March 25, 2010
Page-to-Screen Film Festival
Missed Sundance this year? Can’t make it to Cannes?
During the week of April 12-16th the PHS Library will be hosting the first annual Page-to-Screen Film Festival. To celebrate great books we’ve read that have been transformed into movies, we will be turning out the lights, munching popcorn and viewing the finest in this very important film genre. Please feel free to join us.
Tuesday:
3rd Grade - Danny the Champion of the World (NR) (Moved to April 20th)
5th Grade - Sign of the Beaver (NR)
2nd - Grade - Nancy Drew (PG)
Thursday:
6th Grade - Tuck Everlasting (PG)
Friday:
4th Grade - Tale of Despereaux (G)
1st Grade - The Lorax (NR)
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February 11, 2010
The Future of School Libraries
"Do School Libraries Need Books?" (Gasp!)
Join the discussion. The New York Times has been hosting a panel of experts and asking for readers' input on this issue. I find it so interesting. My sense is that no one really thinks books are obsolete, but everyone seems to agree, it's time to explore new models and ways of delivering what students want and need. Even if it's just a little bit scary, I think it's ultimately an exciting time.
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February 02, 2010
2010 Book Awards-The Big Ones
A little late with this, but in light of the Oscar nominations announced this morning I thought I'd post about the books that won our version of the Oscars this year. The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are the most prestigious of the awards given in the chilldren's book industry.
And the Caldecott goes to....
The Lion and the Mouse by Brian Pinkney
And this year's Newbery Medal is...
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Here's a great review at SLJ)
As you would expect, they are both amazing and we have both titles in the library. Come check them out!
Visit the ALA website to find out more about the various medals and awards granted every year to outstanding children's books.
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January 19, 2010
California Young Reader Medal
We've been talking a little bit about the nominees this year, but we will be doing a more comprehensive "campaign" through February. The nominated books are great and I'll be stocking the library with copies of the titles so more than one reader can check them out at a time. Voting will occur in March. Stay tuned!
For more information and a full list of nominated titles, go to the CYRM website.
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December 01, 2009
Book Fair Books
For those of you who like to plan ahead, here is a complete list of this year's book fair books. I hope you'll find that it's diverse in scope and interest while catering to the wants and needs of our students. I look forward to seeing all of you next Thursday!
Picture Books :
Kiki's Hat - Warren Hansen
The Night of Los Posadas - Tomie DePaola
Froggy's Sleepover - Jonathan London
Froggy Learns to Swim - Jonathan London
Froggy Plays Soccer - Jonathan London
Froggy Goes to School - Jonathan London
Only a Witch Can Fly - Alison McGhee
The Snow Day - Komako Sakai
The Odd Egg - Emily Gravett
A Penguin Story - Antoinette Story
Moonshot The Flight of Apollo 11 - Brian Floca
Scardey Squirrel at Night - Melanie Watt
The Lotus Seed - Sherry Garland
Ming Lo Moves a Mountain - Arnold Lobel
Apt.3 - Ezra Jack Keats
The Gigantic Turnip (Barefoot Books) - Alexie Tolstoy
Uptown - Brian Collier
Sky Scrape/ City Scrape: Poems of the City - Jane Yolen
Fiction:
Vilolet on the Runway - Melissa Walker
Violet in Private - Melissa Walker
Audrey, Wait! - Robin Benway
Along for the Ride - Sarah Dessen
Lock and Key - Sarah Dessen
When You Reach Me - Rebecca Stead
Fire - Kristin Cashore
