Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary School Library - Weekly Readalouds

January 14, 2019

1/16/2019

Books on display: Civil Rights and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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TK: Stop that Garbage Truck, by Linda Glaser; Say Hello, by Jack and Michael Foreman

K: Stop that Garbage Truck, by Linda Glaser; Say Hello, by Jack and Michael Foreman; Clancy the Courageous Cow, by Lachie Hume

1st: Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, by Jean Marzollo

2nd: Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, by Jean Marzollo; Clancy the Courageous Cow, by Lachie Hume

DHH: Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, by Jean Marzollo

3rd: My Brother, Martin, by Christine King Farris

4th: Martin’s Dream Day, by Kitty Kelley; and classes will be looking for nonfiction books

5th: Gralnik—choosing nonfiction; Curry, Freedom Summer, by Deborah Wiles; Rios—looking for nonfiction

January 7, 2019

1/4/2019

Books on display: New books for the new year, and
Inventions (Kid Inventors Day is January 17, Ben Franklin’s birthday)
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TK: It’s Only Stanley, by Jon Agee; The Numberlys, by William Joyce

K: Pop! The Invention of Bubblegum, by Meghan McCarthy

1st: Pop! The Invention of Bubblegum, by Meghan McCarthy

2nd: Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Silly School Mystery, by Chris Monroe

DHH: Pop! The Invention of Bubblegum, by Meghan McCarth

3rd: Now & Ben: The Inventions of Ben Franklin, by Gene Barretta (with video below)

4th: In the Belly of an Ox: The Unexpected Photographic Adventures of Richard and Cherry Kearton, by Rebecca Bond (take a look at WildFilmHistory site and also Joel Sartore's website)

5th: The Secret Subway, by Shana Corey

December 17, 2018

12/14/2018

On display: Christmas and
Endings and Beginnings
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TK: Bear Has a Story to Tell, by Philip C. Stead

K: City Dog, Country Frog, by Mo Willems

1st: Santa's Book of Names, by David McPhail

DHH: Stay: A Girl, a Dog, and a Bucket List, by Kate Klise

2nd: Stay: A Girl, a Dog, and a Bucket List, by Kate Klise

3rd: Stay: A Girl, a Dog, and a Bucket List, by Kate Klise

4th: Stay: A Girl, a Dog, and a Bucket List, by Kate Klise

5th: Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914, by John Hendrix (video below)

December 10, 2018

12/8/2018

On display: Christmas and endangered animals
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TK: The Spiffiest Giant in Town, by Julia Donaldson

K: Mr. Willoughby’s Christmas Tree, by Robert Barry

1st: Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett

2nd: Santa’s Book of Names, by David McPhail

DHH: Santa’s Book of Names, by David McPhail

3rd: Rhino in the House: The True Story of Saving Samia, by Daniel Kirk

4th: The Money We’ll Save, by Brock Cole; OR The Carpenter's Gift, by David Rubel (video below)

5th: Talking about SLQB, CYRM, and book club

December 3, 2018

12/2/2018

On display: Hanukkah and Endangered Animals
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TK: Chanukah Lights Everywhere, by Michael Rosen

K: Chanukah Lights Everywhere, by Michael Rosen

1st: Runaway Latkes, by Lesléa Newman

DHH: Runaway Latkes, by Lesléa Newman

2nd: Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, by Eric Kimmel

3rd: If Sharks Disappeared, by Lily Williams

4th: The Magic Dreidels, by Eric Kimmel

5th: Hanukkah at Valley Forge, by Stephen Krensky

November 26, 2018

11/24/2018

In some places winter is …
Cold and Dark

Books on display: Cold and dark (on one side of the room)
and Hanukkah (on the other side of the room)
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TK: Best in Snow, by April Pulley Sayre, AND Wolf in the Snow, by Matthew Cordell

K: Under the Snow, by Melissa Stewart

1st: Shelter, by Celine Claire

DHH: Recess at 20 Below, by Cindy Lou Aillaud

2nd: Recess at 20 Below, by Cindy Lou Aillaud

3rd: Talk about researching animal report, hand out bookmark, watch BBC penguin video (below)

4th: Brave Irene, by William Steig

5th: Brave Irene, by William Steig; OR Penguin Problems, by Jory John

November 12, 2018

11/9/2018

TK: If I Built a House, by Chris Van Dusen, AND Ginger Finds a Home, by Charlotte Voake

K: The Great Blue House, by Kate Banks, AND “Let’s Get a Pup!” Said Kate, by Bob Graham

1st: Hello, Lighthouse, by Sophie Blackall

2nd: Do You Know Dewey? Exploring the Dewey Decimal System, by Brian P. Cleary

DHH: Do You Know Dewey? Exploring the Dewey Decimal System, by Brian P. Cleary

3rd: William’s House, by Ginger Howard

4th: I Will Come Back for You, by Marisabina Russo

5th: Town Is by the Sea, by Joanne Schwartz

October 29, 2018

10/28/2018

Books on display: Citizenship and Honoring the Military
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TK: The Soup Bone, by Tony Johnston; Good Night, Owl, by Greg Pizzoli

K: A Tiger Called Tomas, by Charlotte Zolotow

1st: I Pledge Allegiance, by Pat Mora and Libby Martinez

2nd: (Cannon and Fletcher) The Pomegranate Witch, by Denise Doyen; Are You Scared, Lord Vader? by Adam Rex; OR Tuesday Tucks Me In, by Luis Carlos Montalvan (Freeman)

DHH: Pumpkin Jack, by Will Hubbell

3rd: Bake Shop Ghost, by Jacqueline Ogburn

4th: Seven and a Half Tons of Steel, by Janet Nolan

5th: Thirty Minutes over Oregon, by Marc Tyler Nobleman

October 22, 2018

10/22/2018

Books on display: Halloween, Exploration, and Baseball
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TK: Pumpkin Circle, by George Levenson; AND How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? by Wendell Minor

K: I Want To Be in a Scary Story, by Sean Taylor

1st: Leo: A Ghost Story, by Mac Barnett

2nd: The Witch’s Walking Stick, by Susan Medaugh

DHH: Black Dog, by Levi Pinfold; AND Poof! by John O’Brien

3rd: Announce SLQB!!

4th: The Witch’s Broom, by Chris Van Allsburg

5th: Keeper of Soles, by Teresa Bateman

October 15, 2018

10/15/2018

Books on display: Spiders and American Indians / Native Americans
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TK: Seaver the Weaver, by Paul Czajak; The Itsy Bitsy Spider, by Iza Trapani

K: Just Itzy, by Lana Krumwiede; BEGIN CHECKOUTS!

1st: Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks

2nd: Goat in the Rug, by Geraldine, as told to Charles L. Blood and Martin Link, with cat's cradle video (below)

DHH: Sophie’s Masterpiece, by Eileen Spinelli; maybe Storm Boy, by Paul Owen

3rd: Announce Super Literacy Trivia Bowl!

4th: Announce Super Literacy Trivia Bowl! AND Sequoyah, by James Rumford, with Cherokee syllabary video (below)

5th: Announce Super Literacy Trivia Bowl! Bowl! AND Sequoyah, by James Rumford, with Cherokee syllabary video (below)