Crossfield Library Newsletter
Home of the Stars
April Showers
There is so much going on towards the end of the school year, but know that the library is here to meet all of your needs!
In this Issue
Books Books Books
Britannica
Nat Geo Kids
Collection Development
Britannica
Nat Geo Kids
New Titles in the Library
Fiction Texts
Night of the Moon
Find me in the Holiday books - E KHA
What James Said
A funny, heartfelt, perfectly pitched story about misunderstandings and the importance of true friendship.
When a little girl thinks that her best friend James has been saying bad things about her behind her back, she takes action in the form of the silent treatment. As they go about their day and James tries harder and harder to get her to talk to him, they both realize that true friendship surpasses any rumor... or misunderstanding.
Find me at E ROS
Nooks & Crannies
Sweet, shy Tabitha Crum, the neglected only child of two parents straight out of a Roald Dahl book, doesn’t have a friend in the world—except for her pet mouse, Pemberley, whom she loves dearly. But on the day she receives one of six invitations to the country estate of wealthy Countess Camilla DeMoss, her life changes forever.
Upon the children’s arrival at the sprawling, possibly haunted mansion, it turns out the countess has a very big secret—one that will change their lives forever.
Then the children beginning disappearing, one by one. So Tabitha takes a cue from her favorite detective novels and, with Pemberley by her side, attempts to solve the case and rescue the other children…who just might be her first real friends.
Find me in Mystery at F LAW
NonFiction Texts
Steve Jobs and Apple
Steve Jobs was the cofounder of Apple Computer, and is known around the world for helping to create devices and operating platforms that have changed technology forever. Many people simply could not imagine their lives without the products that came from Jobs and Apple.
Find me in 92 JOB
Jeff Bezos and Amazon
Jeff Bezos took his childhood love of books and turned it into Amazon.com, one of the biggest and most successful online retailers on earth. Driven by Bezoss vision, Amazon changed the way people read, listen to music, watch videos, and shop.
Find me at 92 BEZ
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook
As the founder of the social networking site Facebook Mark Zuckerberg became one of the most influential people in the world by age twenty-three. Zuckerbergs dream of creating links between social relationships has changed the way more than 1.3 billion people communicate and interact online.
Find me in 92 ZUC
Book Trailers
Read alouds
Looking for a good read aloud?
Reading aloud to children helps them develop and improve literacy skills -- reading, writing, speaking, and listening. And since children listen on a higher level than they read, listening to other readers stimulates growth and understanding of vocabulary and language patterns.
Tech Bytes
Click the blue links to take you to these websites
FreeRice is a non-profit website that is owned by and supports the United Nations World Food Programme.
Freerice has two goals:
- Provide education to everyone for free.
- Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
Students answer vocabulary words. For every correct answer you choose, 10 grains of rice are raised to help end world hunger through the World Food Programme.
We Give Books is a free website that enables anyone with internet access to put books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online.
Share the power and pleasure of reading, and teach a child in your life about the importance of helping others at the same time. Simply choose the literacy charity you want to read for and then select the Penguin and DK children's books you want to read. For every book you read, a brand new children's book will be donated to the nonprofit you select.
Teach a child in your life to become a lifelong reader and a lifelong giver.