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#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!

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 emailing their own questions about this historic event.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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! 2 0 1 7 B l u e b o n n e t L u n c h e o n #EPISDlibraries / 9

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

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, 2 0 1 7. 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

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

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

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

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 1 3 4 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 2 0 1 6-1 7, 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 5 2 0 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

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

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 1 0 0 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 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 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 1 0 0 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 1 0 0 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

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