Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Book of the day 07/30/2014

  • Dahl, Michael. ZOMBIE IN THE LIBRARY New York : Stone Arch Books, 2011 IL 5-8, RL 2.9 ISBN 1434221458 Adam is looking forward to the town library's book sale. But the weather is not cooperating. The lightning storm is so intense, Adam's mother decides they can't go. Adam is so disappointed. You see, he had seen a book in the library sale that was just right for his mother and he was going to buy it for her. Adam decides to ride his bike to the library but things are not going to turn out the way he thinks they will.

    tags: podcasts blueduke elementary

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Book of the day 07/29/2014

  • Cronin, Doreen. CLICK, CLACK, BOO! : A TRICKY TREAT New York : Athneneum Books for Young Readers, 2013 IL K-3, RL 2.3 ISBN 1442465530 Farmer Brown just doesn't like Halloween. He wants nothing to do with it. So on Halloween night, he puts out a bowl of candy, turns off the light and gets ready for bed. When he hears a strange noise outside the house, he jumps under the covers. What is it? Is someone coming in to his house? What is going on?

    tags: podcasts elementary

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Book of the day 07/24/2014

  • Bland, Nick. THE RUNAWAY HUG New York : Random House, 2013 IL K-3, RL 2.0 ISBN 044981825X Lucy is getting ready for bed and she asks her mother for a hug. Told that it is her mother's very last hug, she promises to return it. She lends the hug to other people in her family and gets it back from everyone but one. Can she find the runaway hug to return it to her mother?

    tags: podcasts elementary

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Book of the day 07/23/2014

  • Bell-Rehwoldt, Sheri. THE KIDS' GUIDE TO CLASSIC GAMES New York : Captone, 2009 IL 3-6, RL 5.1 ISBN 1429622733 Do you get bored playing the same video games all the time? Or maybe watching the same television shows? Ever wonder what games kids used to play before computers or television were so popular? Well, they played marbles, card games and even some fun outdoor games. Pick up this book and find new games. You may just find yourself yelling "Red Rover"

    tags: podcasts blueduke elementary

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Book of the day 07/22/2014

  • Barnhill, Kelly Regen. ANIMALS WITH NO EYES : CAVE ADAPTATION New York : Capstone, 2008 IL 3-6, RL 6.2 ISBN 1429612622 Imagine yourself in a dark room. It is so dark that you can't even see your hand in front of your face. You don't know where the doors are. You cannot find food or water. Do you think you could survive? Odds are, you can't. But there are creatures that live in the complete blackness of caves and survive quite well. They have no need for eyes. They don't even have any color. Learn about these amazing creatures.

    tags: podcasts elementary

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