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1 #EPISDlibraries ISSUE 27 /DECEMBER-JANUARY 2017 Thelibrarylink HAWKINS Ornament Decorations STANTON Bonham Little Free Gingerbread making LIbrary love LLR ProfessionalBook Reviews EL PASO independent reading cafe POLK Bluebonnet Luncheon LINCOLN electronic field trip HERRERA Coding, UTEP grant, free books FANNIN Polar Express Night RIVERA Library Happenings BURGES Chinese New Year INSIDE: LIBRARY HUMOR, SAVE THE DATE, QUOTE OF THE MONTH, AND MORE!
2 Lincoln Warriors live electronic field trip By Janet Anaya, Librarian Photo Credit: Janet Anaya 2 / #EPISDlibraries S eventh grade students in Mrs. Clausen's class participated in a live E l e c t r o n i c Fi e l d Tr i p t o commemorate the 75th A n n i v e r s a r y o f Pe a r l H a r b o r by connecting with the Wo r l d Wa r I I M u s e u m i n N e w Orleans. They par ticipated by texting answers to poll questions and by ing their own questions about this historic event.
3 Hawkins Rams ornament decorations By Martha Rico, Librarian Photo Credit: Martha Rico T h e l i b r a r y w a s d e c o r a t e d w i t h a b e a u t i f u l C h r i s t m a s t r e e t h i s m o n t h. S t u d e n t s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e o p t i o n a l a c t i v i t y o f d e c o r a t i n g a c l e a r r o u n d o r n a m e n t w i t h a c h a r a c t e r f r o m a f a v o r i t e b o o k. J a i l y n n R a s c o n w a s t h e g r a n d w i n n e r f o r t h i r d t o fi f t h g r a d e. H e r o r n a m e n t w a s f r o m " H o w t h e G r i n c h S t o l e C h r i s t m a s." A l e j a n d r o O c h o a r e p r e s e n t e d K i n d e r t o s e c o n d g r a d e w i t h P e t e t h e C a t S a v e s C h r i s t m a s. A s h o u t o u t g o e s t o a l l s t u d e n t s w h o b r o u g h t i n a n o r n a m e n t a n d h e l p e d m a k e t h e l i b r a r y a w e l c o m i n g p l a c e t h i s h o l i d a y s e a s o n. T h a n k y o u t o M r s. F o r d, w h o i s c u r r e n t l y w o r k i n g o n h e r l i b r a r y c e r t i fi c a t i o n, f o r c o m i n g u p w i t h t h e i d e a! A l s o, t h e H a w k i n s B o o k F a i r w a s a g r e a t s u c c e s s! W e w i l l b e a b l e t o p u r c h a s e m a n y b o o k s a n d o t h e r r e s o u r c e s f o r t h e l i b r a r y w i t h t h e p r o c e e d s f r o m t h e s a l e s. #EPISDlibraries / 3
4 Fannin Tigers Polar Express reading night By Susan Barron, Librarian O n D e c e m b e r 1 5 t h, F a n n i n E l e m e n t a r y c e l e b r a t e d P o l a r E x p r e s s N i g h t i n t h e l i b r a r y. O v e r 12 0 st u d e n t s an d pa r e n t s c a m e t o t h e l i b r a r y d r e s s e d i n t h e i r p a j a m a s t o h e a r a r e a d i n g o f T h e P o l a r E x p r e s s b y C h r i s V a n A l l s b u r g. A f t e r t h e s t o r y, s t u d e n t s c r e a t e d a C h r i s t m a s o r n a m e n t a n d b o o k m a r k c r a f t, e n j o y e d h o t c o c o a a n d c o o k i e s, a n d r e c e i v e d a n e w b o o k o f t h e i r c h o i c e. F u n w a s h a d b y a l l! Credit: GDJ, openclipart.com 4 / #EPISDlibraries
5 Stanton Stallions Gingerbread making By Cristina Ramirez, Librarian Photo credit: Cristina Ramirez "R u n, r u n a s f a s t a s y o u c a n! Yo u c a n ' t c a t c h m e I ' m t h e G i n g e r b r e a d M a n! " K i n d e r s t u d e n t s h a d a g r e a t t i m e m a k i n g a n d b a k i n g t h e i r G i n g e r b r e a d M a n a f t e r r e a d i n g t h i s g r e a t f a i r y t a l e. S t u d e n t s w e r e g i v e n c l u e s a t t h e g y m, n u r s e s o ffi c e, f r o n t o ffi c e, a n d m u s i c r o o m a s t o w h e r e t h e G i n g e r b r e a d M a n c o u l d b e. T h e G i n g e r b r e a d M a n w a s f o u n d i n t h e l i b r a r y w h e r e s t u d e n t s e n j o y e d d e c o r a t i n g t h e m a n d e a t i n g t h e m. S a n t a j o i n e d u s w i t h s o m e f e s t i v e m u s i c a n d s t o r y t e l l i n g w h i l e t h e c h i l d r e n a t e t h e i r c o o k i e s. #EPISDlibraries / 5
