a te , a n dgre e n M & M ’s . S e r i o u s l yy u m my. We h a dm i s m a tc h e d s h o e s / s o c k s ,h a t s , t i e s , s t u ffe d a n i m a l s ,a n d “ W h o H a i r D a y ”. P P C Dc a m e to c l a s s a n d wel i s te n e d to G re e n Eg g s a n dH a m o n Yo uTu b e – t w i ce !Th e s t u d e n t s l ove d i t ! Weh a d s o m e s e r i o u s s i n g -a l o n g s h a p p e n i n g a n dd a n c i n g m o v e s .
By Annette Schatzman,LibrarianPhoto credit: Annette Schatzman
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AndressEaglesTwitter feedhappenings
TBy Mary Acosta, LibrarianPhoto credit: Mary Acosta
h e A n d re s s l i b r a r yf re q u e n t l y u p d a te s t h e i rt w i t te r fe e d. Fo l l ow t h e m@ A n d re s s L i b r a r y a n d@ A n d re s s _ L i b r a r y to s e e a l lt h e i r a c t i v i t i e s . H e re a res o m e p i c t u re s s h ow i n g t h en e w v i b e fo r t h e A n d re s sH i g h S c h o o l l i b r a r y .
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ParkPanthers Dr. SeussfestivitiesBy Carla Delgado, LibrarianVideo Credit: Carla Delgado
P a r k E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o lw a s b u s y w i t h D r. S e u s sfe s t i v i t i e s o n M a rc h 2 n d. O u rf a c u l t y a n d s t a ff re a d D r.S e u s s b o o k s a n d t h e re we rei n d i v i d u a l l e s s o n s i n t h e
c l a s s ro o m s. M a ny s t u d e n t sa n d te a c h e r s p a r t i c i p a te da n d w e h a d l o t s o f f u n !Th e fo l l ow i n g i s t h e l i n k tom y v i d e o :
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Henderson HornetslibrarianappreciationBy Bruce Davis/Nayeli Jaquez, Librarian/Humanities TeacherPhoto Credit: Bruce Davis / Nayeli Jaquez
h e n t h e H u m a n i t i e s c l a s ss t u d i e s t h e M i d d l e E a s t , M r.D a v i s l e n d s M s. J a q u e z h i st r a d i t i o n a l d re s s ( H e i s aSy r i a n - A m e r i c a n ) a n d t h eb oys d re s s u p a n d t a k ep i c t u re s . G i ve n t h e c u r re n tp o l i t i c a l c l i m a te, h e rs t u d e n t s m a d e t h e c a rdce l e b r a t i n g h i m a n d a l lS y r i a n - A m e r i c a n s .M r. D a v i s a l s o we n t w i t h t h ec l a s s to t h e E l Pa s o M u s e u m
o f A r t , t h e H o l o c a u s tm u s e u m , a n d S a n J a c i n toP l a z a d ow n tow n ! I t w a s a t i e -i n to t h e H i s to r y o f J e w i s hp e o p l e a n d t h e n ove l re a di n c l a s s c a l l e d _ I , J u a n , d ePa re j a _ a b o u t B a ro q u e a r t i s tJ u a n d e Pa re j a . H e w a s n i cee n o u g h t o h e l p c h a p e r o n e .
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w a n t to s h a re s o m e t h i n gt h a t h a p p e n e d t h i s we e k i nt h e l i b r a r y. A s e co n d gr a d e rm i s t a k e n l y re t u r n e d al i b r a r y b o o k to o u r L i t t l eFre e L i b r a r y. I to l d h i m Iwo u l d p r i n t a co py o f t h ecove r a n d a s k t h e s t u d e n t si f t h e y to o k i t h o m e. O n e o fo u r t h i rd gr a d e r s d e c i d e d tom a k e a " m i s s i n g " p o s te rs h ow i n g t h e b o o k a n da s k i n g fo r i t to b e re t u r n e d.H e s p e n t p a r t o f h i s l u n c h
t i m e a s k i n g t h e K i n d e r s i ft h e y h a d s e e n t h e b o o k . Lowa n d b e h o l d, o n e o f o u rfo u r t h gr a d e r s s a w t h ep o s te r a n d s a i d , " I t h i n k Ito o k t h a t b o o k h o m e." W h a ta wo n d e r f u l s u r p r i s e i t w a sw h e n s h e c a m e t h e ve r y n e x td a y a n d re t u r n e d t h e b o o k !I a m s o p ro u d o f o u r s t u d e n t sfo r b e i n g w i l l i n g to h e l p fi n da m i s s i n g b o o k a n d fo rs h ow i n g h o n e s t y i nr e t u r n i n g i t .
