Dipucchio, Kelly. SUPER MANN Y STANDS UP

Dipucchio, Kelly.
SUPER MANN Y STANDS UP
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017
IL K-3 RL 4.6
ISBN 1481459600 

Little Manny is obsessed with superheroes.  I know, who isn't. Manny has a whole wardrobe of capes that he wears for different occasions. The blue cape makes him fearless. The red cape is for fighting zombie bears. At school, he wears an invisible cape. And you will love what he can do in that one.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/ymBvFcVM1ioSj

DePaola, Tomie. ANDY & SANDY AND THE BIG TALENT SHOW

DePaola, Tomie.  
ANDY & SANDY AND THE BIG TALENT SHOW
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2017
IL K-3, RL 1.1

ISBN 1481479474


Sandy and her best friend Andy are back for a new adventure. Sandy wants to enter the school's big talent show.  She is very excited but Andy just isn't sure.  He has no talent!  He can't juggle, or hula hoop the way Sandy can.  What will they do?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/8H4Tfab6eNkOf

Bergmann, Andy. THE STARRY GIRAFFE

Bergmann, Andy. 

THE STARRY GIRAFFE
New York : Aladdin, 2017
IL K-3, RL 2.6
ISBN 1481491008

The starry giraffe was very hungry. She reached up high and plucked a shiny apple off the tree. Yum! But just then a little mouse appeared and told her that he was so hungry but couldn't reach the apples. So giraffe gave him the apple. But more and more animals came and asked for help getting the apples. And giraffe helped each one until there were no apples left. Poor giraffe.  Will she ever get anything to eat?

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/yUuEfWjxgtIHq

Allbright, Lauren. EXIT STRATEGY

Allbright, Lauren.
EXIT STRATEGY
New York : Aladdin, 2017
IL 3-6, RL 5.2
ISBN 1481479121

It is another last day at school for Ross.  And it needs to be epic. Ross and his mom move a lot because of her job. She is in a touring orchestra and only spends a short time in each stop. So Ross is used to be the new kid. And he has had too many last days where he gathers his belongings and heads to the front of the class to say goodbye to kids he doesn't really know. A few moves ago, he accidentally knocked over two desks full of papers and they went flying.  It was epic.  Everyone will remember that one. So now when he leaves, he plans an epic exit strategy. The kids love it but not the teachers. So, now a new school. This feels different though. It is not for a new job. This time they are moving in to help his grandfather who has had an accident. Now there is no idea when it will be over. And Ross faces the fact that he might just have to try to fit in.

Pocast:  https://spark.adobe.com/video/Na2zEIksaTeXm

Winter, Jonah. THE SECRET PROJECT

Winter, Jonah.  

THE SECRET PROJECT
New York : Beach Lane Books, 2017
IL 3-6, RL 6.5
ISBN 1481469134

Way back in the 1940s, a very secret project was going on in the desert of New Mexico.  No one could know about it.  Not the people who lived in the area.  Not anyone not working on it. Even those people who were hired to work in the compound had no idea what the scientists were working on. Only the scientists knew what was going on.  And what they created changed the world forever.

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/0E9lpiYfwnBsZ

Weatherford, Carole Boston. THE LEGENDARY MISS LENA HORNE

Weatherford, Carole Boston.  
THE LEGENDARY MISS LENA HORNE
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017

IL 3-6, RL 6.1
ISBN 1481468243


"You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way." Actress, singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne believed these words. When she entered show business in the 1930s, she was determined  to carry herself with dignity.  When she started acting in movies, she was determined not to portray just maids or nannies as most black actresses did.  Come along and learn more about this remarkable woman.  You may not know who she is now, but you will be glad you learned about her life.





Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/CTOonikbs4c56

Van Vleet, Carmella. ELIZA BING IS (NOT) A BIG, FAT QUITTER

Van Vleet, Carmella.  
ELIZA BING IS (NOT) A BIG, FAT QUITTER

New York : Holiday House, 2014
IL 3-6, RL 5.2
ISBN 082342944X
Eliza has her heart set on taking a cake decorating class this summer with her best friend.  The two just did a school project and they came up with a great idea for opening a pastry shop some day. But Eliza needs to learn more than she does now. And guess what?  A famous tv chef is coming to teach a class in town.  What could be better than that? Unfortunately, Eliza's dad has lost his job and money is tight and the class is very expensive. Not fair!!  Eliza overhears her parents talking about how she quits everything she tries and it is too much money just to have her quit. When her brother quits tae kwon do lessons, Eliza offers to take the classes so they don't lose the money.  She'll show them that she is not a quitter.  But she really doesn't like the class and really wants to quit.



Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/sq2lLJCqLFIrK