January 24 to 28, 2011

DK: Bears--Goldisocks and the Three Libearians, by Jackie Mims Hopkins; Corduroy, by Don Freeman; The Teddy Bear, by David McPhail; any of the many bear books by Frank Asch, if there is time
K: California Young Reader Medal continues--Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy; OR Pete & Pickles, by Berkeley Breathed
1st: California Young Reader Medal continues--Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy; OR Pete & Pickles, by Berkeley Breathed
2nd: California Young Reader Medal continues--Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy; OR Pete & Pickles, by Berkeley Breathed
3rd: Poetry--The Serpent Came to Gloucester, by M. T. Anderson
4th: Anniversary of the discovery of gold in California--Gold, by Peter Murray; The Goldminer's Daughter: A Melodramatic Fairy Tale, by Jackie Mims Hopkins
5th: Ancestors, Chinese New Year, and life during the 1800s--Coolies, by Yin

This week's links:

3rd grade: M. T. Anderson
http://mt-anderson.com/
Specifically on The Serpent Came to Gloucester
http://mt-anderson.com/blog/his-books/picture-books/the-serpent-came-to-gloucester/


4th grade: California Gold Rush
http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/index.html

The Serpent Came to Gloucester, by M. T. Anderson, illustated by Bagram Ibatoulline

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The Gold Miner's Daughter, by Jackie Mims Hopkins, illustrated by Jon Goodell

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Coolies, by Yin, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet

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