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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

February 3, 2014

2/1/2014

 
TK: Bears--Eat Like a Bear, by April Pulley Sayre; Happy Birthday, Moon, by Frank Asch; The First Bear in Africa, by Satomi Ichikawa

K: If have not, read Stars, by Mary Lyn Ray; then vote on CYRM! And then for Valentine’s Day, Sock Monkey Rides Again, by Cece Bell

1st: Vote on CYRM! Then Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox, by Susan Blackaby

2nd: Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli

3rd: Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodsoon

4th: Continue When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead

5th: Continue Schooled, by Gordon Korman    

January 28, 2013

1/27/2013

 
DK: Ecosystems--The Three Little Javelinas, by Susan Lowell; The Umbrella, by Jan Brett; On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole

K: A Bedtime for Bear, by Bonnie Becker

1st: A Bedtime for Bear, by Bonnie Becker; Freeman, also We Are in a Book, by Mo Willems

2nd: A Bedtime for Bear, by Bonnie Becker

3rd: The Sandwich Swap, by Her Majesty Queen Rania al Abdullah; Weiss, also Bats at the Library, by Brian Lies

4th: The Junkyard Wonders, by Patricia Polacco

5th: The Junkyard Wonders, by Patricia Polacco    

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

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

January 30 to February 3, 2012

1/29/2012

 
DK: Winter in ecosystems: Under the Snow, by Melissa Stewart; Groundhog day: Substitute Groundhog, by Pat Miller; Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox, by Susan Blackaby; What Animals Really Like, by Fiona Robinson

K: Finish nominees, if needed, and VOTE; extra time? Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox, by Susan Blackaby

1st: On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole

2nd: On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole

3rd: Moreno and Hunt: still need to VOTE; introduce the author D. L. Green, or Debra Garfinkle, with a section from Zeke Meeks

4th: Hart and Romines, hear Wabi Sabi, if needed, and VOTE; Rumble and maybe Hart, Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston

5th: Introduce D. J. MacHale; author questions for practicing catalog

“Valentine” craft

This week's links:

1st, 2nd, 3rd: Debra Garfinkle, visiting author
4th, 5th: D. J. MacHale, visiting author
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Under the Snow, by Melissa Stewart (591.4 STE)

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Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox, by Susan Blackaby (E BLA)

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Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston (E JOH)

January 23 to 27, 2012

1/22/2012

 
DK: Tikki Tikki Tembo, by Arlene Mosel; The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry; What Animals Really Like, by Fiona Robinson

K: Let's Do Nothing! By Tony Fucile; AND The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett

1st: I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll

2nd: I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll

3rd: Goal! By Mina Javaherbin

4th: Wabi Sabi, by Mark Reibstein

5th: Vote on CYRM nominees; Warner and Ahrens, Cat and Rat, by Ed Young; Curry, The Serpent Came to Gloucester, by M. T. Anderson

January 16 to 20, 2012

1/16/2012

 
DK: Let's Do Nothing, by Tony Fucille; VOTE; if extra time, This Next New Year, by Janet Wong

K: Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide; Earth from Above, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

1st: Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide; Earth from Above, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

2nd: Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide; Earth from Above, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

3rd: Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine

4th: Goal! By Mina Javaherbin

5th: Wabi Sabi, by Mark Reibstein; passage from A Kick in the Head, by Paul Janeczko, on haiku
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A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms, by Paul Janeczko

January 9 to 13, 2012

1/8/2012

 
DK: (Ellis) Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide; The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett; (Schepis) I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll; Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide

K: I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll

1st: Clancy the Courageous Cow, by Lachie Hume

2nd: Metropolitan Cow, by Tim Egan

3rd: Wabi Sabi, by Mark Reibstein

4th: Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

5th: Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

This week's links:
California Young Reader Medal
3rd: ETTC Poem Generator: "Name"; The Meaning of Names
4th & 5th: website of Kadir Nelson

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Princess Hyacinth (the Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated), by Florence Parry Heide (E HEI)

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Clancy the Courageous Cow, by Lachie Hume (E HUM)

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Wabi Sabi, by Mark Reibstein (E REI)

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Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine (E LEV)

January 3 to 7, 2012

1/3/2012

 
DK: Start CYRM nominees: On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole; I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll; if time, The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett

K: Start CYRM nominees: On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole ("inclusive"); if time, The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett ("inquisitive")

1st: Squirrel's New Year Resolution, by Pat Miller

2nd: The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder, by Mark Cassino

3rd: “Inquisitive”: How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning, by Rosalyn Schanzer 

4th: “Inquisitive” (Hart only) How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning, by Rosalyn Schanzer; http://www.rosalynschanzer.com/ ; also KID (Kid Inventors Day) is January 17, Ben Franklin’s birthday, http://www.kidinventorsday.com/

5th: Start CYRM nominees: Goal! By Mina Javaherbin 

This week's links:
3rd & 4th: website for author Rosalyn Schanzer; and KID--Kid Inventor's Day
5th: California Young Reader Medal nominees; website for author Mina Javaherbin; video of South African animals playing soccer
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On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole (E COL)

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I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll (E NOL) 

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The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder, by Mark Cassino (551.57 CAS)

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How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning, by Rosalyn Schanzer (530.092 SCH)

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Goal! by Mina Javaherbin (E JAV)

February 14 to 18, 2011

2/13/2011

 
DK: How Rocket Learned to Read, by Tad Hills; and one or two Elephant & Piggie books, Are You Ready to Play Outside? and There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems
K: How Rocket Learned to Read, by Tad Hills
1st: Pete ‘n’ Pickles, by Berkeley Breathed, and VOTE (Price); Bookshop Dog, by Cynthia Rylant (Syverson); Mr. George Baker, by Amy Hest (Hicks, Harding)
2nd: Look through Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World, by Selby B. Beeler; read I Lost My Tooth in Africa, by Penda Diakite’, illustrated by Baba Wague Diakite'
3rd: Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books, by Kay Winters; or Abraham Lincoln, by Amy L. Cohn
4th: Mr. Williams, by Karen Barbour
5th: George Did It, by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain

Links for this week

DK & K: Tad Hills
http://www.tadhills.com/

Mo Willems
http://www.mowillems.com/

2nd grade: Baba Wague Diakite', children's book author and illustrator http://www.babawague.com/

5th grade: "George Washington," first among biographies of all the presidents on the White House website http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington

All grades: "Celebrating Black History Month," County of Los Angeles Public Library http://www.colapublib.org/bhm/index.php


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How Rocket Learned to Read, by Tad Hills (E HIL)

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I Lost My Tooth in Africa, by Penda Diakite', illustrated by Baba Wague Diakite' (E DIA)

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Mr. Williams, by Karen Barbour (92 WIL)

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