Warm Up With A New Book
January 2016
Alphabet School by Stephen T. Johnson
Explore the alphabet in everyday objects found at school in this dazzling picture book. A classroom companion to celebrated artist Stephen Johnson's Caldecott Honor book Alphabet City, this alphabet book is a tour de force in the genre. There is much more to this book than meets the eye!
Lost. Found by Marsha Diane Arnold
When a bear loses his bright red scarf in the woods, it is found--and lost again--by a series of animals that use it to keep warm or to have fun, but they disagree over who really owns it and cause a problem that only the scarf's true owner can fix. This book is sure to warm your heart.
Zen Socks by Jon J Muth
Stillwater the giant panda and his friends Leo and Molly teach each other about patience, sharing, and compassion.
The First Step by Susan E. Goodman
In 1847, a young African American girl named Sarah Roberts was attending a school in Boston. Then one day she was told she could never come back. She didn't belong. The Otis School was for white children only. Sarah deserved an equal education, and the Roberts family fought for change. They made history. Roberts v. City of Boston was the first case challenging our legal system to outlaw segregated schools. It was the first time an African American lawyer argued in a supreme court.
Coretta Scott King by Kathleen Krull
Coretta Scott King played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement, not just as the wife of a powerful man but as an influential woman. She gave concerts to raise money and awareness for her causes, winning people's hearts with music, in addition to participating in politics, marches, and demonstrations.
Tale of Rescue by Michael J. Rosen
This is a tale about a cattle dog. This is also a tale about a mother, father, and their ten-year-old son. This is a tale about a blizzard, about love and work, about gratitude. All that is true. Yet stories do not always have the ending we imagine they will.
The Terrible Two Get Worse by Mac Barnett and Jory John
Friends and pranking partners Miles and Niles face a tough challenge when their favorite goat and nemesis, Principal Barkin, is replaced by his stern, no-nonsense father, Former Principal Barkin, who turns the school into boot camp.
Cheating For The Chicken Man by Priscilla Cummings
High school freshman Kate has a lot on her mind, what with taking care of her heartbroken mother and looking after the family chicken farm in Maryland, but she promised her dying father to look after her older brother who is just back from juvenile detention--and this year that seems to involve paying off the bullies at school by doing their school work.
Two Friends : Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Dean Robbins
Two friends, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, get together for tea and conversation. They recount their similar stories fighting to win rights for women and African Americans. Some people had rights, while others had none. Why shouldn't they have them, too?
Silk Screening by Lyz Luidens and Camille Griffin
Some of today's most incredible inventions are the work of makers - people who apply creativity to the latest technology to build a variety of remarkable homemade devices. Whether they are programming tiny computers, designing their own board games, or finding new uses for plastic, makers work together to share new ideas and technology. What will you make?
Mrs. Hope De Leon - IMC Director
The mission of the Cedarburg School District IMC program is to foster a rich learning environment that builds collaboration and inquiry using digital literacies to support passionate readers and thinkers, creative designers and producers, global citizens and lifelong learners.
Email: hdeleon@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Website: https://cedarburg.follettdestiny.com/common/welcome.jsp?context=saas37_4813385
Location: Cedarburg School District, Evergreen Boulevard, Cedarburg, WI, United States
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