Hawkins Rams
missing bookmystery solved
IBy Martha Rico, Librarian
Photo Credit: Martha Rico
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HugheyEagles
fairy tales andlocal author
By Leticia DeSantis, LibrarianPhoto Credit: Leticia DeSantis
H u g h e y E l e m e n t a r y h a d afe w gre a t t h i n g s h a p p e n o nc a m p u s t h i s m o n t h . Fi r s t , M r s . G a r i te a n d M r s .B e n h a m’s 1 s t gr a d e c l a s s e sb o t h e n j oye d t h e “O n ce U p o na Ta l e” v i d e o co n fe re n ceh o s te d by Th e B a s sPe r fo r m a n ce H a l l . I t w a s agre a t t i m e a s t wo s to r y te l l e r sg a ve t h e i r ow n a cco u n t o fs o m e f a i r y t a l e c l a s s i c s l i k eTh e Th re e L i t t l e Pi g s a n d Th eG i n g e r b re a d M a n . B e s t o f a l l ,
i t w a s d o n e i n b o t h E n g l i s ha n d S p a n i s h !A n o t h e r e ve n t t h a t H u g h e ye n j oye d w a s g e t t i n g to m e e tl o c a l a u t h o r L a r r y P h i fe r a sh e s p o k e to o u r e a g l e s a b o u th i s b o o k “ Wo r l d o n a S t r i n g”.A s p e c i a l t h a n k yo u g o e s o u tto A r m a n d o Lo e r a a t L L R fo rm a k i n g o u r a u t h o r v i s i tp o s s i b l e ! T h a n k y o u ! Fo l l ow t h e H u g h e y l i b r a r y o nt w i t te r ! O u r h a n d l e i s@ H u g h e y _ L i b r a r y
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Burges Mustangs Collaboration withCoronado in bookclub videoconference
BBy Lenny Jaquez, Librarian
Photo/Video Credit: Bonnie Gaenzle
u rg e s a n d t h e Co ro n a d ol i b r a r i a n s co l l a b o r a te d a n ds e t u p a b o o k c l u b v i d e o -co n fe re n ce. B o t h c l u b sd i s c u s s e d p a r t i c u l a r b o o k st h a t t h e y we re re a d i n g a n da n s we re d co m m o nq u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e m . O u rc l u b m e m b e r s we re re a l l ye xc i te d to s e e o t h e rs t u d e n t s t h a t a l s o l overe a d i n g a n d l ove to t a l ka b o u t w h a t t h e y a rere a d i n g. I t w a s a s u cce s s f u lv i d e o c o n f e r e n c e .
We co n t i n u e to b e a c t i ve o nTw i t te r. Fo l l ow u s@ J a q u e z Le n ny a n d@ B u rg e s M u s t a n g s. Wef re q u e n t l y p o s t l i b r a r yh a p p e n i n g s . R e ce n t l y, b o t ho n I n s t a gr a m a n d Tw i t te r,we ' ve b e e n u s i n g t h e h a s h t a g# b o o k d ro p l i fe to l e t s t u d e n t sk n ow w h a t b o o k s h a ve b e e nt u r n e d i n t h a t d a y a n d, t h u s ,w h a t b o o k s h a ve b e e nr e c e n t l y c h e c k e d o u t .
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El PasoTigers new books andDr. SeussBy JP Rogers, LibrarianPhoto Credit: JP Rogers
El Pa s o H i g h l i b r a r y h a sb e e n a b e e h i ve o f a c t i v i t y.L i b r a r i a n s h a ve b e e nve r i f y i n g s h i p m e n t s o f n e wb o o k s a n d co u r te s i e s h a veb e e n ve r y b u s y p ro ce s s i n gt h e n e w m a te r i a l s !S t u d e n t s re a l l y s e e m toe n j oy b rows i n g t h e "c a n d ys t o r e " o f n e w m a t e r i a l s .
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We ce l e b r a te d D r. S e u s s’b i r t h d a y by g i v i n g D r.S e u s s b o o k m a r k s toe ve r yo n e w h o c a m e i n . Th i sw a s a h i t a s t h re eb o o k m a r k s we re a l l t h a tw e r e l e f t .
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h i s m o n t h a t We s te r nH i l l s s t u d e n t s i n t h e u p p e rgr a d e s h a ve b e e n h e a r i n gb i o gr a p h i e s a b o u t f a m o u swo m e n to m a r k Wo m e n' sH i s to r y M o n t h . I t ' s b e e n f u ni n t ro d u c i n g 3 rd - 5 t h gr a d e r sto t h e e x t r a o rd i n a r y l i ve sa n d a cco m p l i s h m e n t s o fwo m e n w i t h w h o m t h e y m a yn o t b e f a m i l i a r s u c h a s Wi l m aR u d o l p h ( t h re e - t i m eO l y m p i c g o l d m e d a l w i n n e r ) ;A n n e Ca r ro l l M o o re( a d vo c a te fo r C h i l d re n ' sR e a d i n g R o o m s a n dCo l l e c t i o n s i n p u b l i cl i b r a r i e s ) ; a n d M o l l y Pi tc h e r( t h e fi r s t fe m a l e s e rg e a n t i n
t h e C o n t i n e n t a l A r m y ) . K i n d e r a n d fi r s t gr a d e r sl e a r n e d a b o u t t h e G a l a p a g o sI s l a n d s a n d a b o u t t h ef a s c i n a t i n g a n d u n i q u ew i l d l i fe t h a t i n h a b i t t h e s ei s l a n d s . Th e y we re a l s o a b l eto s e a rc h t h ro u g h t h e i m a g e sf ro m t h e Wo r l d H e r i t a g ewe b s i te o n t h e s e i s l a n d s .Us i n g a gre a t n o n - fi c t i o nr hy m i n g t i t l e , " We ' re S a i l i n gto G a l a p a g o s," t h e y l e a r n e ds e ve r a l i n te re s t i n g f a c t sa b o u t t h e b i rd s , re p t i l e s , a n dm a r i n e c re a t u re s b e fo ree x p l o r i n g o n l i n e .
