Book of the day 08/29/2012

• Krosoczka, Jarrett. LUNCH LADY AND THE MUTANT MATHLETES

  Krosoczka, Jarrett. LUNCH LADY AND THE MUTANT MATHLETES New York : Knopf, 2012 IL 3-6, RL 3.0 ISBN 0375870288 The Breakfast Bunch has skipped the museum tour and now the principal is going to discipline them. After discussing it with their parents, he decides that Dee, Hector and Terrence will join the mathletes team to help them in their quest to win he trophy. Why would anyone join the mathletes team if they didn't have to. Well, the kids will do their best to help the team beat Willowby Academy in the championship. But Lunch Lady notices something odd about the kids from Willowby.

  tags: podcasts blueduke elementary

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Book of the day 08/28/2012

• Cooper, Rose. SECRETS FROM THE SLEEPING BAG

  Cooper, Rose. SECRETS FROM THE SLEEPING BAG New York : Delacorte Press, 2012 IL 5-8, RL 6.4 ISBN 0385742460 Summer camp. Is there really any thing like it? For Sofia Becker and her best friend Nona, the idea of summer camps is a bit mixed. They are looking forward to it but don't know what to expect. They certainly don't expect to be in different cabins! And the idea of going four weeks with no Internet is not a pleasant thought. How is Sofia going to keep up her blogtastic blog? So now she is keeping a journal of all the things that happen so she can blog about them when she gets home. And she is sharing her adventure with us!

  tags: podcasts blueduke elementary

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Book of the day 08/26/2012

• Clements, Andrew. ABOUT AVERAGE

  Clements, Andrew. ABOUT AVERAGE New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012 IL 3-6, RL 6.5 ISBN 1416997245 Have you ever thought of yourself as average? Jordan Johnston does. She gets average grades, she has average looks, she is an average singer. Then there are those things that she is below average in like playing an instrument. She relates to the book Sarah Plain and Tall except she is Jordan Plain and Average. The class bully finds a list Jordan made listing Things that I'm Good at, Things I'm OK at, Things I Stink at. This puts Jordan into a really bad mood but she comes up with a plan to make Marlea stop teasing her. And she just may find a way to become a little less average.

  tags: podcasts blueduke elementary

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Book of the day 08/22/2012

• ZEAL OF ZEBRAS: AN ALPHABET OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS

  ZEAL OF ZEBRAS: AN ALPHABET OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS New York : Chronicle Books, 2011 IL K-3, RL 3.8 ISBN 1452104921 You all may know that when you have a group of dogs, we say a pack of dogs. But what is the word for a group of zebras? Would you believe that it is zeal? Want to take a guess on what a group of turtles is called? Did anyone think of bale? This wonderful alphabet book introduces us to lots of words that you may not know. Anyone ever see a galaxy of starfish?

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Book of the day 08/19/2012

• Russell, Rachel Renee. TALES FROM A NOT-SO-GRACEFUL ICE PRINCESS

  Russell, Rachel Renee. TALES FROM A NOT-SO-GRACEFUL ICE PRINCESS New York : Aladdin, 2012 IL 3-6, RL 6.2 ISBN 1442411929 Nikki cannot believe that Brandon has asked her to a party. BRANDON! Her absolute crush. How lucky is she? Brandon is so sweet. And when Nikki finds out that Brandon volunteers at an animal shelter, she is more in love. But the shelter is in danger of closing. Nikki is determined to help save it and she teams up wih Chloe and Zoey to find a way to get the money needed for the shelter. It involves entering an ice skating compettion so you just know that is not going to go as planned. And then there is Mackenzie to deal with.

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Book of the day 08/16/2012

• Nichols, Tavis. MATTHEW MEETS THE MAN

  Nichols, Tavis. MATTHEW MEETS THE MAN New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2012 IL 5-8, RL 6.4 ISBN 1596435453 Meet Matthew. He is a freshman in high school and he has a dream. His dream is to play drums in a rock band. Unfortunately, his parents think that the trumpet is a great instrument and can't see spending money on something like a drum kit. But after he sees some local bands, he is more determined to follow his dream. And he won't let "The Man" get him down. Well, the man is really his parents. But he is determined not to let his frugal dad or even the IRS who takes a bite out of his first paycheck stand in the way of his dream. Do you have a dream that you would be willing to do just about anything for?

