D97 Library Newsletter
February 2019
Thank you for visiting our monthly newsletter for all teachers, parents, and community members of District 97. Each month, D97 teacher librarians collaborate to bring you useful information, and highlight some of the things our students are learning in our libraries.
We love to hear from you! This month's collaborating teacher librarians:
Sharon Pearce: spearce@op97.org
Carolyn Frame: cframe@op97.org
Red Letter Days in February
- 2nd- Groundhog Day: Woodstock Willy Early Spring predicted
- 3rd- Superbowl Sunday: Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots. Final Score?
- 5th- Chinese New Year: Starting the Year of the Pig. About the holiday-Fortune Tales Video
- 9th- National Pizza Day. What's your favorite kind of pizza?
- 10th- Grammy Music Awards Ceremony
- 14th- Valentines Day
- 18th- Presidents Day- Celebrating all U.S. Presidents
- 20th- National Love Your Pet Day
- 22nd- HARAMBEE! @ Longfellow 6-8pm African market, food, and performances
- 24th- Academy Awards Ceremony, aka the Oscar awards
Celebrate Black History Month
Learn about our history by reading a book by and about African Americans
Kwame Alexander
Jason Reynolds
Harriet Robinet
Andrea Pinkney
Jacqueline Wooson
Walter Dean Myers
Authors and Illustrators to look for in picture books:
Kadir Nelson
Brian Pinkney
Nikki Grimes
Patricia McKissack
Floyd Cooper
See the Black Children's Books and Authors Website for more ideas.
Bud, Not Buddy
The award-winning novel tells Bud's journey in search of his father during the Great Depression.
Ruth and the Green Book
by Calvin Alexander Ramsey. Floyd Cooper Illustrator
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson....
Narrative biography about former NASA engineer Lonnie Johnson. This book is a nominee for the 2019 Bluestem award.