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WesternHills Roadrunners women's history
By Karen Roelke, LibrarianPhoto: Public Domain ImagesT
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W e ce l e b r a te d a we e k o fG R E AT re a d i n g i n h o n o r o f D r.S e u s s B i r t h d a y a n d R e a d Ac ro s sA m e r i c a . H ow to co n d u c ts c i e n ce e x p e r i m e n t s tot r a ve l i n g t h e wo r l d to o kS t a n to n s t u d e n t s b e yo n d t h ep a g e s o f a b o o k . M o n d a y w a sm a d s c i e n t i s t d a y a n d s t u d e n t sd re s s e d u p a n d re a di n s t r u c t i o n s o n h ow to d o f u ne x p e r i m e n t s . Tu e s d a y w a s“C h i l l s a n d Th r i l l s , L i g h t s O u t ”,We d n e s d a y e ve r y c l a s s ro o mt r a ve l e d t h e wo r l d a n d re a da b o u t a d i ffe re n t co u n t r y.Th u r s d a y, w a s d re s s u p a s a D r.S e u s s c h a r a c te r ( b o t h s t u d e n t sa n d te a c h e r s d re s s e d u p ) a n dwe e n d e d o u r we e k w i t h aFa b u l o u s Fr i d a y B o o k Pa r a d e ! ! !Ku d o s to a l l t h e s t u d e n t s ,te a c h e r s , a n d t h e a m a z i n gp a r e n t / c o m m u n i t y i n v o l v e m e n t ! ! !
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L i n co l n M i d d l e S c h o o lL i b r a r y h e l d i t s 1 2 t h a n n u a lb o o k m a r k co n te s t ! R e a d i n gte a c h e r s h a d t h e i r s t u d e n t svo te fo r t h e c l a s s w i n n e r. Weh a d 1 6 fi n a l i s t s re p re s e n t i n ga l l 3 gr a d e l e ve l s . Fa c u l t y a n ds t a ff a re t h e n a l l owe d to vo tefo r t h e gr a d e p r i ze w i n n e r. A l lt h re e s t u d e n t s w h o p l a ce dwe re 7 t h gr a d e r s , s oco m p e t i t i o n n e x t ye a r m i g h tb e fi e rce ! O u r w i n n e r, A l ys s aG a l l a rd o, h a d h e r b o o k m a r kp u b l i s h e d .
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N e w m a n E l e m e n t a r yS c h o o l h o s te d a D r. S e u s sp a r a d e. Eve r y c l a s s c h o s e aD r. S e u s s b o o k a n d d re s s e du p l i k e t h e b o o k . S t u d e n t s ,te a c h e r s , a n d s t a ff d re s s e du p a n d p a r a d e d a ro u n d t h es c h o o l .
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D r. G re e n h a d a gre a tR e a d Ac ro s s A m e r i c a we e k !We h a d S o c k i t to R e a d i n gD a y a n d wo re o u r c r a z ys o c k s , H a t s O ff To R e a d i n g, Wa c k y We d n e s d a y, We a reWe l l " R E D " - - e ve r yo n e wo rere d - - a n d D E A R t i m e. Wec u l m i n a te d t h e we e k w i t ht h e i l l u s t r a to r M i c h a e lW h i te f ro m t h e L i b r a r yD r a g o n b o o k s . H e w a s gre a tw i t h t h e k i d s a n d I h i g h l yre co m m e n d h i m . A l l t h ec h i l d re n we re e n g a g e d a n dt h e y l ove d d r a w i n g a l o n gw i t h h i m . I t w a s a gre a tw e e k !
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D u r i n g R e a d Ac ro s s A m e r i c a@ t h e J e ffe r s o n L i b r a r y, were co n n e c te d o u r s t u d e n t s tot h e i r i n n e r c h i l d a s we l l a si n t ro d u ce d t h e m to D r. S e u s s’l i fe l e s s o n s . D u r i n g l u n c h , wed i s p l a ye d D r. S e u s s B o o kTr a i l e r s fo r a l l to e n j oy. O u rS i l ve r Foxe s a l s o t a k e l u n c ht i m e a s a n o p p o r t u n i t y tore l a x a n d p l a y c a rd s o r b o a rdg a m e s .
