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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Hello! This is a book review. I’m telling this from Scarlet’s point of view. Starting now. I live in a town with my parents. It’s so boring until I meet a boy. Yeah he is weird sometimes but he’s okay. He can walk through walls. He talks to thin […]
Read MoreHave you seen some very hungry caterpillars making their way home in your students’ backpacks? Found a wild thing or two lying around the house? We’ve been sharing these classic stories this month for Picture Book Month, a celebration of all of the wonder and magic that picture books bring into our lives. This November […]
Read MoreStudents of all ages exploring some of the new activities in our library centers. Centers give students an opportunity to learn in a new, exciting, and hands-on way. They bring STEAM curriculum into the library! Pictured centers include Lego ABC, iPod, and eReaders. Stay tuned to see more of our fun and unique centers! Second […]
Read MoreBeing a librarian is all about lists. Lists of possible lesson ideas, lists of technology to use, lists of useful resources for teachers… lists, lists, lists. But one of my longest, most important, and most FUN lists to gather is the list of books to order for the library. Although we only place large orders […]
Read MoreThe Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien This student book review was written by Ev, a Johnson Elementary School student, and shared with the library via Google Docs. Ev drafted and typed the book review independently. Ev is in the third grade.
Read MoreThis morning, the winners of our October BookIt Raffle were chosen! The numbers for our first official month of BookIt were impressive – 98 students reached their goals. That means that I had 98 tickets to choose from when I pulled my winners… but Johnson students were feelin’ lucky and excited this morning. A BIG […]
Read MoreWith a Halloween buzz in the air this week, the library was anything but quiet and ordinary! Pre-school kiddos took a dip into my extensive costume collection this week! Hats, vests, scarves, boas, sunglasses, wings… you name it, and this librarian’s got it. Once we were all dolled up, we shared fun musical halloween stories […]
Read MoreThe Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary The Mouse and the Motorcycle was a good book it was fun to read. You can learn about friendship with a mouse and a kid and a motorcycle. The mouse’s name is Ralph the kids name is Keith he is a good kid. I hope you have […]
Read MoreThe Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck The Big Wave is written by Pearl S. Buck. It’s about these boys named Kino and Jiya. The boy Kino loves the sea until a huge waves crashes on the village and its villages killing almost everyone who didn’t flee. Kino’s family survives but Jiya’s doesn’t. When Jiya’s […]
Read MoreChocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith You should read chocolate fever it is about the boy geting chocolate fever. He love chocolate and then he start to get brown spots all over him at school and no body they did not no what was on him. So then they took him to the nurse and […]
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