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November 4, 2019

10/31/2019

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Books on display:
Nonfiction
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TK, K: Carolinda Clatter, by Mordecai Gerstein
 
1st: The Top Job, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
 
2nd: Next Time You See the Moon, by Emily Morgan; video below
 
DHH: The Thankful Book, ​by Todd Parr
 
3rd: Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, and a Miracle, by Major Brian Dennis
 
4th: Sergeant Reckless, by Patricia McCormick
 
5th: Gralnik--Four Feet Two Sandals, by Karen Lynn Williams (visit the UNHCR "Facts at a Glance" webpage; Curry—choosing nonfiction books; Rios--Unbreakable Code, by Sara Hoagland
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A map showing the location of Peshawar, Pakistan--the setting of Four Feet, Two Sandals (for grade 5).
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"Raising the flag on Iwo Jima," photograph by Joe Rosenthal (left); Marine Corps War Memorial, Washington, D.C. (right). For more information visit the website of the National Park Service.
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October 28, 2019

10/19/2019

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TK: Just a Minute, by Yuyi Morales
 
K: Excuse Me, Are You a Witch? by Emily Horn; AND Ghosts in the House, by Kazuno Koharo
 
1st: A Creepy Pair of Underwear, by Aaron Reynolds
 
2nd: Cannon and Fletcher--The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe, by Tony Johnston; Freeman--Bone by Bone, by Sara Levine

DHH: All for Pie, Pie for All, by David Martin
 
3rd: The Bake Shop Ghost, by Jacqueline Ogburn
 
4th: Hart--The Witch’s Broom, by Chris Van Allsburg; Herringshaw and Rumble-- A House that Once Was, by Julie Fogliano
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5th: ​She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein, by Lynn Fulton
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Images to accompany A House  that  Once Was, by Julie Fogliano. All images are from Family Handyman, "50 Abandoned Houses that Would Look Great Restored," by Nick Gerhardt, ​https://www.familyhandyman.com/smart-homeowner/50-abandoned-houses-that-would-look-great-restored/
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October 21, 2019

10/19/2019

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Books on display: Halloween
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TK & K: Skulls, by Blair Thornburgh; AND Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor
 
1st: Hoodwinked, by Arthur Howard
 
2nd: Cannon and Fletcher--Bone by Bone, by Sara Levine; Freeman--The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe, by Tony Johnston
 
DHH: Big Pumpkin, by Erica Silverman
 
3rd: How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara
 
4th: Hart--A House that Once Was, by Julie Fogliano; Herringshaw and Rumble--The Witch’s Broom, by Chris Van Allsburg
 
5th: Gralnik: Fly Away Home, by Eve Bunting; Curry and Rios: Our Story Begins, edited by Elissa Brent Weissman
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October 14, 2019

10/12/2019

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Books on display
Picture books: Spiders and American Indians
Nonfiction: Native Americans
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TK: How Chipmunk Got His Stripes, by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac; OR Anansi the Spider, by Gerald McDermott
 
K: Anansi the Spider, by Gerald McDermott

1st:  Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask about Having a Disability, by Shane Burcaw
 
2nd: Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask about Having a Disability, by Shane Burcaw
 
DHH: Seaver the Weaver, by Paul Czajak
 
3rd: Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask about Having a Disability, by Shane Burcaw
 
4th: The Bone Man: A Native American Modoc Tale, by Laura Simms
 
5th: Encounter, by Jane Yolen; OR Fly Away Home, by Eve Bunting
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October 7, 2019

10/5/2019

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​Books on display:
Picture books: Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
Chapter books: Adventure
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TK: The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf
 
K: Waiting for the Biblioburro, by Monica Brown
 
1st: Apple Orchard Riddle, by Margaret McNamara
 
2nd: Mapping Penny's World, by Loreen Leedy
 
DHH: Leaf Man, by Lois Ehlert
 
3rd: Dewey rap and call number hunt
 
4th: The Quiet Place, by Sarah Stewart
 
5th: Gralnik—Databases, with bookmark; Curry--Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy; Rios—choosing adventure fiction

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