6 Rivera Rangers library happenings By Jennifer Coronado, Librarian Photo credit: Jennifer Coronado T h e M i d d l e o f Ye a r A c c e l e r a t e d R e a d e r c e l e b r a t i o n s w e r e a s u c c s s a n d f u l l o f f u n! R i v e r a s t u e n t s a r e G I A N T S i n r e a d i n g, t h u s i t w a s a G I A N T t h e m e d c e l e b r a t i o n. S t u d e n t s e n j o y e d s t o r i e s, t r e a t s, a n d g a m e s b a e d o n G I A N T t h e m d b o o k s f r o m J a c k a n d t h e B e a n s t a l k t o T h e B F G. T h e y a l s o n j o y e d f u n b o a r d g a m e s w h e r e t h e y o t t o b e t h e G I A N T S o f t h e g a m e! 6 / #EPISDlibraries
7 A l s o, t h e f o u r t h g r a d e s t u d e n t s s p e n t a n e x t r a t h r e e h o u r s i n t h e l i b r a r y o n t o p o f t h e i r n o r m a l l i b r a r y t i m e i n o r d e r t o c o m p l e t e t h e i r h o l i d a y r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t. S t u d e n t s w e r e i n t r o d u c e d t o s e v e r a l d a t a b a s e s, r e s e a r c h b o o k s, a n d e n c y c l o p e d i a u s e a l l i n h o p e s o f d e v e l o p i n g t h e n e c e s s a r y 2 1 s t c e n t u r y s k i l l i n r e s e a r c h a n d c r i t i c a l t h i n k i n g. T h e fi r s t B r o w n B a g B o o k C l u b s e s s i o n c a m e t o a c l o s e D e c. 2 3 r d. T h e f o u r t h g r a d e p a r t i c i p a n t s s p e n t l u n c h i n t h e l i b r a r y o n c e a we e k w i t h my s e l f t o r e a d t h r o u g h a n d d i s c u s s T h e C h o c o l a t e To u c h b y P a t r i c k S k e n e C a t l i n g. W e e n j o y e d w o n d e r f u l c o n v e r s a t i o n, g r e a t i n v e n t e d c h o c o l a t e, a n d a l i t t l e c h o c o l a t e r e s e a r c h a s w e l l. T h e n e x t s e s s i o n f o r t h e f o u r t h g r a d e r s w a n t i n g t o p a r t i c i p a t e w i l l b e g i n M o n. J a n. 3 0 t h. I c a n ' t w a i t t o s e e w h a t t h e y s e l e c t t o r e a d n e x t! I t i s a d e s i r e o f m i n e t o b e g i n a m a k e r s p a c e p r o g r a m i n t h e l i b r a r y. T h i s p r o g r a m w o u l d p r e s e n t c o l l a b o r a t i v e g r o u p s o f s t u d e n t s w i t h e n g i n e e r i n g c h a l l e n g e s t h a t t h e y w o u l d h a v e t o s o l v e t h r o u g h b u i l d i n g s o m e f o r m o f a s o l u t i o n a n d t e s t i n g i t s e ff e c t i v e n e s s. I m a d e a s m a l l a t t e m p t w i t h t h i s w i t h t h e 1 s t g r a d e l i b r a r y l e s s o n s r i g h t b e f o r e w i n t e r b r e a k. S t u d e n t s h e a r d t h e s t o r y T h e G i n g e r b r e a d M a n a n d h a d t o b u i l d a b r i d g e i n o r d e r f o r t h e g i n g e r b r e a d c h a r a c t e r t o c r o s s a n d m a k e i t t o s a f e t y w i t h o u t b e i n g e a t e n b y t h e f o x. I t w a s a h u g e s u c c e s s a n d a l o t o f f u n t o o! #EPISDlibraries / 7
8 El Paso Tigers independent reading cafe By JP Rogers, Librarian Photo Credit: JP Rogers I w a s s o b u s y s h o w i n g o ff t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e C e n t e n n i a l C e l e b r a t i o n t h a t I n e g l e c t e d t o b r a g a b o u t o u r n e w l y r e c o v e r e d f u r n i t u r e l a s t f a l l. T h e o l d f a b r i c w a s b e i n g h e l d t o g e t h e r w i t h d u c t t a p e. O u r n e w f a b r i c i s i n o u r s c h o o l c o l o r s ( o r a n g e a n d b l a c k ) a n d n o o n e i s a f r a i d t o s i t o n i t. T h a n k s a n d a b i g s h o u t o u t t o S a n d y A a r o n s o n a n d t h e A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n f o r m a k i n g t h i s h a p p e n! O u r I n d e p e n d e n t R e a d i n g C a f é h a s s o m e v e r y f a i t h f u l a t t e n d e e s b o t h b e f o r e s c h o o l a n d a t l u n c h. S t u d e n t s a r e a l l o w e d t o b r i n g t h e i r f o o d ( i n t o t h e R e f e r e n c e R o o m ) a n d w e p r o v i d e c o ff e e a n d h o t w a t e r f o r t e a o r h o t c h o c o l a t e. R e a d i n g i s a g r e a t w a y t o e n j o y b r e a k f a s t a n d l u n c h t i m e. 8 / #EPISDlibraries
