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Read of the Week-Check It Out!

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This book had me hooked at the prologue.  This futuristic action/adventure has a unique setting…the earth is covered in a deadly fog and living in the sky is the new reality. Humanity clings to its highest peaks, called the Rooftop, where the wealthy Five Families rule over the lower slopes and floating junkyards. Will Chess, the tetherboy, and his friends Hazel, Bea and Swedish face the dark plans of Lord Kodoc and save their beloved Mrs. E? This is a perfect dystopian novel for Grades 3-6. Fans of Rick Riordan and Brandon Mull are sure to love this new series.

the-lost-compass

Book #2 is on order and will arrive later this month!!!

Wordless Picture Books

Some incredible wordless picture books have been published in the past few years. These books can be used to support literacy in a variety of ways.  KG students have been using wordless picture books to develop story lines both in whole group and partner storytelling activities.

Check out this a preview of Hank Finds An Egg!

KGL used this book during library class to practice add-on storytelling as a whole group and along the way did  some problem-solving, predicting and inferring.

Here are a few of my favorites that the KG students used to practice partner skills and add-on storytelling during library classes:

Read of the Week-Check It Out!

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I have been looking for a series that could become as popular and long-lived as The Magic Tree House series and The D.A.T.A. Set is it!  Join Gabe, Laura and Cesar as they go on various adventures with the mad scientist, Dr. Gustav Bunsen.  We currently have the first three books in the series available for checkout with new installments coming in October.

ninja-attack-of-the-clan

If you liked the courageous, strong and silent Maxwell in Arree Chung’s first book, Ninja, then you’re going to love the second book in this series.

For more more books starring ninjas, click on the links below:

Ninja Picture Book List

Ninja Chapter Book List

Ninja Nonfiction

Ninja Graphic Novels

Mindsets for Learning – NEW book

What Do You Do with a Problem

 

Last year I started a recommendation list entitled “Mindsets for Learning”.  My first recommendation of the year for this list would be, What Do You Do With A Problem? by Kobi Yamada author of  last year’s Sakura Medal nominee What Do You Do With An Idea? This book would make a great beginning of the year book when classrooms are forming a learning community and establishing mindsets.

Book’s Message:  “Every problem has an opportunity for something good.  You just have to look for it.”

This book would pair nicely with Anything Is Possible by Giulia Belloni.

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For more books like this go to:

https://thenoisylibrarian.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/lets-talk-about-growth-mindset/