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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen I think you should ready Hatchet because it’s an exciting book. It’s about a boy who is on his way to see his dad when the pilot has heart attack the plane crashes by Brian has to find a way out by his self and he has to survive. This student […]
Read More2014 has been another vibrant, joyful, and VERY fast-paced year for the Learning Leopard Library. I can’t believe that 2015 is just around the corner – but I am so excited to see what it brings to Johnson Elementary School! Last year’s 2013 By the Numbers post was so popular, I’m thinking of making it […]
Read MoreBud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Bud, Not Buddy is about a boy who is homeless, but has lived in a orphanage and a foster home. Even though he’s alone at a young age and not with his family, Bud was brave, had a positive attitude, and never gave up. There is not one […]
Read MoreThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman As his family is being murdered, baby Bod goes to the graveyard and is adopted by ghosts. He is given the freedom of the graveyard and has many adventures. Finding an ancient mausoleum, being taken by ghouls, and much more. But will he be able to defeat the men […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday, the Learning Leopard Library threw its second annual Picture Book Month Celebration! We’ve been enjoying classic picture books together all month long, and this party was an opportunity to cap off our celebration and have some fun! Staff and students were invited to celebrate their favorite picture books and characters by wearing costumes […]
Read MoreThis week, second graders took a creative look at biography, picture books, fractured fairy tales, and internet safety. After watching a classical version of the Three Little Pigs and discussing what a biography for the Big Bad Wolf would look like, we read Jon Scieska’s fractured version of the story, The True Story of the Three […]
Read MoreIt was wild thing central in the library this week! To continue our celebration for Picture Book Month, we read Maurice Sendak’s classic story, Where the Wild Things Are. Then to get ready for our own wild rumpus, we made Wild Thing puppets! The exercise was great practice for following directions, coloring inside the lines, […]
Read MoreBooks on Bikes has made a splash all the way across the world! Mary Craig, librarian at Clark Elementary School and one of the founding bikers, has been featured on NPR New Zealand. She was asked all of the critical questions: Do you wear helmets? Do the kids get to keep the books? How do […]
Read MoreBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Because of Winn-Dixie is a great and funnybook. It is about a girl named Opal and Opal found a dog and named it Winn-Dixie. Everything happened because Winn-Dixie like she make friend Gloria, Otis, and Ms. Franny, Amanda, the Dewberry boy and she has a new dog. This student […]
Read MoreThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman When I first started reading The Graveyard Book in my reading group I was reluctant to leave the book I was reading before, but when I read the first page, it was impossible to pry my eyes away from each descriptive word. The story is about a boy whose […]
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