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February 27 to March 2, 2012

2/26/2012

DK, K, 1st, and 2nd: Rotary Readers' choice!
3rd: The Birdman, by Veronika Martenova Charles (Questions: What is the sequence of events in this story? How does knowing that a story is true influence how you react to the story? Can individual acts make a difference?)
4th: The Cello of Mr. O, by Jane Cutler
5th: Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote, by Tanya Lee Stone

Links for this week:

Manhattan Beach Rotary Club
Rotary International
National Women's History Project

3rd grade: Veronika Martenova Charles website

The Birdman, by Veronika Martenova Charles (E CHA)

The Cello of Mr. O, by Jane Cutler (on loan from the County of Los Angeles Public Library)

Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote, by Tanya Lee Stone (on loan from the County of Los Angeles Public Library)

February 13 to 17, 2012

2/12/2012

DK: President's Day, by Lizzie Rockwell; A Picture Book of George Washington, by David Adler; Bookshop Dog, by Cynthia Rylant

K: President's Day, by Lizze Rockwell; Froggy's First Kiss, by Jonathan London

1st: Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books, by Kay Winters

2nd: BrainPop Jr. on "George Washington" with quiz, or George Washington's Teeth, by Deborah Chandra

3rd: John, Paul, George, and Ben, by Lane Smith; Hunt--choosing humorous novels for next book report

4th: Romines: Energy Island, by Allan Drummond; Rumble: I, Doko: The Tale of a Basket, by Ed Young; Hart: VOTE, then I, Doko: The Tale of a Basket, by Ed Young

5th: BrainPop: "Presidential Power" with quiz, "George Washington" with quiz, or The Buck Stops Here, by Alice Provensen; continue contest for Catalog Search Hall of Fame

February 6 to 10, 2012

2/6/2012

DK: Dark Night, by Dorothee de Monfreid; Are You a Horse? By Andy Rasch; What Animals Really Like, by Fiona Robinson; Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, by Mo Willems
K: Finish nominees, if needed, and VOTE; extra time? Presidents Day, by Anne Rockwell; or Farfalina and Marcel, by Holly Keller
1st: Let's Do Nothing! By Tony Fucile; and The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett; VOTE
2nd: Let's Do Nothing! By Tony Fucile; and The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett; VOTE
3rd: Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, by Deborah Hopkinson
4th: Romines: D. J. MacHale's website, and Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston; Rumble, Energy Island, by Allan Drummond; Hart, VOTE--discuss "theme" of each nominee; if time, Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston
5th: Selections from The Art of Reading; "author" search questions to practice using the catalog

Dark Night, by Dorothee de Monfried (borrowed from the Los Angeles County Public Library)

The Art of Reading: Forty Illustrators Celebrate RIF's 40th Anniversary (028.5 ART)

February 27 to March 2, 2012

February 13 to 17, 2012

February 6 to 10, 2012

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