Salem Witch Trials Webquest
October presents a wonderful opportunity to stretch student's minds. An excellent way to spark thinking, build research, public speaking, and debate skills is through studying the Salem Witch Trials. By taking a dark moment in American history we ... [... more]
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Who Is Lois Lowry
In The Giver Lowry, through the characters, passes on the need for strong emotions such as fear, pain, sorrow, guilt, anger, joy, and love. She encourages young writers to think about the live changing events they have experienced. She asks them ... [... more]
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Come Meet Tomie De Paola!
A few years ago one of our staff members had to leave quickly and take her sons to visit her failing mother. She asked for a book to help her sons understand their grandmother's death. I lent her Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs. In the book ... [... more]
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Peter SíS - Author And Illustrator
Peter Sís is a man of many talents. He was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, in 1949 and attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London. He began his career as a filmmaker and won the Golden Bear Award at the ... [... more]
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Author And Illustrator William Steig
William Steig was honored several times for his works. In 1970 the Caldecott Medal was awarded to Steig for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. His other children's books include The Amazing Bone (a Caldecott Honor book), Abell's Island and Doctor de ... [... more]
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Guys Write for Guys Read
 What is a typical guy moment, anyhow? Daniel Pinkwater remembers the disappointment of meeting his Lone Star Ranger hero up close and personal. Gordon Korman relishes the goofy ultra violence of the old Looney Tunes cartoons. Stephen King realizes that ... [... more]
$10.99
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Welcoming Parents In Your Library
Each day make certain the library is clean, decorated, and welcoming. Welcome all parents and give a brief description of what happens when their child comes to the library. If you know that some students will not have a parent attending ... [... more]
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This Is The Bear (Read and Share)
Friendly advice for reading fun included in every book! READ AND SHARE is a unique first library for parents and children that helps build early readers' confidence. Grouped in four progressive levels, Read and Share books - available individually for ... [... more]
$3.99
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Guys Write for Guys Read
What is a typical guy moment, anyhow? Daniel Pinkwater remembers the disappointment of meeting his Lone Star Ranger hero up close and personal. Gordon Korman relishes the goofy ultra violence of the old Looney Tunes cartoons. Stephen King realizes that ... [... more]
$10.99
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Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia Book and CD (I Can Read Book 2)
Read along with your favorite I Can Read Book characters! I Can Read Books are the premier line of beginning readers encouraging children to learn-and love-to read. Featuring award-winning authors and illustrators, I Can Read Books offer a full spectrum ... [... more]
$9.99
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Little Bear (An I Can Read Book and Audio CD)
This is the first I Can Read Book ever, and the first of five classic Little Bear books, expressly designed for beginning readers. Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak teamed up to create these simple stories that are deeply comforting and lovingly ... [... more]
$9.99
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Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom
Ursula Nordstrom, editorial director of Harper's Department of Books for Boys and Girls from 1940 to 1973 and a formidable creative force in 20th-century children's book publishing, was responsible for polishing and shepherding countless dog-eared ... [... more]
$16.95
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