B is for Biographies

A biography is the true account of a person's life written by someone else.

(Look in 921 or B)

  

 

Biographies include everything we would want to know about a person - their name, birth, death, accomplishments, interesting facts and pictures.

Question:  How do we find biographies we are interested in reading?
Answer:  We look under the subject's last name.

An autobiography is when someone writes about his/her own life.  (Look in 921 or B)

  

A collective biography is a book containing true life accounts of many people.

(Look in 920)  The author's last name will be on the address.

  

 

This week in library, we read Dr. Greg Mortenson's story of building schools in the Middle East.  It is a powerful story about teamwork and making a positive difference in the world. 

 

"With the first cup of tea you are a stranger.  

With the second... a friend.  

With the third cup of tea, you are family."

Besides our books,  our online encyclopedia, our online magazine database, and WebPath Express, you could check out these websites for more biographical information...

http://www.turtlediary.com/biographies.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855207.html

For step by step instructions on how to write a biography, check out http://www.timeforkids.com/homework-helper/a-plus-papers/biography

Book Week Celebrations

Doors were decorated...

New book covers were created...

Book characters were explored...

Guest readers were welcomed...

Books were bought...

Creativity was expressed...

And a good time was had by all!

Dress Up Day Fun

Friday was our chance to be creative 
and come to school dressed as a favourite book character.
Thank you for participating!

Anne from Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

The cat from The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Hermione from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Peter from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Wilbur from Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

and Thing One from The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Mary from Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers

Just in... 2015 Morning Calm Medal Winners!

It is official...Students from 10 different international schools in Korea have voted and the results are now in.

The 2015 Morning Calm Medal winner for best picture book is...

The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz ; illustrated by Dan Santat

In this fun twist on "The Three Little Pigs", Pig One and Two neglect their ninja school martial arts training and are no match for the wolf. Thankfully, Pig Three's hard work and dedication saves the day.     
                                                                                               
Visit the author's website today by clicking here.  There you will find a poster, a book trailer, and an activity guide for The Three Ninja Pigs.

The 2015 Morning Calm Medal winner for best chapter book is...

Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee ; illustrated by Kelly Light

All his life Benji has been sickly and he has been targeted by the school bully.  But after a seizure, Benji gets a therapy dog .  Not only is Elvis big enough to protect him, but Elvis can talk too!

Meet the author and having fun exploring her website by clicking here.
Remember this book trailer?

Do You Know Dewey?

Match the Dewey categories with this short activity or this game of concentration.

Test your knowledge of Dewey with this short interactive quiz.

Try your hand at shelving with this website

 http://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/play-shelver

Bonus: Try your hand at matching call numbers.

Reading lets your imagination soar!

New books are afloat in our library.  

A big thank you to all of our students who created 

the colorful patterns on our hot air balloons.  

Happy reading!

EBSCO...a valuable research database

This week in library, all of the Grade 3 -5 classes were introduced to EBSCO (http://search.ebscohost.com).  EBSCO is an electronic resource the KIS libraries subscribe to in order to provide access to magazines and newspaper articles about various topics. 

We clicked on Kids Search and had access to over 70 popular magazines for elementary student research. Our key word searches resulted in lists of relevant magazine, journal, and newspaper articles.  Then we clicked on Student Research Center and we could chose our sources of information, dates of publication, and reading level.  We are excited to have such a valuable research tool at our fingertips to support our learning!