Sunset Valley Library Newsletter
September
Katherine Applegate Author Visit
On Wednesday, October 4th Katherine Applegate will present her new book, Wishtree, to an audience of over 500 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders from Sunset Valley, Galindo, St. Elmo, and Joslin elementaries at 9:30am in the Sunset Valley cafeteria.
Wishtree by Katherine ApplegateTrees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . . Funny, deep, warm, and nuanced, this is Katherine Applegate at her very best—writing from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view. | Katherine Applegate Katherine Applegate is the author of The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal. Crenshaw spent over twenty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and her first middle-grade stand-alone, Home of the Brave continues on state reading lists, summer reading lists, and class reading lists. Katherine Applegate lives in Tiburon, California, with her family. | Wishtree Order Form .pdf attachment below Please print and return with payment to the library. Orders will be accepted through October 11. |
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .
Funny, deep, warm, and nuanced, this is Katherine Applegate at her very best—writing from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view.
Katherine Applegate
Library Usage
General Statistics
Classes seen: 580
New adult accounts created: 29
Circulation: 3,022
New titles processed: 32
Collaboration and Instructional Units
-SVE Kid's Lit Book Club First meeting: discussed Lemons by Melissa Savage and shared other titles that could be recommend to or used for instruction with our students.
-Student Council officers worked to write an introduction for Katherine Applegate author visit.
-Library lessons: US Celebrate Freedom Week (9/11), Hispanic Heritage month, book care, searching the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), and building enthusiasm for Wishtree.
-Professional development: best practices for preschoolers in the library, and cataloging.
Coming up in October
10/30-11/3 Scholastic Book Fair- Wild West theme
11/3 SVE Kid's Lit Book Club- We will be discussing Wishtree and sharing any other titles read this month.
In the library we will be learning: how to access eBook resources, continuing Hispanic Heritage, Austin ISD Pride week, review check out procedures, book care, and finding books using the OPAC.