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O n M a rc h 9 , ove r fo r t yE P I S D l i b r i a n s h a d t h ewo n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y tov i s i t t wo re ce n t l y b u i l ts c h o o l s . O n e s c h o o l w a sS I S D ' s Pu r p l e H e a r tE l e m e n t a r y a n d t h e o t h e rw a s LC P S ' L a s C r u ce s h i g hs c h o o l . S e ve r a l o f E P I S D ' ss c h o o l s w i l l b e re b u i l t s i n cet h e b o n d p a s s e d t h i s s c h o o lye a r. Th e v i s i t i n g l i b r a r i a n sh a d a c h a n ce to s e e w h a t i sp o s s i b l e w i t h n e wa c c o m o d a t i o n s .S I S D we l co m e d u s w a r m l ya n d g e n o ro u s l y a s t h e yp rov i d e d co ffe e a n db re a k f a s t . A l s o, t h e s c h o o lp r i n c i p a l a n d t h es u p e r i n te n d a n t , D r. J o s eE s p i n oz a re ce i ve d a n d s p o k et o u s . T h e i r b u i l d i n g
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C A L I C O C AT S b y M e r e d i t h D a s h . ( G r a d e s1 - 3 ) D i v e i n t o t h i s c l e a r l y w r i t t e ni n f o r m a t i o n a l t e x t b y M e r e d i t h D a s h a n dl e a r n a b o u t t h e t r a i t t h a t d e fi n e s a C a l i c oC a t . D i s c o v e r w h y C a l i c o ’ s a r e f o u n d i nd i ff e r e n t b r e e d s o f C a t s . T h e s t u n n i n gp i c t u r e s , f u n f a c t s , t e x t f e a t u r e s , a n di n t e r e s t l e v e l a r e r e a s o n s f o r a d d i n g t h i st i t l e t o y o u r c o l l e c t i o n o f f u r r y f e l i n e s . O na s c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t e t h e b o o k 4 s t a r s .R e c o m m e n d a t i o n b y L i n d a G o m e z C A R S b y J u l i e M u r r a y . ( K - 3 ) C a r s , b y J u l i eM u r r a y i s a s u i t a b l e n o n - fi c t i o n t e x t f o rb e g i n n i n g r e a d e r s — e s p e c i a l l y c h i l d r e n w h oh a v e a n i n t e r e s t i n c a r s . R e a d e r s a r ei n t r o d u c e d t o t h e p u r p o s e a n d b a s i c s o f av e h i c l e . M u r r a y a l s o g i v e s h e r y o u n ga u d i e n c e i n s i g h t i n t o a f e w d i ff e r e n t t y p e so f c a r s . F o r e x a m p l e , h y b r i d , e l e c t r i c , a n ds m a r t c a r s . O n a s c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t et h e b o o k t h r e e s t a r s f o r i t s s i m p l i c i t y .R e c o m m e n d e d b y L i n d a G o m e z C O L U M B U S D AY b y M e r e d i t h D a s h . ( K - 3 )C o l u m b u s D a y i s o n e b o o k i n t h e s e r i e s ,N a t i o n a l H o l i d a y s , w h i c h g i v e s y o u n g
r e a d e r s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t s p e c i fi c h o l i d a y si n A m e r i c a . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e s i m p l e c o n t e n ti n t h i s b o o k a n d t h e t e x t - t o - p i c t u r e s u p p o r to ff e r s y o u n g s t u d e n t s a c c e s s t o b i o g r a p h i c a li n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s r e a d e r - l e v e l a p p r o p r i a t e .T h e g l o s s a r y , i n d e x , b o l d w o r d s a n d o t h e rt e x t f e a t u r e s p r o v i d e i n s t r u c t i o n a l s u p p o r tt o t e a c h e r s w h o c h o o s e t o u s e t h i s r e s o u r c ei n t h e i r c l a s s r o o m s . O n a s c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s ,I r a t e t h e b o o k 4 s t a r s . R e c o m m e n d e d b yL i n d a G o m e z C R A N E S b y C h a r l e s L e n n i e . C h a r l e s L e n n i ed o e s a n o t h e r f a n t a s t i c j o b s h e d d i n g l i g h t o na t o p i c t h a t i s o f h i g h i n t e r e s t t o y o u n g m a l er e a d e r s . L i k e t h e o t h e r t i t l e s i n t h e b o o ks e r i e s , C o n s t r u c t i o n M a c h i n e s , C r a n e sc o n t a i n s l a r g e p r i n t a n d e a s y - t o - r e a d t e x t .H i g h - i n t e r e s t r e a d e r s a n d t e a c h e r s w i l l b ef a s c i n a t e d w i t h t h e i n f o r m a t i o n g a t h e r e da b o u t c r a n e s . T h e v a r i o u s t y p e s o f c r a n e sa n d t h e i r s p e c t a c u l a r p h o t o g r a p h s w i l l k e e pt h e r e a d e r e n g r o s s e d a n d p o n d e r i n gq u e s t i o n s . T h i s t i t l e s h o u l d b e k e p t o ne l e m e n t a r y l i b r a r y s h e l v e s f o r n o t o n l ys t u d e n t s , b u t t e a c h e r s a l i k e . O n a s c a l e o f1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t e t h e b o o k 5 s t a r s f o r l o o k i n gb e y o n d t h e s t a n d a r d i d e a o f c r a n e s . H i g h l yr e c o m m e n d e d b y L i n d a G o m e z M O S Q U I T O E S B y G r a c e H a n s e n / B E E T L E SB y G r a c e H a n s e n / T U R T L E S b y G r a c e
