KIS ES Library Corner

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Celebrating Moms in May

Mother’s Day

One Wish

Just one little wish for you, Mom,

But it’s loving and happy and true –

It’s a wish that the nicest and best things

Will always keep coming to you

Author unknown

In North America, May is the month set aside to focus on how special mothers are. Websites such as http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/mothers-day are jam-packed with ideas to celebrate our moms including crafts, poems, cards, and bookmarks!

We have some wonderful titles available in the library to help you celebrate:

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Come on in and explore the Mother’s Day books today!

Elephant and Piggie

More Elephant and Piggie adventures by Mo Willems have come to our library. This early reader series revolves around very funny conversations between two friends and is super popular with our students.

Here is an interview with author Mo Willems for you to enjoy...

To learn more about Mo Willems, you can visit his website at http://www.mowillems.com/

Don't forget Pigeon! While he is the star of his own books, he also likes to hide inside the back covers of the Elephant and Piggie books...

Friday, May 8, 2015

Roscoe Riley Rules

Meet Roscoe - an appealing, lively, good-hearted boy. He has the best of intentions but somehow his attempts to help just end up resulting in chaos. Mishap-prone and a trouble magnet he is!

In his first book, Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs, Roscoe tells his own story of how he learned the meaning and repercussions of permanent glue to the hard way.

The first seven books in the Roscoe Riley's Rules series by author Katherine Applegate are now available in our library. We know you will laugh all the way from start to finish this Junie B. Jones type book for boys.

Don't forget to check out Katherine Applegate's website today about her Newbery winning book The One and Only Ivan and the interview with her in the School Library Journal.

What genre are you currently reading?

This year, in your classes and in library, we have been

looking at different types of writing.

Each of the main genres can be subdivided into smaller categories.

When you look at the list, which genre appeals to you the most?

Try your hand with some genre fun here or here

http://hil.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/Genres.htm

Saturday, May 2, 2015

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