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May 19, 2014

5/17/2014

 
TK: Reading Around the World--Anatole, by Eve Titus; A Bicycle for Rosaura, by Daniel Barbot; We All Went on Safari, by Laurie Krebs; and Yoko, by Rosemary Wells

K: Bird, Butterfly, and Eel, by James Prosek; Gotta Go! by Sam Swope

1st: Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly, by Alan Madison

2nd: The Babe and I, by David Adler

3rd: Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates, by Jonah Winter

4th: Gralnik and Rumble, finish Locomotive, by Brian Floca; Hart, continue When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead

5th: Warner, finish Locomotive, by Brian Floca; Ahrens and Curry, Coolies, by Yin

May 5, 2014

5/5/2014

 
TK: Me and My Place in Space, by Joan Sweeney; I Want to Be an Astronaut, by Byron Barton; Baby Brains, by Simon James; Kitten’s First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes (Caldecott Medal 2005 winner)

K: My Lucky Day, by Keiko Kasza (CYRM 2007 winner); or Luka’s Quilt, by Georgia Guback (Asian/Pacific Islander Month and Mother’s Day)

1st: Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy (CYRM 2011 winner)

2nd: Mr. Maxwell’s Mouse, by Frank Asch (CYRM 2008 winner)

3rd: Henry’s Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine (CYRM 2012 winner)

4th:  When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead (Newbery Medal 2010 winner)

5th: Warner: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce—the book and the 2011 Academy-Award-winning film; Ahrens and Curry, finish Schooled

May 20, 2013

5/19/2013

 
DK: Space Boy, by Leo Landry; Me and My Place in Space, by Joan Sweeney; Astronaut Handbook, by Meghan McCarthy; Stars, by Marla Frazee

K: Once There Was a Bull(Frog), by Rick Walton; An Extraordinary Egg, by Leo Lionni; It’s a Frog Thing, by Eric Drachman

1st: Brothers at Bat, by Audrey Vernick

2nd: The SOS Files, by Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffey, and Laurie Myers

3rd: Punished, by David Lubar

4th: Romines & Rumble Kid Blink Beats the World, by Don Brown
Disney “Newsies” on Broadway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5wvimJFi9s
Hart: finish Rudy Rides the Rails, by Dandi Mackall

5th: A Long Way from Chicago, by Richard Peck (Warner); Lawn Boy, by Gary Paulsen (Curry); Ahrens, Kamishibai Man, by Allen Say, with YouTube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwbk6rzODoI

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May 6, 2013

5/5/2013

 
DK: Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman; Mars Needs Moms, by Berkeley Breathed; Baby Brains, by Simon James; Space Boy, by Leo Landry

K: Asian/Pacific Islander Month: Luka’s Quilt, by Georgia Guback

1st: The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela, by Cristine Kessler

2nd: Fletcher and Smith, The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela, by Cristine Kessler; Barney and Moriyama—“Which Reference Book?” PowerPoint

3rd: Horowitz--The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, by Tomie DePaola, and review folklore genre; Hooper, Weiss, Hunt—guide words PowerPoint, encyclopedia PowerPoint

4th: The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks, by Barb Rosenstock; and atlas question

5th: Start Lewis and Clark and Me, by Laurie Myers

May 21 to 25, 2012

5/21/2012

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DK: Summer activities:  Sergio Makes a Splash, by Edel Rodriguez; A Crash Course for Milly, by Eva Eriksson; Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers; Artful Reading, by Chris Raczka

K: The Most Amazing Dinosaur, by James Stevens

1st: Aunt Luka's Quilt, by Georgia Guback

2nd: The Legend of Spud Murphy, by Eoin Colfer (chap. 5)

3rd: Keep Your Eye on the Kid: The Early Years of Buster Keaton, by Catherine Brighton

4th: Mack Made Movies, by Don Brown

5th: Warner & Ahrens: Nurse, Soldier, Spy, by Marissa Moss; Curry, Lewis and Clark and Me, by Laurie Myers
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Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers (borrowed from the County of Los Angeles Public Library)

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Keep Your Eye on the Kid: The Early Years of Buster Keaton, by Catherine Brighton (borrowed from the County of Los Angeles Public Library)

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Mack Made Movies, by Don Brown (92 SEN)