9 Polk Panthers Bluebonnet luncheon By Sheryl Shioji, Librarian Photo Credit: Sheryl Shioji P o l k s t u d e n t s c e l e b r a t e d t h e i r B l u e b o n n e t r e a d i n g w i t h a l u n c h e o n i n t h e l i b r a r y. N i n e t e e n s t u d e n t s t o o k t h e i r r e a d i n g a s t e p b e y o n d. T h e y n o t o n l y r e a d t h e fi v e s e l e c t i o n s t o b e e l i g i b l e t o v o t e, b u t r e a d a t l e a s t t w o o f t h e c h a p t e r b o o k s f o r a l u n c h e o n i n v i t a t i o n. C r e n s h a w b y K a t h e r i n e A p p l e g a t e w a s t h e w i n n e r a t P o l k! B l u e b o n n e t L u n c h e o n #EPISDlibraries / 9
10 Burges Mustangs Chinese New Year and other Library events By Lenny Jaquez, Librarian Photo/Video Credit: Bonnie Gaenzle and Lenny Jaquez W e s t a r t e d o ff D e c e m b e r b y t h a n k i n g o u r c o u r t e s i e s w h o a r e o u r s t u d e n t v o l u n t e e r s. T h e y h e l p u s k e e p t h e l i b r a r y o r g a n i z e d, c l e a n, a n d d o w h a t e v e r w e a s k o f t h e m. W e w e r e a b l e t o m a k e g i f t b a g s f r o m c o m i c p a g e s a n d t h e y l o v e d t h e m! W e a l s o w o r k c l o s e l y w i t h o u r A r t t e a c h e r s. T h i s y e a r M s. E s t e v a o j o i n e d o u r M u s t a n g F a c u l t y i n t h e n e w p o s i t i o n o f Te c h n i c a l T h e a t r e A r t s t e a c h e r. W e ' r e a l r e a d y d i s p l a y i n g m u c h o f h e r s t u d e n t s ' a r t. S e e v i d e o b e l o w : 10 / #EPISDlibraries
11 We a r e a l s o c e l e b r a t i n g C h i n e s e N e w Ye a r o n J a n u a r y 2 8 a l l w e e k a t t h e l i b r a r y. T h e Ye a r o f t h e R o o s t e r i s t h i s y e a r, We ' r e g i v i n g o u t C h i n e s e Zo d i a c C a l e n d a r Bookmarks taken from ActivitiesForKids.com. We ' r e h a v i n g a c o l o r i n g contest. Each day of the week students come in and color a d i ffe r e n t r o o s t e r. T h e y a r e displayed on our ar t bulletin boards. More students than expected are par ticipating and are already turning in their pages. Three judges will decide the best one and will win a beautiful, red, 150paged, lined journal. Ms. Gaenzle posts both o n Tw i t t e r a n d o n t h e circulation desk her book r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s d a i l y. On this d a y, she recommended "Macbeth # k i l l i n g i t ", a r e t e l l i n g o f Shakespeare's Macbeth i n t e x t a n d e m o j i fo r m a t. It's hilarious and even more so if you' ve read the original p l a y. These books and others Bonnie recommendsare frequently checked out. L a s t l y, w e w e r e i n s p i r e d by another school and bought school-colored c h e s s p i e c e s o f Pu r p l e and Gold. They are triple weighted which helps w i t h s e t u p a n d c l e a n u p. They have been a hit! The game tables are always f u l l b e fo r e s c h o o l, d u r i n g lunch, and after school. #EPISDlibraries / 11
12 Bonham Colts Little Free Library Love By Emma Montoya, Librarian Photo Credit: Emma Montoya Ou r k i d s l o v e t h e L F L a t B o n h a m E l e m e n t a r y! W e w e r e l u c k y t o r e c e i v e i t a s p a r t o f t h e C l a s s r o o m F u n d G r a n t, w h i c h L i s a L o p e z w r o t e. E a c h m o n t h, I a d d s o m e s i m p l e d e c o r a t i o n s t o k e e p i t i n t e r e s t i n g f o r t h e k i d s. I h a v e a l s o a d d e d a s m a l l s t r i n g o f b a t t e r y o p e r a t e d l i g h t s a n d t h a t s e e m s t o i n c r e a s e v i s i t s. 12 / #EPISDlibraries
13 CONGRATULATIONS to our own librarians SUZANNE OSBURN at Hillside Elementary and MICHELLE WILLIAMS at Travis Elementary for being voted as Teacher of the Year at their campuses YOU MAKE US PROUD! #EPISDlibraries / 13
