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And the Winners Are...

1/28/2013

The Winners of the Newbery and Caldecott Awards were announced today. Some of my favorite books from 2012 won, including The One and Only Ivan, Creepy Carrots, and Green.

Check out any of the award winners at our library or the public library.

Newbery winner: The One and Only Ivan

Newbery Honors: Splendors and Glooms, Three Times Lucky, and Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon

Caldecott Winner: This is Not My Hat

Caldecott Honors: Green, One Cool Friend, Sleep Like a Tiger, Extra Yarn, and Creepy Carrots

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Mo Willems, Voki, and Skype

1/12/2013

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Mo Willems
Kindergarteners are working on a Mo Willems author study. Their introduction to Mo Willems kicked off with a short video of the author and an introduction of his other books. Afterwards I read his newest book Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs. The students loved Mo's humor. Finally they moved to the computer to visit Mo Willem's site and play The Goldilocks and Three Dinosaurs game.

Voki
Fourth grade students are working on learning about the causes and battles of the American Revolution. After summarizing their information they created a Voki to present their information. The students were very excited and loved in ability to customize their avatar.

Skype Visit with Jeanne DuPrau
My 4th grade book club and a book club from Ms. Haile's class had the opportunity to talk to Jeanne DuPrau. She is the author of several books including the City of Ember. Fourth grade students chatted with her about the City of Ember. During the visit they discussed the character development, plot choices and her writing process.

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And the Winners Are...

Mo Willems, Voki, and Skype

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