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May 23 to 27, 2011

5/22/2011

 
DK: Three stories from the high seas: Lightship, by Brian Floca; How I Became a Pirate, by Melinda Long; and Terrific, by Jon Agee

K: Farfallina & Marcel and (if time) Cecil’s Garden, byHolly Keller

1st: The Great, White Man-Eating Shark, by Margaret Mahy; or Q Is for Duck, by Mary Elting

2nd: Spud Murphy, by Eoin Colfer (chapter 5)

3rd: The Wall, by Eve Bunting; “Meet Maya Lin” from the "Reading Rainbow" episode on The Wall, viewed via California Streaming

4th: Hart only--Honda: The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars, by Mark Weston

5th: Curry—Across the Blue Pacific: A World War II Story, by Louise Borden; Warner—go over summer reading books for entering 6th grade, then Tadpole’s Promise, by Jeanne Willis; Ahrens—finish Lewis & Clark & Me, by Laurie Myers 

This week's links:

Jon Agee's Terrific done as a song can be found on Jon Agee's website (DK)

"Meet Maya Lin," from a "Reading Rainbow" episode on The Wall, viewed via California Streaming, a digital content site to which Pennekamp subscribes (3rd)

Honda, trailer for the short promotional film "Into the Unknown" (4th)


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Lightship, by Brian Floca (387.2 FLO)

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The Wall, by Eve Bunting (E BUN)

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Across the Blue Pacific: A World War II Story, by Louise Borden (E BOR)

May 16 to 20, 2011

5/15/2011

 
DK: Hunwick’s Egg, by Mem Fox; The Most Wonderful Egg in the World, by Helme Heine (on loan from the County of Los Angeles Public Library); An Extraordinary Egg, by Leo Lioni; Out of the Egg, by Tina Matthews (on loan from the Robinson Elementary School library)

K: Cook-a-Doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel; OR An Extraordinary Egg, by Leo Lionni; if time, Out of the Egg, by Tina Matthews (on loan from the Robinson Elementary School library)

1st: Syverson—autobiography/special object: Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel, by Leslie Connor; OR for National Bicycle Month, Sally Jean, Bicycle Queen, by Cari Best

2nd: Spud Murphy, by Eoin Colfer (chapters 3&4)

3rd: Henry and the Kite Dragon, by Bruce Edward Hall

4th: Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Romines & Rumble--Honda: The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars, by Mark Weston, with trailer for “Into the Unknown,” a short promotional film from Honda (http://dreams.honda.com/#/video_i1); Hart--The Extraordinary Mark Twain, by Barbara Kerley (on loan from the County of Los Angeles Public Library)

5th: Warner: introduction to the catalog; and as time allows, Voices of the Alamo, by Sherry Garland; Ahrens: Lewis & Clark & Me, by Laurie Myers (on loan from the Meadows Elementary School library)

This week's links:

Honda, "Into the Unknown," a promotional video related to our reading of Honda: The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars, by Mark Weston (4th)
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Cook-a-Doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel (E STE)

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Henry and the Kite Dragon, by Bruce Edward Hall (E HAL)

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Voices of the Alamo, by Sherry Garland (976.4 GAR)

May 9 to 13, 2011

5/8/2011

 
DK: Be Yourself--Spork, by Kyo Maclear & Isabelle Arsenault; Unlovable, by Dan Yacarino; and Big Al, by Andrew Clements

K: Hurry and the Monarch, by Antoine O'Flatharta

1st: Syverson, Hicks, & Harding--Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly, by Alan Madison and Kevin Hawkes; Price--at Long Beach Aquarium field trip

2nd: The Legend of Spud Murphy, by Eoin Colfer (chapters 1&2)

3rd: Hooper--Heroes, by Ken Mochizuki; Hunt, Horowitz, Moreno--Baseball Saved Us, by Ken Mochizuki

4th: G Is for Golden, by David Dominiconi

5th: My Name Is York, by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

This week's links:

National Park Service, Manzanar Virtual Museum Exhibit & Ansel Adams Gallery slideshow; Scholastic Books, Ken Mochizuki interview transcript (3rd)

National Geographic, Lewis and Clark; "Go West Across America" interactive game (5th)


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Spork, by Kyo Maclear & Isabelle Arsenault (E MAC)

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The Legend of Spud Murpy, by Eoin Colfer (FIC COL)

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My Name Is York, by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk (on loan from the County of Los Angeles Public Library)

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