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W O N T O N A N D T H E C H O P S T I C K b y L e eW a r d l a w ( G r a d e s 2 - 3 ) H e r e l i e s a t y p i c a l " o l dc a t m e e t s n e w d o g " t a l e b u t w i t h a t w i s t . I ti s w r i t t e n i n s e n r y u , s i m i l a r t o J a p a n e s eh a i k u , a n d f o l l o w s t h e s a g a o f a c a t w h o m u s td e a l w i t h t h e n e w p u p p y i n h i s h o u s e h o l d .I t i s a f o l l o w - u p t o W o n T o n : a c a t t a l e t o l di n h a i k u ( 2 0 1 1 ) . W o n T o n r e s e n t s t h e n e wp u p p y w h o h a s j o i n e d t h e f a m i l y . H e d i s l i k e st h e f a c t t h a t h e i s p u t o u t s i d e a n d t h a t t h ep u p p y e a t s h i s t u n a , s o h e e n c o u r a g e s p u p p yt o g n a w s h o e s a n d d i g u p t h e fl o w e r b e d s .O n e r a i n y d a y w h e n b o t h p e t s a r e l e f t a l o n e ,W o n T o n fi n d s h e l i k e s t h e n e w p u p p y , w h ob y t h e w a y , m a k e s a g r e a t p i l l o w . L o o k s l i k ea l o n g - l a s t i n g f r i e n d s h i p w i l l e n s u e a n dp e r h a p s a n o t h e r t i t l e w i l l f o l l o w i n t h i ss e r i e s . T h e a r t i s t u s e d g r a p h i t e a n d g o u a c h eo n w a t e r c o l o r p a p e r f o r t h e l o v e l y a n dv i b r a n t i l l u s t r a t i o n s . R e c o m m e n d e d b yM a r t h a R i c o T E A M S P I R I T ( B A S K E T B A L L S E R I E S ) B y M a r kS t e w a r t ( G r a d e s 3 - 8 ) H e r e i s a s e r i e s o f t i t l e sw h i c h c o v e r s 1 2 N B A t e a m s . E a c h b o o k h a s1 7 c h a p t e r s t h a t a r e t i t l e d a l i k e i n e a c h b o o ka n d a l s o i n c l u d e a g l o s s a r y , i n d e x a n dw e b s i t e a c c e s s . S t u d e n t s i n e l e m e n t a r y t om i d d l e s c h o o l w i l l l e a r n a b o u t t h e i r f a v o r i t et e a m a n d e n j o y t h e a t t r a c t i v e p h o t o g r a p h so f t h e t e a m a n d i t s s t a r p l a y e r s . M o s t a r ew r i t t e n a t a h i g h fi f t h g r a d e l e v e l . T h e y a r ea f r e s h l o o k a t t h e N B A . R e c o m m e n d e d b yM a r t h a R i c o H A W K S B y : K a r i S c h u e t z / W I L D T U R K E Y SB y K r i s t i n S c h u e t z ( G r a d e s K - 2 ) T h e f a c t s a r et h e r e f o r t h e c h i l d r e n t o g a i n i n f o r m a t i o na n d t h e p i c t u r e s s h o w w h a t t h e y h a v e j u s tr e a d a b o u t . T h e i n f o r m a t i o n g i v e n l e t s t h er e a d e r s e e t h e b i r d i n t h e w i l d a n d n a t u r a lh a b i t a t . T h e s e b o o k s a l s o h a v e t h e w e b p a g et o g o t o l i s t e d a n d v e r y g o o d g l o s s a r i e s a n di n d e x e s . R e c o m m e n d e d b y E l a i n e H a y e s
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W O L F S P I D E R S B y J o s h G r e g o r y / P L A I N S Z E B R A S B y L u c i a R a a t m a / A R T I C F O X E S B yV i c k y F r a n c h i n o ( G r a d e s 4 - 6 ) E a c h o f t h e s eb o o k s b e g i n s w i t h a F a c t F i l e w i t h a s n i p p e to f i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s c o v e r e d i n m o r e d e t a i lt h r o u g h o u t t h e b o o k . T h e s e a r e g r e a t f o rt h o s e w a n t i n g t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t t h ea n i m a l s i n d i ff e r e n t p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d .V o c a b u l a r y , s p e c i fi c t o t h e a n i m a l , i s w r i t t e ni n r e d a n d i s d e fi n e d i n t h e b a c k o f t h e b o o ki n t h e W o r d s t o K n o w s e c t i o n . T h e s e b o o k sc a n b e c o n s i d e r e d t h e n e x t s t e p f o r t h e y o u n gr e s e a r c h e r o r f o r t h e y o u n g s t e r s r e a d y t ol e a r n m o r e ! H i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e d b y E l a i n eH a y e s D E A R D R A G O N G E T S A H O L E - I N - O N E / D E A RD R A G O N G O E S T O T H E B E A C H / D E A RD R A G O N G E T S A P E T / D E A R D R A G O NL E A R N S T O R E A D b y M a r g a r e t H i l l e r ( G r a d e sK - 2 ) T h o s e f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e D e a r D r a g o nb o o k s k n o w s t h e b o y a n d h i s p e t d r a g o n .T h e y g o o n a d v e n t u r e s t o