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
The Adoration of Jenna Fox - Mary E. Pearson
The Big Field - Mike Lupica
Voices - Ursula Le Guin
Powers - Ursula Le Guin
Corydon and the the Sledge of Troy - Tobias Druitt
Corydon and the Fall of Atlantis - Tobias Druitt
Corydon and the Island of Monsters - Tobias Druitt
The Fire Thief - Terry Deary
The Hound of Rowan: Book 1, Tapestry - Henry H. Neff
The Second Seige: Book 2, Tapestry - Hanry H. Neff
Baseball Card Adventures: Roberto and Me - Dan Gutman
Baseball Card Adventures: Ray and Me - Dan Gutman
Baseball Card Adventures: Satch and Me - Dan Gutman
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Urnaus Dav Pilkey
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. Stupid Stinkbug from Saturn Dav Pilkey
My Weird School Daze:#1 Miss Daisy is Crazy Dan Gutman
My Weird School Daze:#3 Mr. Granite is from Another Planet Dan Gutman
My Weird School Daze: #2 Mr. Sunny is Funny Dan Gutman
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Jeff Kinney
Redwall: Mossflower - Brian Jacques
Redwall: Marlfox - Brian Jacques
Redwall: Lord Brocktree - Brian Jacques
Redwall:The Taggerung - Brian Jacques
Redwall: Triss - Brian Jacques
Redwall: Loamhedge - Brian Jacques
Redwall: High Rhulain - Brian Jacques
Redwall: Eulalia Brian Jacques
Redwall: Doomwyte - Brian Jacques
Starlight - Erin Hunter
Twilight - Erin Hunter
Sunset - Erin Hunter
Dark River - Erin Hunter
The Outcast - Erin Hunter
Eclipse - Erin Hunter
Long Shadows - Erin Hunter
Non-Fiction:
12 Wild Mazes Amusemant Park - Roxie Munroe
Maze Ways - Roxie Munroe
Maze Scapes - Roxie Munroe
Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings - Terry Deary
Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks - Terry Deary
Horrible Histories: The Awful Egyptians- Terry Deary
Horrible Histories: Smashin' Saxons and Stormin' Normans - Terry Deary
Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans - Terry Deary
SkyScaper - Susan E Goodman
Skyscrapers - Andres Lepkik
When Elephants Weep - Jeffrey Moussaieff and Susan McCarthy
Photography (DK Eyewitness Books) - Alan Buckingham
Ecology (DK Eyewitness) - Steve Pollock
Photography Guide For Kids - Neil Johnson
Ancient Greece (DK EyewitnessBooks) - Anne Pearson
Jungle- (DK Eyewitness)
Aztec, Inca, and Maya (DK Eyewitness Books) - Elizabeth Baquedano
Star Wars Visual Dictionary - David West Reynolds
Star Wars Complete Cross-Sections - Curtis Saxon
Kids Learn to Knit - Lucinda Guy
Kids Knitting: Projects for Kids of All Ages - Melanie Falick
I Spy: Fantasy - Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick
I Spy: Funhouse - Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick
I Spy: Picture Riddles - Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick
I Spy: Super Challengers - Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick
I Spy: Year Round Challenger - Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick
Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures - Lee J. Ames
Draw 50 Flowers Trees and Other Animals - Lee J. Ames
Draw 50 People - Lee J. Ames
Draw 50 Animals - Lee J. Ames
Rainforests: Magic Treehouse Guide - Mary Pope Osbourne
Rainforest: (DK 24 Hours) - Helen Sherman
Rainforest - Helen Cowcher
30,000 Years of Art - Phaidon
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary - DK Publishing
Graphic Novels:
Tellos: Volume 1 - Todd Dezago
Tellos Kindred Spirits: Vol.2 - Todd Dezago
Amulet: The Stonekeeper's Curse - Kazu Kibuishi
Rose - Jeff Smith
Meridian: Flying Solo - Barbara Kesel and Steve McNiven
Meridian: Going to Ground - Barbara Kesel and Steve McNiven
Meridian: Taking the Skies - Barbara Kesel and Steve McNiven
Clan Apis - Jay Hosier
Amy Unbounded - Rachel Hartman
Flight Vol. 2 - Kazu Kibuishi
Flight Vol. 3 - Kazu Kibuishi
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