14 Herrera Polar Bears Coding, UTEP grant, & free books By Lisa Lopez, Librarian Photo Credit: Lisa Lopez D u r i n g t h e m o n t h o f D e c e m b e r, s t u d e n t s i n g r a d e s 4 t h - 5 t h g o t t o p a r t i c i p a t e a t H e r r e r a L i b r a r y s H o u r o f C o d e. S t u d e n t s w e r e t a u g h t a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e a n d h o w c o d i n g c a n g i v e t h e m t h e c r i t i c a l t h i n k i n g s k i l l s t h e y n e e d i n o r d e r t o n o t j u s t b e i n t e r n e t c o n s u m e r s, b u t c r e a t o r s / c o n t r i b u t o r s. T h e y w e r e g i v e n a 4 5 m i n u t e s e s s i o n o n H o u r o f C o d e s u n p l u g g e d l e s s o n u s i n g c u p s. P l e a s e v i s i t h t t p s : / / c o d e. o r g / c u r r i c u l u m / u n p l u g g e d A l s o, t h r o u g h S c h o l a s t i c D o l l a r s, t h e l i b r a r y w a s a b l e t o p u r c h a s e a L i t t l e B i t s S t u d e n t S e t a n d S y n t h e s i z e r s o t h a t s t u d e n t s c a n l e a r n a b o u t e l e c t r i c c i r c u i t s. Yo u n g e r m a k e r s b e g a n i n v e n t i n g w i t h e l e c t r o n i c s i n s e c o n d s. I t w a s H e r r e r a s fi r s t t i m e a d o p t i n g t h e M a k e r s p a c e M o v e m e n t t h r o u g h e l e c t r o n i c s. P l e a s e s e e h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e. c o m / w a t c h? v = X q 2 P h o T t H I M 14 / #EPISDlibraries
15 T h a n k s t o U T E P, t h e W o o d w o r k e r s C l u b o f E l P a s o, a n d l o c a l a r t i s t, M i g u e l B o n i l l a, o u r b o r d e r l a n d L i t t l e F r e e L i b r a r y m o v e m e n t h a s j u s t e x p a n d e d! W e h a v e j u s t c o m p l e t e d 1 0 m o r e f r e e b o o k e x c h a n g e s, w h i c h w i l l b e g o i n g t o E P I S D l i b r a r i e s p r i m a r i l y. W e h a v e a l s o j u s t r e c e i v e d f u n d s t o b u i l d a n o t h e r 12, wh i c h wi l l pu t us r i g h t a t L F L s a c r o s s t h e b o r d e r. F e e l f r e e t o c o n t a c t m e i n c a s e y o u d l i k e o n e f o r y o u r c a m p u s, h o m e, n e i g h b o r h o o d o r b u s i n e s s. A w o n d e r f u l g r a s s r o o t s m o v e m e n t t h a t p r o m o t e s a l o v e o f b o o k s, s h a r i n g, r e c y c l i n g ; a l l w h i l e e n h a n c i n g a s e n s e o f c o m m u n i t y. Ta k e a B o o k G i v e a B o o k. A t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e s c h o o l y e a r , F i r s t B o o k a n d d d s D i s c o u n t s t o r e s e l e c t e d H e r r e r a t o r e c e i v e B a c k - t o - S c h o o l f u n d r a i s e r m o n i e s s o t h a t ea c h st u d e n t ca n re c e i v e a f r e e b o o k e a c h. T h e r e w e r e e n o u g h f u n d s t o p u r c h a s e b r a n d n e w b o o k s t h r o u g h F i r s t B o o k. T h e M o W i l l e m s t h e m e w a s p e r f e c t f o r t h e o c c a s i o n s i n c e t h e E l P a s o P u b l i c L i b r a r y h a d j u s t p e r f o r m e d t w o M o W i l l e m s p l a y s d u r i n g R e a d i n g A c r o s s t h e D i s t r i c t ( R A D ) f o r a l l t h e l o w e r g r a d e s ( P P C D - 2 n d ). S t u d e n t s e n j o y e d t h e p e r f o r m a n c e s t h o r o u g h l y. R e c e i v i n g a f r e e M o W i l l e m s b o o k w a s d e fi n i t e l y t h e h i g h l i g h t o f D e c e m b e r, r i g h t b e f o r e t h e h o l i d a y s. #EPISDlibraries / 15
16 EPISD & LLR Professional Book Reviews by EPISD librarians U P T H E C R E E K b y N i c h o l a s O d l a n d. ( G r a d e s 1-3 ) R e a d e r s f a m i l i a r w i t h O l d l a n d ' s b o o k s, w i l l fi n d t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s ( P h o t o s h o p ) a n d f r i e n d l y f o n t ( A n i m a t e d G o t h i c a n d H a n d y s a n s ) s i m i l a r t o t h a t o f p r e v i o u s b o o k s i n h i s " L i f e i n t h e W i l d " s e r i e s. A b e a r, a m o o s e a n d a b e a v e r, w h o a r e t h e b e s t o f f r i e n d s, d e c i d e t o t a k e a c a n o e i n g t r i p o n e s u n n y d a y. A f t e r a g r u g i n g o v e r w h o w i l l s t e e r, h o w t o p a d d l e a n d h o w t o m a k e i t t o s h o r e, t h e t h r e e f r i e n d s fi n a l l y d o m a k e i t, w i t h a l i t t l e b i t o f t e a m w o r k a l o n g t h e w a y. A f t e r a fi n e m e a l o f fi s h, t w i g s a n d g r a s s, t h e t h r e e d e c i d e i t i s b e s t t o w a l k h o m e. R e a d e r s u n f a m i l i a r w i t h c a n o e i n g v o c a b u l a r y ( s t e r n, p o r t a g e, p o r t s i d e ) m a y g e t d i s c o u r a g e d w i t h t h e s t o r y. O v e r a l l, t h i s s t o r y a b o u t f r i e n d s h i p a n d t e a m w o r k f a l l s fl a t. M a r g i n a l R e c o m m e n d a t i o n b y M a r t h a R i c o T H I S B O O K