g e t h e r a n d t h em o t h e r a n d f a t h e r a r e i n v o l v e d i n s o m e w a y .T h e w o r d s u s e d a r e c o m m o n s i g h t w o r d s a n dt h e w e l l d r a w n a r t w o r k h e l p s t h e c h i l d s e ea c o n n e c t i o n t o w h a t w a s r e a d a n d t h e p i c t u r eo n t h e p a g e s . T h e r e i s a l s o e x t e n s i v e h e l pf o r t h e p a r e n t s r e a d i n g w i t h t h e i r c h i l d .A c t i v i t i e s t o e n h a n c e t h e r e a d i n g a n di n f o r m a t i o n t h e p a r e n t c a n u s e t o h e l p t h e i rc h i l d b e a b e t t e r r e a d e r w i t h p r a c t i c e . H i g h l yr e c o m m e n d e d b y E l a i n e H a y e s
I S C R E A M , Y O U S C R E A M ! b y J a m e s P r e l l e r . ( G r a d e s 3 - 5 ) I l l u s t r a t i o n s g o a l o n g w a y i nh e l p i n g s o m e b o o k s p o r t r a y w h a t t h e a u t h o ri s t e l l i n g . I n t h i s b o o k t h e i l l u s t r a t o r h a sd o n e a n e x c e l l e n t j o b w i t h p e n a n d i n k a n ds h a d o w s o n t h e ‘ d i r t y g r a y ’ p a p e r o n w h i c ht h e p r i n t e d w o r d i s w r i t t e n . P r e l l e r h a s t a k e na y o u n g g i r l , a n x i o u s f o r t h e n e w a m u s e m e n tr i d e t o o p e n , a n d t h r u s t h e r i n t o d a n g e r n oo n e c o u l d e x p e c t o n s u c h a l o n g a n t i c i p a t e do p e n i n g d a y . T h i s t a l e i s w o n d e r f u l l y w r i t t e nw i t h u n e x p e c t e d t w i s t s a n d t u r n st h r o u g h o u t . H i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e d b y E l a i n eH a y e s H O M E S W E E T H O R R O R b y J a m e s P r e l l e r .( G r a d e s 3 - 5 ) O n c e a g a i n t h e i l l u s t r a t o r ,I a c o p o B r u n o h a s c a p t u r e d t h e s c a r i n e s s i nt h e u n k n o w n a n d p u t i t o n p a p e r t o e n h a n c ew h a t t h e r e a d e r m i g h t b e s e e i n g i n t h e i rm i n d s e y e . A r e t h e r e r e a l l y h o u s e s t h a t a r ee v i l ? C a n s o m e o n e r e a l l y s u m m o n B l o o d yM a r y b y s p i n n i n g a r o u n d s o m a n y t i m e s ? C a ny o u k e e p e v i l o u t o f y o u r r o o m b y h i d i n gu n d e r t h e c o v e r s ? C a n a m o t h e r c o m e b a c ka n d l e a v e a w a r n i n g i n t i m e t o s a v e t h e f a m i l yf r o m t h i s e v i l ? A g r e a t a d d i t i o n a n d b i t o f ac h a n g e f o r t h e y o u n g s t e r s s o f o n d o f R . L .S t e i n ’ s G o o s e b u m p s . H i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e db y E l a i n e H a y e s
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D U M P T R U C K S b y C h a r l e s L e n n i e . ( K - 3 ) T h i sb o o k i s p l e a s i n g o n s e v e r a l l e v e l s . F i r s t , i ti s a h i g h - i n t e r e s t b o o k t h a t y o u n g b o y s w i l lg r a v i t a t e t o . S e c o n d , t h e e a s y - t o - r e a d t e x ti s c o m p l e m e n t e d b y l a r g e p r i n t a n d c o l o r f u lp h o t o g r a p h s . A l s o , t h e c o n t e n t s u r r o u n d i n gt h e t o p i c w a s i n t e r e s t i n g a n d c a n e a s i l y l e n di t s e l f t o s u p p o r t S T E M r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s .T h i s b o o k i s a m u s t o n e l e m e n t a r y l i b r a r ys h e l v e s . O n a s c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t e t h eb o o k 5 s t a r s b e c a u s e i t t a k e s t h e r e a d e r i n t oa s t u d y o f s p e c i fi c d u m p t r u c k s . H i g h l yr e c o m m e n d e d b y L i n d a G o m e z J A C K R U S S E L L T E R R I E R S b y N i c o B a r n e s .( K - 3 ) . T h e b a s i c s e n t e n c e s t r u c t u r e i n t h i sb o o k w i l l e x p o s e b e g i n n i n g r e a d e r s t o t h ep h y s i c a l t r a i t s , p e r s o n a l i t y , a n d n e e d s o fJ a c k R u s s e l l T e r r i e r s . T h e p i c t u r e s w i l l
