What I Read (So Far) This Week

I got through the picture books.  I really enjoyed Muhammad Ali: The People's Champion by Water Dean Myers!  I love when I learned something when I read and I learned a lot from this book.  If you don't know a lot about Muhammad Ali this book is a great introduction to his live.  I also enjoyed All Star!: Honus Wagner and the Most Famous Baseball Card Ever by Jane Yolen.  I'm not really a baseball fan, but I can recognize Honus Wagner's picture on a baseball card.  It was great to finally learn the story behind the picture.  The Aggie books were good.  I've got a couple of dog fans that I'm suggesting them too.  I just loved Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard! I actually was in a bit of a grumpy mood when I started reading it!  Well, by the time I was done the grumpy mood was gone and I had a smile on my face!

I'm still reading The Genius Files #2: Never Say Genius and it's as good as the first and just as exciting!  I haven't started Smile yet, but I will before the week is over.

Please share in the comments what you are reading.

Stacey

@libraryjo92

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

 

This meme was started by Sheila at Book Journey and the kids' version borrowed from the wonderful ladies at Teach Mentor Texts.

I have to post about a great book that I read this weekend, Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming.

I was totally fascinated by this book!  I never realized how much I didn't know about her life!  Once I started reading this book I couldn't stop.  Candace Fleming painted such a picture in my mind with her words.  I felt like I was watching a movie in my mind!  If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it!  I just have to say that I love Candace Fleming as an author.  One of my favorites is Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!

I've got a few picture books and a few chapter books I'm trying to read.  The picture books are:  Muhammad Ali: The People's Champion, Aggie the Brave, Grumpy Bird, and All Star!: Honus Wagner and the Most Famous Baseball Card Ever.  The chapter books I'm reading are Smile, and The Genius Files #2: Never Say Genius.

I'll post my reactions to the books later on during the week, hopefully a bit earlier than Friday!  Have a great week!

Stacey

@libraryjo92

It's Sunday Already???!!!

I can't believe it is Sunday already!  I've still got a lot to do.  Since this is my last week before Spring Break, I don't want to start a new project with 4th and 5th Grade.  So instead I'm taking an idea from Cari Young, who writes the blog The Centered School Library. I will have the students make a shelf talker for a book that they have read.  The shelf talker will have the title/author and then they will have to create an advertisement for the book including a small illustration.  To try and motivate kids to really put some effort into it, those that want can enter it for a chance to win a poster from the Book Fair.  I'll post pictures once I get them in.  


My plan is to leave them up for a while, but as I get new ones in I'm going to put all of them into either a binder or an index card file box.  If a student is having trouble finding a book I'll send them to the "Student Recommended" area.


Enjoy the last of the weekend.


Stacey
@libraryjo92