J U S T A T E M Y D O G b y R i c h a r d B y r n e ( K - 3 ) B e l l a d e c i d e s t o t a k e h e r d o g f o r a s t r o l l a l o n g t h e p a g e, w h e n s u d d e n l y, h e d i s a p p e a r s i n t o t h e b o o k! B e n c o m e s a l o n g a n d h e d i s a p p e a r s i n t o t h e b o o k, t o o! B e l l a r e a l i z e s s h e m u s t d o s o m e t h i n g w h e n t h e D o g R e s c u e t r u c k, t h e p o l i c e a n d e v e n t h e F i r e B r i g a d e d i s a p p e a r i n t o t h e b o o k. B u t t h e b o o k s w a l l o w s B e l l a a s w e l l t h e n l e t s o u t a l o u d B U R P! A n o t e fl i e s o u t o f t h e b o o k a s k i n g t h e r e a d e r t o s h a k e t h e b o o k a n d s h a k e t h e b o o k a g a i n. A n d t h e n, w h a t d o y o u k n o w? T h e b o o k s p i t s e v e r y o n e a n d e v e r y t h i n g o u t. T h i n g s g o b a c k t o n o r m a l, w e l l a l m o s t. S i m p l e s e n t e n c e s w i l l h a v e e m e r g e n t r e a d e r s w a n t i n g t h i s b o o k o v e r a n d o v e r a g a i n, b u t e v e r y o n e w i l l e n j o y t h e s t o r y! R e c o m m e n d e d b y M a r t h a R i c o S C A R E D Y S Q U I R R E L G O E S C A M P I N G b y M e l a n i e W a t t s. ( K - 3 ) F a n s o f S c a r e d y S q u i r r e l w i l l a p p r e c i a t e a n o t h e r a d d i t i o n t o t h e s e r i e s. S c a r e d y S q u i r r e l p l a n s a s a f e c a m p i n g t r i p b y w a t c h i n g a c a m p i n g s h o w o n t. v. U n f o r t u n a t e l y h e r u n s i n t o a p r o b l e m : w h e r e t o p l u g i n h i s t e l e v i s i o n. T h i s l e a d s t o a t r e k t h r o u g h t h e w o o d s t o l o o k f o r a n o u t l e t a n d i n t r u e S c a r e d y S q u i r r e l f a s h i o n, h e l a y s o u t a p l a n. W i l l h e m a k e i t i n o n e p i e c e t o t h e o u t l e t a n d f a l l i n l o v e w i t h c a m p i n g? R e a d S c a r e d y S q u i r r e l ' s a d v e n t u r e t o fi n d o u t. H i g h l y R e c o m m e n d e d b y M a r t h a R i c o M A R T I N L U T H E R K I N G J R. D A Y b y L i s a M. H e r r i n g t o n. T h i s R o o k i e R e a d - A b o u t b o o k d i s c u s s e s M a r t i n L u t h e r K i n g, J r. a n d h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e c i v i l r i g h t m o v e m e n t. T h i s e a s y - t o - r e a d b o o k i n c l u d e s f a s t f a c t s, i l l u s t r a t i o n s, s h o w w h a t - y o u - k n o w a n d t h e f e a t u r e s o f a n o n - fi c t i o n b o o k. I t a l s o i n c l u d e s a M a k e a D r e a m D i s p l a y. T h i s b o o k i s a g r e a t w a y t o i n t r o d u c e p r e s c h o o l t h r o u g h s e c o n d g r a d e t o n o n fi c t i o n r e a d i n g a n d l e a r n a b o u t M a r t i n L u t h e r K i n g, J r. a s a c i v i l r i g h t l e a d e r. H i g h l y R e c o m m e n d e d b y A n n e t t e S c h a t z m a n 16 / #EPISDlibraries
17 M Y L I T T L E P O N Y : P O N Y T A L E S - F E A T U R I N G R A R I T Y b y K a y C o o k. S u m m a r y R a r i t y n e e d s a w e l l d e s e r v e d r e s t f r o m t h e f a s h i o n d e s i g n w o r l d. S h e i s t r e a t e d t o a n a l l n a t u r a l, w e e k l o n g r e t r e a t. H e r e s h e l e a r n s o f a l l t h a t g o e s i n t o t h e b e a u t y p r o d u c t s s h e l o v e s, m a k e s s o m e v e r y u n l i k e l y f r i e n d s, a n d h e l p s t h e m o u t o f a fi n a n c i a l b i n d. R e v i e w T h i s w a s a n e n t e r t a i n i n g s t o r y. T h e p a g e s w e r e g r a p h i c a l l y o v e r w h e l m i n g f o r m e a t fi r s t, b u t o n c e I g o t i n t o t h e s t o r y, i t r e a l l y e n h a n c e d t h e s t o r y. S t e r e o t y p e s a r e a u g m e n t e d i n t h i s b o o k f o r c o m i c e ff e c t. I w o u l d h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d t h i s b o o k. I t h a s h i g h e n t e r t a i n m e n t v a l u e a n d w o u l d b e a g r e a t a d d i t i o n t o a g r o w i n g g r a p h i c n o v e l c o l l e c t i o n. R e c o m m e n d e d b y L e t i c i a D e S a n t i s c a r g o p l a n e s. I t a l s o t a l k s a b o u t m o n s t e r h a n g a r s. T h e b o o k h a s t h e w e l l - k n o w n p r e d i c t a b l e s e n t e n c e p a t t e r n s a l o n g w i t h s t r o n g v i s u a l s u p p o r t. I t a l s o c o n t a i n s a T o L e a r n M o r e s e c t i o n f e a t u r i n g a d d i t i o n a l b o o k s i n t h e l i b r a r y a n d o n t h e w e b.. R e c o m m e n d e d b y A n n e t t e S c h a t z m a n S T A R W A R S : I N T H E S H A D O W O F Y A V I N V o l. 1 b y B a r a b a r a B r i a n W o o d. ( G r a d e s 4-5 ) T h i s g r a p h i c n o v e l i s t h e fi r s t i n a s e r i e s o f 6 b o o k s. T h e fl e d g l i n g R e b e l A l l i a n c e h a d a v i c t o r y a t t h e B a t t l e o f Y a v i n. T h e A l l i a n c e n e e d s s u p p l i e s, a l l i e s a n d n e w h e a d q u a r t e r s. P r i n c e s s L e i a a n d L u k e S k y w a l k e r s e a r c h f o r a n e w h o m e a n d H a n S o l o i s o ff o n a m i s s i o n. T h e a r t w o r k i s c o l o r f u l a n d t h e c h a r a c t e r s a r e r e a l i s t i c. R e c o m m e n d e d b y A n n n e t t e S c h a t z m a n A N I M A L S O N P A R A D E b y M a s a y u k i S e b e. ( G r a d e s : 1-2 ) T h e s t o r y i s j a m - p a c k e d w i t h a l l s o r t s o f f u n - l o v i n g a n i m a l s a n d t h e i r a c t i o n - p a c k e d j o u r n e y t o 1 0 0! T h e s t o r y l e a d s t h e r e a d e r t o fi n d o u t w h a t d i ff e r e n t a n i m a l s a r e u p t o w h i l e t h e y a r e l o o k i n g f o r T h e s t o r y l e a d s t h e r e a d e r t o c o u n t i n g a n i m a l s, d i s c o v e r i n g a n i m a l a n t i c s a n d s i d e b a r c o m m e n t s. T h e a n i m a l s a r e u l t i m a t e l y g o i n g t o t h e a n i m a l f e s t i v a l. T h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s a r e b r i g h t l y c o l o r e d w h i m s i c a l a n i m a l s. T h i s b o o k c o u l d b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e t h d a y o f s c h o o l.. R e c o m m e n d e d b y A n n e t t e S c h a t z m a n M O N S T E R A I R P L A N E S b y C h r i s B o w m a n. ( G r a d e s 2-3 ) T h i s b o o k i s a B l a s t o ff! R e a d e r s L e v e l 1 b o o k f r o m S c h o l a s t i c. T h e b o o k i s a b o u t j u m b o a i r p l a n e s j u m b o j e t s a n d S C O O B Y - D O O! A H A U N T E D H A L L O W E E N I s s u e # 1 b y L e e H o w a r d. ( G r a d e s 3-5 ) T h i s g r a p h i c n o v e l i s t h e fi r s t i n a s e r i e s o f 4 b o o k s. T h e S c o o b y - D o o g a n g i s t r y i n g t o fi n d o u t w h y s o m e o n e o r s o m e t h i n g d o e s n t w a n t t h e t o w n t o c e l e b r a t e i t s t h a n n i v e r s a r y. J o i n t h e S c o o b y - D o o g a n g i n fi n d i n g o u t i f t h e t o w n f o u n d e r, H a n k B a n n i n g h a s c u r s e d t h e t o w n o r i f s o m e t h i n g e l s e i s g o i n g o n. T h e a r t w o r k i s c o l o r f u l a n d i n t e r e s t i n g. T h e s p e e c h b u b b l e s a r e e a s y - t o - r e a d. T h e s e q u e n c i n g i s e a s y t o f o l l o w. A g o o d H a l l o w e e n m y s t e r y w i t h o u t b e i n g t o o s c a r y. R e c o m m e n d e d b y A n n n e t t e S c h a t z m a n #EPISDlibraries / 17
18 Professional Book Reviews continued a b o u t i t t o o. S h e s t a r t s a S p e l l i n g C l u b, b u t n o n e o f h e r c l a s s m a t e s w a n t t o j o i n. W i t h a l i t t l e h e l p a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t f r o m h e r g r a n d m o t h e r a l o n g w i t h a b r i g h t i d e a, B e a t r i c e e n t i c e s h e r c l a s s t o fi n d t h a t s p e l l i n g i s n o t b o r i n g. A c l e v e r a n d c h a r m i n g b o o k. R e c o m m e n d e d b y A n n e t t e S c h a t z m a n S C O O B Y - D O O! A M E R R Y S C A R Y H O L I D A Y b y L e e H o w a r d. ( G r a d e s 3-5 ) T h i s g r a p h i c n o v e l i s t h e s e c o n d i n a s e r i e s o f 4 b o o k s. T h e S c o o b y - D o o g a n g i s h e a d e d D a p h n e s u n c l e s h o u s e i n W i n t e r H o l l o w f o r t h e i r C h r i s t m a s h o l i d a y. A s n o w m o n s t e r i s o n t h e l o o s e a n d c o u l d r u i n C h r i s t m a s. T h e S c o o b y - D o o g a n g i s d e t e r m i n e d t o g e