a p p e a l t o t h e e y e s o f i t s y o u n g a u d i e n c e a n ds u p p o r t t h e i r r e a d i n g e x p e r i e n c e . S i m i l a r t oo t h e r A B D O p u b l i s h e d b o o k s i n a s e r i e s , t h i sb o o k c o n t a i n s n o n - fi c t i o n t e x t f e a t u r e sw h i c h a l i g n w i t h T e x a s S t a t e E L A R s t a n d a r d s .O n a s c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t e t h e b o o k 4s t a r s . R e c o m m e n d e d b y L i n d a G o m e z G E R M A N S H E P H E R D S b y N i c o B a r n e s . ( K - 3 )B e c o m e f a m i l i a r w i t h G e r m a n S h e p h e r d st h r o u g h t h e w o r k o f N i c o B a r n e s . T h e s i m p l et e x t w i l l a p p e a l t o b e g i n n i n g r e a d e r s w i t h al o v e f o r d o g s . S t u d e n t s a n d t e a c h e r s w i l ll e a r n a b o u t G e r m a n S h e p h e r d s ’ p h y s i c a lc h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d i n n a t e s k i l l s . T h e f u l l -s i z e i m a g e s c a p t u r e t h i s b r e e d ’ s b e a u t y . T h ec o n t e n t i s b a s i c , b u t s t u d e n t s w a n t i n g t ol e a r n b a s i c s a b o u t G e r m a n S h e p h e r d s c a na p p r e c i a t e t h e fl o w a n d e a s e o f t e x t . O n as c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t e t h e b o o k 4 s t a r s .R e c o m m e n d e d b y L i n d a G o m e z M A C H I N E S T O T H R I L L Y O U ! b y G r a c eH a n s e n . ( K - 3 ) T h i s b o o k d i s p l a y s c o n c i s ei n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t g i a n t m a c h i n e s a n dp e r s o n a l m a c h i n e s u s e d b y c o m m u n i t yw o r k e r s a n d e v e r y d a y p e o p l e . M a c h i n e s l i k ea n e x c a v a t o r , h y d r o j e t p a c k , p e r s o n a ls u b m a r i n e , a n d t h e F e r r i s W h e e l , t o n a m e af e w , w i l l c a p t i v a t e t h e e y e s a n d m i n d s o ft h o s e i n t e r e s t e d i n u n i q u e m a c h i n e s .S t u d e n t s w i l l e n g a g e w i t h s i m p l e f a c t s a n dm a t c h i n g p h o t o g r a p h s o f m a c h i n e s t h a tt h r i l l o n t h e i r s i z e a n d / o r p u r p o s e . I na d d i t i o n , t h e y w i l l h a v e a c c e s s t o a d d i t i o n a lr e l a t e d r e s o u r c e s b y u s i n g t h e s p e c i a l c o d ef o u n d o n t h e b a c k o f t h e b o o k . T h i s b o o k i sf o r s t u d e n t s a n d t e a c h e r s a l i k e a n d s h o u l db e k e p t o n e l e m e n t a r y l i b r a r y s h e l v e s . O n as c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t e t h e b o o k 5 s t a r sf o r t h e f r e s h l o o k a t l a r g e m a c h i n e s . H i g h l yr e c o m m e n d e d b y L i n d a G o m e z
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M A N AT E E B y A n d e r s H a n s o n ( G r a d e s 2 - 3 )H a n s o n d o e s a g r e a t j o b f e a t u r i n g t h eM a n a t e e i n t h i s b o o k o f q u e s t i o n s a n da n s w e r s . R e a d e r s o f a l l a g e s w i l l l e a r nm a n a t e e - r e l a t e d f a c t s s u c h a s , w h e r e t h e ya r e f o u n d , t h e i r h a b i t a t , s i z e , a n d d i e t t ol i s t a f e w p o i n t s . T h e i m a g e s a n d v o c a b u l a r ya d d t o t h e c o n t e n t o f t h e b o o k . F o r t h o s ew h o e n j o y t e s t i n g t h e i r n e w - f o u n dk n o w l e d g e , a s h o r t q u i z i s o ff e r e d o n p a g e2 3 . T h i s n o n fi c t i o n b o o k c a n b e u s e d a s at e a c h i n g r e s o u r c e f o r e l e m e n t a r y l e v e le d u c a t o r s . O n a s c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t et h e b o o k 4 s t a r s . H i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e d b yE l a i n e H a y e s M A N X C AT S b y M e r e d i t h D a s h . ( G r a d e s K - 2 )M e r e d i t h D a s h d o e s a n e x c e p t i o n a l j o bp r o v i d i n g h e r a u d i e n c e w i t h f u n d a m e n t a li n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t M a n x C a t s . R e a d e r s w h oh a v e , o r d o n o t h a v e , a n i n t e r e s t i n c a t s w i l lb e p l e a s e d b y t h e i n f o r m a t i o n g a t h e r e d , a sw e l l a s t h e p i c t u r e s d i s p l a y e d t h r o u g h o u tt h e b o o k . T e a c h e r s a n d s t u d e n t s c a n u s et h i s b o o k t o p e r f o r m s i m p l e r e s e a r c h - b a s e dp r o j e c t s . O n a s c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t et h e b o o k 4 s t a r s . R e c o m m e n d e d b y L i n d aG o m e z
