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I am the elementary librarian at The American School in Japan.

December’s Design Challenge

December 5, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

What can you reuse to create something NEW?

20121204-christmas-robot

assemblage bo

oranabot

ornament bot

present bot

red nose reindeer

robot present bot

Happy vintage toy robot wearing a Santa hat and holding a candy cone.

Happy vintage toy robot wearing a Santa hat and holding a candy cone.

santa team bots

Looking for your next great read?

November 26, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

Read and rate these potential nominees for Sakura 2020?

a boy called bat

amal unbound

aru shah

dear sister

endling

enginerds

granted

marty pants

mason buttle

miscalculation sof lightning girl

mustaches for maddie

nowhere boy

one for sorrow

posted

race to the bottom of the sea

ruby and olivia

small spaces

sweep the story of a girl monster

the inn between

the journey of little charlie

the parker inheritance

the skeleton tree

the wizards of once

toto the ninja cat

NEW Biographies of Famous People

November 26, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

youtube founders chen

young gifted black

women who dared 52

100 scientsits who made history

heroes black history

100 scientsits who made history

a boy called bat

amazing women

elon musk

frenemies in the family

girl running bobbi

girls who rocked the world

heroes black history

higher steeper faster goldstone

how to build a hug

kawhi leonard

little leaders harrison

malala

mark zuckerberg

markus persson

maya lin

more girls who rocked the world

neail armstrong weakland

neil armstrong Abdo

neil armstrong brad meltzer

raven

real heroes of sports

ruth bader ginsburg

shigeru miyamoto

super soaker inventor

temple grandin

the brilliant deep

the doctor with an eye

the girl who ran

All of these biographies are about people who are still living!

2018 is the Year of the Biography!

Gallery November 20, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

otis and will

bloom

charlie takes his shot

conquerors head to head

fallingwater

schomburg

shape of the world

a boy a mouse and a spider

levi strauss blue jean genius

noah webster's words

the presidency of george washington

20 fun facts

kate warne

before she was harriet

nina jazz legend

bloom

strong as a sandow

cleopatra

confucius

abe lincoln

alabama spitfire

anna comstock

becoming bach

before she was harriet

bell

between the lines

caroline's comets a true

douglass

eddie bauer

fallingwater

fancy party gowns

frida kahlo and her animalitos

joan procter

john deere

julius caesar

karl-get-out-of-the-garden-cvr_grande

keith haring

lena horne

lines bars and circles

long-armed ludy

manjhi moves a mountain

marie curie demi

marie curie

midnight teacher

nothing stopped sophie

the girl who drew butterflies

the man who loved libraries

the presidency of george washington

the red bandana

the spy who played baseballl

the world is not a rectangle

thomas edison

through the window

timeless thomas

ordinary extraorindary

pocket full of colors

noah webster's fighting words

Finally…NEW Titanic Books!!!

November 14, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

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manmade titanic

explore titanic

TItanica fatal voyage

titanica creating

titanic remains

You are going to love these new Titanic books and all of their text features!

NEW Books in Your Favorite Series and More!

November 14, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

Lu reynolds

lullaby lake

magic misfits

princess black

squirm hiaasen

the third mushroom

dork 13

grump

battle labyrinth

NEW 2018 Books that Can’t Be Missed

Cardboard Kingdom

Squirm

harbor me

gratz

Yasmin

24 hours nowhere

Looking for Social-Emotional Learning Books?

November 14, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

in-my-heart

quackers1

the-smallest-girl1

why-am-i-me

mixed-a-colorful-story

im-sad2

the-way-i-feel

moon-alison

the-big-umbrella1

dear-girl2

the-rabbit-listened1

im-sad1

Not Sure Which Sakura Book to Read?

November 13, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

Unforgettable Families

Towers Falling

Vanderbeekers

Bad Dad

Wedgie Gizmo

Misfits, Mystery and Magic

Arlo Finch

Magic Misfits

Prosper Redding

Unicorn Rescue Society

Compassionate Characters

Henry Hoobler

Lief of a Cactus

Ms Bixby

Wish

Unlikely Friendships

Just Like Me

Elizabeth and Zenobia

Wishtree

Bob

Courageous Characters

How to Bee

Ferny Creek Library

Explorer

Podkin One-Ear

Don’t Lick this Book!

November 9, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

This has to be one of the most clever books I have ever read

AND

it’s about GERMS!!!

I definitely give this book a 5 out of 5 rating!

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Picture Books that Make a Difference!

November 9, 2018 tpretz Leave a comment

Books about Kindness

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I’m Okay Being Me

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Everybody Has Feelings & Emotions

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Standing Up to Others – Books about Bullying

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Coping with Loss

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