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Book of the day 08/15/2012

• Na, Il Sung. HIDE AND SEEK

  Na, Il Sung. HIDE AND SEEK New York : Knopf, 2012 IL K-3, RL 2.3 ISBN 0375870784 Do you like to play hide and seek? In this book, Elephant agrees to be "it" and all the other animals go and hide while he counts to 10. As the counting goes on, they panic looking for places to hide. Where can a giraffe hide? What about a gorilla? Elephant has fun finding all the animals. But which animal is better at hiding than all the others?

  tags: podcasts elementary

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Book of the day 08/14/2012

• Murguia, Bethanie Deeney. BUGLETTE THE MESSY SLEEPER

  Murguia, Bethanie Deeney. BUGLETTE THE MESSY SLEEPER New York : Tricycle Press, 2011 IL K-3, RL 2.9 ISBN 1582463948 Little Buglette is a neat little bug. During the day she cleans and tidies up but nighttime is a different story all together. She has the wildest dreams and ends up with a very messy bed in the morning. The blankets are all thrown around and who knows where the pillow will end up. Her parents wish she was a neat little sleeper like her brothers. But one night, her wild imagination may very well save the family.

  tags: podcasts elementary

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Book of the day 08/13/2012

• McElmurry, Jill. MARIO MAKES A MOVE

  McElmurry, Jill. MARIO MAKES A MOVE New York : Schwartz & Wade, 2012 IL K-3, RL 1.8 ISBN 0375868542 Meet Mario. He is a squirrel who really has some moves. He loves to invent wild moves that only he can accomplish. He has invented the Super Looper and the Tail, Don't Fail moves. He is famous for his moves. His family all tell him how amazing he is. But when his friend Isabelle tells him his moves are nice, he freaks. Nice?? They are amazing. But Isabelle insists that anyone can have a move.

  tags: podcasts elementary

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Book of the day 08/12/2012

• Kredensor, Diane. OLLIE AND MOON : FUHGEDDABOUDIT!

  Kredensor, Diane. OLLIE AND MOON : FUHGEDDABOUDIT!New York : Random House, 2012 IL K-3, RL 2.3 ISBN 0375870148 On their trip to Paris, Ollie kept Moon laughing. Moon is determined to return the favor during their trip to New York. She tries everything she can think of from food jokes, dance moves, silly snapshots and even joining in with a troop of mimes! But nothing gets more than a smile from Ollie. Until the end. I suspect you will be laughing then too!

  tags: podcasts elementary

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Book of the day 08/11/2012

• Kinche, Devon. PRETTY PENNY COMES UP SHORT

  Kinche, Devon. PRETTY PENNY COMES UP SHORTNew York : Random House, 2012IL K-3, RL 2.0ISBN 0375969780Penny learns about an animal farm that is in need of donations to buy feed for the animals. Of course she wants to help. But she has no money. So she organizes a fund raiser. She has a neighborhood movie night and all the proceeds will go to Doodle's Animal Farm. But is everyone on the same page with this?

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Book of the day 08/10/2012

• Khan, Hena. MARS : YOU DECIDE HOW TO SURVIVE!

  Khan, Hena. MARS : YOU DECIDE HOW TO SURVIVE!New York : Chronicle Books, 2011IL 3-6, RL 5.2ISBN 081187124XDo you ever dream of going to Mars? Would you like to be in charge of the expedition? Well, I can't give you that but this book is the next best thing. In this choose your own adventure, you are the commander of a mission to Mars. Your mission is to prepare Mars Base I for the first wave of permanent settlers and then return to Earth. As you read the book, you decide on the next step. Chose right and you return safely. Chose the wrong path and things may not go so well.

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Cooper, Elisha. BEAVER IS LOST

Cooper, Elisha.  BEAVER IS LOST
New York : Schwartz & Wade, 2010
IL K-3
ISBN 0375857656
In this wordless picture book, we see a beaver on a log in the river.  When the log gets picked
up by a crane, the beaver begins a journey that will take him far away from his home.  Travel
with the little beaver as he tries to find his way home.

Bobrick, Benson. A PASSION FOR VICTORY

Bobrick, Benson. A PASSION FOR VICTORY 
New York : A.A. Knopf, 2012 
IL 5-8, RL 8.7 
ISBN 0375868690 
As I watched the opening ceremonies of the summer Olympics, I was thrilled by the spectacle. The modern technology that allows the amazing show. And the athletes all looked so proud as they marched into the stadium. But has it always been like this? What were the Olympics like years ago? In this book, we find out. We learn about the first Olympic festival in 776 BC. And as we watch celebrities from the world attending the games, could it have been the same feeling when Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Herodotus and other celebrities of their time attended? From the games of the ancient times up through the 1948 games, we learn about the athletes both famous and little known. Like the Cuban marathoner Felix Carbajal, who stopped along the route to shake hands, paused in an orchard to eat some fruit which made him sick. Then he took a nap before finishing the race. And he actually came in fourth! That certainly wouldn't happen in the 21st century!