t t o t h e b o t t o m o f t h i s m y s t e r y. T h e a r t w o r k i s c o l o r f u l a n d h a s t h e f a m i l i a r S c o o b y - D o o c h a r a c t e r s. T h e s p e e c h b u b b l e s a r e e a s y - t o - r e a d a n d t h e s e q u e n c i n g i s e a s y t o f o l l o w. R e c o m m e n d e d b y A n n e t t e S c h a t z m a n L O U L A I S L E A V I N G F O R A F R I C A b y A n n e V i l l e n e u v e. ( G r a d e s 1-2 ) L o u l a i s t i r e d o f h e r m e a n, h o r r i b l e, s t i n k y b r o t h e r s a n d s h e i s g o i n g t o t r a v e l t o A f r i c a. G i l b e r t, t h e f a m i l y c h a u ff e u r, w a t c h e s L o u l a a s s h e l e a v e s t h e h o u s e a n d i s s t a r t i n g h e r j o u r n e y. G i l b e r t h e l p s L o u l a p r e t e n d s h e i s t r a v e l i n g t o A f r i c a a n d, a t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y, L o u l a i s r e a d y f o r G i l b e r t t o t a k e h e r h o m e. O v e r a l l a s w e e t s t o r y i n o v e r c o m i n g a n g e r. R e c o m m e n d e d b y A n n e t t e S c h a t z m a n P A T C H b y D a v i d S l o n i m. ( G r a d e s 1-2 ) A b o y s h a r e s t h r e e s t o r i e s a b o u t h i s d o g, P a t c h. P a t c h c a n b e e a s y t o t a k e c a r e o f s o m e t i m e s, a n d s o m e t i m e s n o t s o m u c h. T h e s t o r i e s s h o w a b o n d s h a r e d b e t w e e n a b o y a n d h i s d o g. T h i s i s a d e l i g h t f u l s t o r y a n d t h e a r t w o r k i s s i m p l e a n d c o l o r f u l.. R e c o m m e n d e d b y A n n e t t e S c h a t z m a n B E A T R I C E S P E L L S S O M E L U L U S A N D L E A R N S T O W R I T E A L E T T E R b y C a r i B e s t. ( G r a d e s 4-5 ) B e a t r i c e d i s c o v e r s t h e j o y o f s p e l l i n g a n d s h e w a n t s a l l h e r f r i e n d s t o g e t e x c i t e d 18 / #EPISDlibraries N I N J A! b y A r r e e C h u n g ( K - 3 ) I n t h i s f u n, e n t e r t a i n i n g, a n d g r a p h i c n o v e l s t y l e d p i c t u r e b o o k, M a x w e l l i s a n i n j a. H e s n e a k s, c r e e p s, t u m b l e s, a n d h i d e s h i s w a y i n t o f a c i n g m a n y d a n g e r s. H e s u r p r i s e a t t a c k s h i s s l e e p i n g f a t h e r, h e d e f e a t s h i s d o g " t h e a n g r y b e a s t, ", a n d h e m u s t g o i n t o e n e m y t e r r i t o r y t o c a p t u r e t h e c o o k i e s a n d m i l k s i t t i n g o n t h e c o u n t e r t o p i n t h e k i t c h e n. W h e n h e u p s e t s h i s l i t t l e s i s t e r, h e i s d i s h o n o r e d, a n d h e i s s e n t t o h i s r o o m. A l l i s w e l l a g a i n w h e n h e r e a l i z e s h e w i l l t e a c h h i s s i s t e r t h e w a y o f t h e n i n j a. H e s a y s
19 " S a y o n a r a! " t o h i s a l a r m e d m o t h e r a s h e r u n s o u t o f t h e r o o m w i t h h i s s i s t e r o n h i s b a c k. T h e t e x t i n t h i s b o o k i s l a r g e, m u l t i - c o l o r e d, a n d e n e r g e t i c, s y n t h e s i z i n g p e r f e c t l y w i t h t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s, w h i c h a r e b o l d a n d f u l l o f p i z a z z. F i l l e d w i t h h u m o r t o t h e b r i m, s t u d e n t s w i l l h a v e a b l a s t l i s t e n i n g t o a n d i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h t h i s s t o r y d u r i n g l i b r a r y t i m e. H i g h l y R e c o m m e n d e d b y B o n n i e L e C l a i r - G a e n z l e u n t i l E l l i o t s p o t s M o u s e, w h o i s m u c h s m a l l e r t h a n h e i s, a n d w h o c a n ' t r e a c h s o m e f o o d i n a t r a s h c a n. E l l i o t c a n h e l p, a n d h e d o e s! T h e n e x t d a y, M o u s e h e l p s E l l i o t b u y h i s c u p c a k e. T h e w o r l d i s n o t o n l y a b e t t e r p l a c e b e c a u s e E l l i o t fi n a l l y g e t s h i s c u p c a k e, b u t n o w h e h a s m a d e a n e w f r i e n d. T h e b r e v i t y o f t h e s i m p l e s e n t e n c e s w o r k p e r f e c t l y w i t h t h e r e a l i s t i c a n d d e t a i l e d a r t w o r k. T h e b o l d l i n e s a n d t h e e a r t h - t o n e s i n t h e d r a w i n g s a r e s t u n n i n g. T h i s b o o k i s t h e p e r f e c t