Media Center Memo
March 2013
NEW NONFICTION
The following are new nonfiction titles on their way to the media center! How can you use these titles in YOUR classroom? Let me know what other topics/titles you will need for next year asap!
Art
Drawing from the City
Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People (also a biography!)
Biography
Believe: The Victorious Story of Eric LeGrand
No Crystal Stair (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book)
Martin Luther King Jr: A King Family Tribute
Animals Welcome: A Life of Reading, Writing, and Rescue (Peg Kehret)
Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
Hope Solo: My Story
Language Arts
I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children's Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp
Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust
We Are Their Voice: Young People Respond to the Holocaust
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles
Science
Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death
Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of Earth's Strangest Animals
Wild Horse Scientists
Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead
The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal
Stronger Than Steel: Spider Silk DNA and the Quest for Better Bulletproof Vests, Sutures, and Parachute Rope
Eruption: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives
Social Studies:
Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America
The Adventures of Achilles (great for a mythology unit!)
Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America (A Companion Book to the Steven Spielberg Film)
Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves and Other Female Villians
The Giant and How He Humbugged America
Master George's People: George Washington, His Slaves, and His Revolutionary Transformation
Professional:
Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
A Framework for Understanding Poverty
BOOK FAIR
Thanks to all who helped support the book fair! We didn't do as well as I'd hoped, but as my beloved Royals say, there's always next year. :) Next year's fair will be during January so I hope to grab some home basketball game traffic--and avoid snow days!
TRUMAN VOTING
Also a big thanks for your flexibility in rescheduling the Truman Parties. We had 67 kids qualify! In middle school, a lot of kids stop reading because they get busy with friends, sports, activities, etc. It's great to see so many readers! The top three books at MVMS were: Virals with 15 votes, Lost Hero with 11 votes, and Paranormalcy with 8 votes. Stay tuned for the overall winners to be announced after my library conference in April!
RESEARCH UNITS
Let me know when you'd like to work on a unit! Right now, I'm working with Mrs. Doss on a research project with her sixth graders. I'm showing them how to find reliable sources, how to use EBSCOhost (Do your students know how to use our databases?), how to avoid plagiarism, and how to cite their sources. Remember: Common Core asks ALL disciplines to make sure our students are information literate! Let me help get them there!
FREE BOOKS
Contact:
Location: Mount Vernon Middle School, 731 South Landrum Street, Mount Vernon, MO
Phone: (417) 695-2170