New DVD's

The library has many new DVDs to match with curriculum or reading goals.
I would love for you to come and take a look at the new titles but since we are terrible busy I thought I would list a few for you here.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
The Backyardigans; It's great to be a ghost
Puss in Boots
Signs at the Zoo; learn to sign your fav. animals (American Sign Language)
Animal life; All about bugs
Corduroy w/ 7 other stories
Eloise's; Rawther unusual Halloween
Happily Never After (mixed up fairy tales)
Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure
Animated Tales of the world; Taiwan: Aunt Tiger
Countries around the world; Guatemala
Countries around the world; Kenya
Peace Kids; The China Trip
Follow Jade; Learn Chinese, Let's go to market in China
Little Einsteins; The legend of the golden pyramid
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Incredibles
Hoot (Carl Hiassen)
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Weather for children; all about the climate and seasons
Nim's Island (Wendy Orr)
As well as a 3-part series-Creative Writing with Roald Dahl (Sept. is Roald Dahl month)
a. Characters, metaphors and similies
b. Humor, Horror, Thrills and Chills
c. Plot Twists and turn

Come in or email me to check out one of these great new DVD's for your students today!!!

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Friendship

I picked this one from our Scholastic Book Fair last year because it looked like an interesting historical fiction choice for 4-5th graders. Now it is one of this year's picks for the Iowa Children's choice Award. McKissack's main character, Rosemary is smart yet struggles with the issues of the day like is it okay for her to let her best friend, J.J. (a boy!) beat her in a race just because the other boys are watching.

Her parents are not much help as they argue about a woman's independence over dinner. Both her parents want Rosemary to remember that she's as good as anybody but also not better. Brown vs. Board of Education has just passed and Rosemary's colored school is closing and she will be transferred to Robertson Elementary, integrated into a previously white school. Right before the beginning of school, J.J., her best friend contracts polio and is hospitalized. Now Rosemary will be the only integrated student in her 6th grade classroom. It's very difficult being the only one but with the help of some hard-earned friends, a progressive principal and a very positive teacher Rosemary makes it through the year. This is an easy read and one that will really help 3-5th graders understand this very important era of change in our history. Reading the author's note at the end it is made clear why this story is such a believable one as Ms. McKissack experience this same 6th grade year right outside St. Louis, MO!