a d d i t i o n t o e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l l i b r a r i e s o r h i g h s c h o o l l i b r a r i e s w i t h a c h i l d d e v e l o p m e n t l a b, a n d i t w i l l e n c o u r a g e d i s c u s s i o n o f t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f f r i e n d s h i p a n d h e l p i n g o t h e r s.. R e c o m m e n d e d b y B o n n i e L e C l a i r - G a e n z l e M R. F L U X b y K y e M a c l e a r. ( K - 3 ) M a r t i n ' s w o r l d i s p r e d i c t a b l e p l a c e, t h a t i s u n t i l M r. F l u x a r r i v e s i n a n o i s y, o l d v a n. M r. F l u x m o v e s i n t o t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d, a n d h i s c l a i m i s t h a t h e i s a n a r t i s t, b u t n o t y o u r t y p i c a l a r t i s t. I n f a c t, h e d o e s n ' t p a i n t o r d r a w o r s c u l p t. H i s a r t i n c l u d e s t h i n g s l i k e a t u b a fi l l e d w i t h t e n n i s b a l l s a n d a p h o n e c o l l e c t i o n. N o b o d y i n t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d l i k e s c h a n g e, a n d t h i s i s w h a t M r. F l u x b r i n g s... A n o t e f r o m t h e a u t h o r i n t h e b a c k o f t h e b o o k s a y s t h a t t h e c h a r a c t e r o f M r. F l u x i s l o o s e l y b a s e d o n t r u t h a n d t h e F l u x u s a r t m o v e m e n t o f t h e s, w h e r e t h e a r t i s t s " s h a r e d a l o v e o f h u m o r a n d p l a y f u l n e s s a n d c h a n g e. " M a t t e S t e p h e n s ' i l l u s t r a t i o n s a r e d o n e i n g o u a c h e i n m u t e d c o l o r. T h e y a r e q u i r k y a n d f u n, c o n v e y i n g t h e s e n s e o f h u m o r p a r a m o u n t i n t h i s b o o k. T h i s i s a p h i l o s o p h i c a l b o o k t o s h o w t h a t a l t h o u g h c h a n g e c a n b e h a r d, i t n o n e t h e l e s s b r o a d e n s o u r h o r i z o n s a n d h e l p s u s g r o w a s i n d i v i d u a l s. R e c o m m e n d e d b y B o n n i e L e C l a i r - G a e n z l e L I T T L E E L L I O T B I G C I T Y b y M i k e C u r a t o. ( K - 3 ). L i t t l e E l e p h a n t i s a s m a l l, p a s t e l p o l k a - d o t t e d e l e p h a n t, w h o l i v e s i n N e w Y o r k C i t y c i r c a s s. H e l o v e s l i v i n g i n t h e b i g c i t y, b u t n o b o d y s e e m s t o n o t i c e h i m. T h i s i s e s p e c i a l l y p r o b l e m a t i c w h e n E l l i o t t r i e s t o b u y a c u p c a k e, o n e o f h i s f a v o r i t e t h i n g s i n l i f e. A f t e r h i s u n s u c c e s s f u l a t t e m p t, h e w a l k s h o m e i n d e s p a i r. T h i n g s l o o k b l e a k G L A M O R O U S G L A S S E S b y B a r a b a r a J o h a n s e n N e w m a n. ( K - 3 ) B o b b i e a n d J o a n i e a r e c o u s i n s a n d b e s t f r i e n d s, a n d t h e y d o e v e r y t h i n g t o g e t h e r. S o, w h e n J o a n i e n e e d s g l a s s e s, i t b e c o m e s a f a m i l y a ff a i r t o t a k e a t r i p t o t h e e y e g l a s s s t o r e t o b u y s o m e. J o a n i e i s n o t h a p p y a b o u t w e a r i n g g l a s s e s, a n d e v e n t h e w i d e s e l e c t i o n o f b e a u t i f u l g l a s s e s d o e s n ' t h e l p t o m a k e h e r f e e l b e t t e r. O n t h e o t h e r h a n d, B o b b i e b e l i e v e s i f s h e c o u l d w e a r a p a i r o f t h e s e a m a z i n g g l a s s e s, s h e w o u l d b e e v e n m o r e g l a m o r o u s. T h u s, h e r s c h e m e t o g e t h e r s e l f a p a i r o f g l a s s e s i s s e t i n m o t i o n... H e r p l a n w o r k s! B o b b i e ' s t e a c h e r c a l l s h o m e a n d t e l l s h e r m o t h e r t h a t s h e b e l i e v e s B o b b i e n e e d s g l a s s e s. H e r p l a n i s s h o r t l i v e d, h o w e v e r, w h e n t h e e y e d o c t o r t e l l s B o b b i e t o c o m e b a c k w h e n s h e i s f o r t y. M e a n w h i l e, J o a n i e s t i l l d i s l i k e s w e a r i n g h e r g l a s s e s b e c a u s e t h e y m a k e h e r f e e l d i ff e r e n t. A n o t h e r p l a n u n f o l d s, a n d B o b b i e a n d J o a n i e t r a d e g l a m o r o u s g l a s s e s f o r a g l a m o r o u s p u r s e. 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