President's Day books

This past Monday was President's Day!

It's so much fun to learn about our former Presidents (and our current one too!).

This week, I am reading the book, What Presidents Are Made Of, to my students.  This is a really cute book because it has drawn pictures of various former presidents, and their pictures are made up the different things that symbolize different character traits or history about him.  Each picture has text on the opposing page, describing in detail the life of that president and why the objects were chosen for each picture.

Click on the following link to see all the books about presidents that we have here in the Tonalea library!

http://librarycatalog.susd.org/cataloging/servlet/handlebasicsearchform.do?siteTypeID=-2&siteID=&keywordText=presidents&searchType=keyword&pageChange=true&includeLibrary=true&includeMedia=false&mediaSiteID=&readingProgramType=0&interestGradeLevelFrom=0&interestGradeLevelTo=0&sort=3&descend=false&awardGroupID=-1&dateDescend=true&page=-1&doNotSaveSearchHistory=true&totalCount=208

Thursday's Pick

My pick for Thursday, February 4th is...

We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball

words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; foreword by Hank Aaron.
Accelerated Reader® Level: 5.9 / 3.0 pts.

Explores the history of Negro League baseball teams, discussing owners, players, hardships, wins, and losses; and including illustrations.

Monday's Pick

My pick for Monday, February 1st is...

Carrots to cupcakes : reading, writing, and reciting poems about food.
compiled & edited by Susan M. Freese ; illustrated by Jan Westberg.
Accelerated Reader® Level: 4.5 / 0.5 pts.

This is a collection of readings, writings, and poetry associated with food that explains how a poet uses words to help the reader understand the poem's meaning.  Non fiction is many times overlooked as a great area of reading for enjoyment.  Non fiction is proven to be beneficial in helping readers to improve reading comprehension skills as well as learn about various content areas.  This collection of poetry will be a favorite of yours in no time!