T H E M O S T M A G N I F I C E N T T H I N G b y A s h l e yS p i r e s . ( G r a d e s 3 - 5 ) I n h e r b o o k , T h e M o s tM a g n i fi c e n t T h i n g , A s h l e y S p i r e s c a p t u r e sa n o r d i n a r y y o u n g c h a r a c t e r ’ s v i s i o n ,d e t e r m i n a t i o n , a n d f r u s t r a t i o n s t o a c h i e v eh e r g o a l v i a t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s a n d t e x t . T h e r ei s m u c h t o a p p r e c i a t e a b o u t t h i s b o o k . T h ei l l u s t r a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e , t a k e t h e r e a d e ro n t h e r o l l e r c o a s t e r o f e m o t i o n s t h ec h a r a c t e r u n d e r g o e s . T h e r e l e v a n c e o f t h e s ee m o t i o n s c a n h e l p y o u n g r e a d e r s m a k ep e r s o n a l c o n n e c t i o n s . I n a d d i t i o n , S p i r e s ’m e s s a g e t o p e r s e v e r e s p e a k s t o e v e r y y o u n gc h i l d w h o d r e a m s o f i n v e n t i n g s o m e t h i n gu n i q u e . I t a l s o s p e a k s t o a d u l t s w h o a t s o m et i m e m a y s t r u g g l e w i t h e n c o u r a g i n g a c h i l dt o fi n i s h t h e t a s k , r a t h e r t h a n q u i t . T h e M o s tM a g n i fi c e n t T h i n g i s a m u s t f o r e l e m e n t a r ys c h o o l l i b r a r y s h e l v e s . T e a c h e r s ,c o u n s e l o r s , p a r e n t s , a n d y o u n g r e a d e r s a r et h e i d e a l a u d i e n c e f o r t h i s b o o k . O n a s c a l eo f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t e t h e b o o k fi v e s t a r s f o ri t s s t o r y l i n e . H i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e d b y L i n d aG o m e z O R I E N T A L S H O R T H A I R C AT S b y S t e p h a n i eF i n n e . ( G r a d e s 3 - 5 ) F i n n e e n g a g e s h e ra u d i e n c e w i t h i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s n o to v e r w h e l m i n g . R e a d e r s w i l l l e a r n a b o u t t h eO r i e n t a l S h o r t h a i r c a t ’ s r e l a t i v e , h i s t o r y ,a n d d i v e r s e q u a l i t i e s . S u b s e q u e n t c h a p t e r sp r o v i d e i n s i g h t i n t o c a r i n g a n d f e e d i n g f o rt h i s c h a m p i o n s h i p b r e e d . L a r g e p h o t o ss h o w i n g d i ff e r e n t t y p e s o f O r i e n t a lS h o r t h a i r c a t s a d d t o t h e i n t e r e s t o f t h i st o p i c . O n a s c a l e o f 1 – 5 s t a r s , I r a t e t h eb o o k 4 s t a r s . R e c o m m e n d e d b y L i n d a G o m e z
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p l a y s t u g ." L i t t l e d o e s h e k n o w t h a t h i s d o gi s j u s t b e i n g a s l e e p y d o g a n d n o t r e a l l yd o i n g t h o s e f u n t h i n g s . T h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s a r es i m p l e a n d c l e a n a n d d o n e i n s o f t p a s t e l s .R e c o m m e n d e d b y M a r t h a R i c o M Y L I F E A S A G A M E R b y J a n e t T a s h i j i a n .( 3 - 6 ) W h a t c o u l d b e b e t t e r t h a n t e s t i n g o u tv i d e o g a m e s ? T h a t ' s e x a c t l y w h a t D e r e k a n dh i s f r i e n d s g e t t o d o , t h a n k s t o D e r e k ' s d a d .T h e k i d s w i l l b e p l a y i n g v i d e o g a m e s a f t e rs c h o o l f o r G l o b a l G a m e s ; t h e c o m p a n y w i l lu s e t h e i r f e e d b a c k t o i m p r o v e t h e g a m i n ge x p e r i e n c e . D e r e k i s a l s o d e a l i n g w i t h h i sn e w r e a d i n g t u t o r , H a n n a h . I s s h e t h e o n ep o s t i n g g a m i n g s e c r e t s o n l i n e ? T h a t i ss t r i c t l y f o r b i d d e n b y a n y o n e w h o i s t e s t i n go u t t h e n e w g a m e ! A n d w h o i s t h e m y s t e r i o u sE l C i d ? H e o r s h e i s t h e b e s t p l a y e r o f a l l !F a n s o f T a s h i j i a n ' s p r e v i o u s n o v e l s w i l l n o tb e d i s a p p o i n t e d w i t h t h i s a d d i t i o n a l t i t l et o t h e s e r i e s . R e c o m m e n d e d b y M a r t h a R i c o S P R I N G / W I N T E R b y J u l i e M u r r a y . ( P K - 2 )H e r e a r e t w o n o n fi c t i o n t i t l e s i n A B D O ' sS e a s o n s K i d s S e r i e s . S i m p l e s e n t e n c e s t e l lo f w h a t w i l l h a p p e n d u r i n g t h e s e a s o n s . I nS p r i n g , " P l a n t s b e g i n t o g r o w . F l o w e r sb l o o m ." I n W i n t e r , " W i n t e r c a n b e f u n . S a mb u i l d s a s n o w m a n ." E a c h u s e s a t t r a c t i v ec o l o r p h o t o g r a p h s t h a t c o r r e l a t e w i t h t h es i m p l e t e x t . T h e s e t i t l e s a r e a s u p e r bi n t r o d u c t i o n t o a u n i t o n s e a s o n s . B o t hi n c l u d e a t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s , g l o s s a r y , i n d e xa n d a c o d e t o u s e o n a b d o k i d s . c o m w h e r es t u d e n t s c a n l e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e s e a s o n st h r o u g h a c t i v i t i e s a n d v i d e o s a n d v i s i t o t h e rk i d - f r i e n d l y i n t e r n e t s i t e s . R e c o m m e n d e db y M a r t h a R i c o
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