PYP in the Library: December
December is all about being Reflective!
Looking for PYP Read-Alouds? Look no further!
Don't forget that some of the possible attitudes that go along with being Reflective are APPRECIATION, COMMITMENT, CONFIDENCE, and INDEPENDENCE. There's a whole section full of books - stop by and take a look. Or check the Resource Lists in Destiny. For step-by-step directions on how to access them, check out the December newsletter. Or stop by the media center and read a hard-copy, located on display in the PYP section!
Reflective Books
Miss Rumphius
As a child Alice decided that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
Zen Shorts
When Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways.
Grandfather's Journey
A Japanese-American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America, which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
The Day of Ahmed's Secret
Ahmed rides his donkey cart throughout the city of Cairo, hurrying to finish his work, so he can return home and share his secret with his family. His secret? He's learned to write his name.
When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry
When Sophie gets angry, she goes outside and runs, cries, climbs her favorite tree--and then, calmed by the breeze, she is soon ready to go back home.
Christmas Tapestry
A tapestry that is being used to cover a hole in a church wall at Christmas brings together an elderly couple who were separated during World War II.
Everything on a Waffle
Eleven-year-old Primrose, who lives in a small fishing village in British Columbia, recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
Marianthe's Story
Two separate stories, the first telling of Mari's starting school in a new land, and the second describing village life in her country before she and her family left in search of a better life.
From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Two suburban children run away from their Connecticut home and go to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where their ingenuity enables them to live in luxury.
Sarah, Plain and Tall
When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
Walk Two Moons
After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.
Appreciation
Peter's Chair
When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he rescues the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away.
The Giving Tree
A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.
Corduroy
A teddy bear spends his days waiting in a store for someone to buy him.
Snowflake Bentley
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Thank You, Mr. Falker
At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.
Commitment
Through My Eyes
Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.
Helen Keller: a determined life
After an illness left her both blind and deaf as a child, Helen Keller learned how to communicate with others and dedicated her life to helping the blind.
Brave Irene
Brave Irene, the dressmaker's daughter, ventures out into a fierce snowstorm to deliver the beautiful ball gown her mother has made for the duchess.
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
Told she may never walk again, Wilma overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
Yatandou
Eight-year-old Yatandou helps the women of her Mali village raise enough money to buy a machine that will replace their pounding sticks.
Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Despite serious obstacles and setbacks, Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, pursues his dream of saving enough money to open his own barbershop.
Confidence
One Green Apple
While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young Muslim immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly compliments the other students' red apples.
Ish
After Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, his sister gives him a new perspective on things.
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight
When Hillary was young, she wanted to be an astronaut, to soar as high as the stars above. There were people who told her no. But she didn't listen to them. There were people who didn't think she could do it. But she believed in herself. This is the inspiring story of a girl with dreams as big as the open sky.
Independence
Amazing Grace
Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon
Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
A young boy faces adversity from classmates when he wears a tangerine colored dress to school.