National Picture Book Month
November is National Picture Book Month. Celebrate by printing and completing this Picture Book Month Challenge. Once you've read 27 "just right" picture books, during November, bring your completed Picture Book Month Challenge page to the C.A.S.T.L.E. Library to earn a one-time use pass: lunch in the library with a friend.
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"Swift Fox All Along" by Rebecca Lea Thomas When Swift Fox's father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And, when he tells her that today is the day that she'll learn how to be Mi'kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. What if she doesn't fit in with her family?--Provided by publisher. | "The Water Lady" by Alice B. McGinty Cody is worried when his family on a New Mexico Navajo reservation runs out of water, but Darlene Arviso, called "The Water Lady," is on the way with her tanker truck. Includes glossary of Navajo terms and notes about Arviso and life on a reservation. | "Rabbit's Snow Dance" by Joseph Bruchac Rabbit, who loves winter, performs a snow dance using a traditional Iroquois drum and song, and despite the opposition of the other animals, Rabbit continues to dance, causing more snow to fall. |
"Swift Fox All Along" by Rebecca Lea Thomas
When Swift Fox's father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And, when he tells her that today is the day that she'll learn how to be Mi'kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. What if she doesn't fit in with her family?--Provided by publisher.
"The Water Lady" by Alice B. McGinty
Cody is worried when his family on a New Mexico Navajo reservation runs out of water, but Darlene Arviso, called "The Water Lady," is on the way with her tanker truck. Includes glossary of Navajo terms and notes about Arviso and life on a reservation.
"Rabbit's Snow Dance" by Joseph Bruchac
Rabbit, who loves winter, performs a snow dance using a traditional Iroquois drum and song, and despite the opposition of the other animals, Rabbit continues to dance, causing more snow to fall.
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"Go Show the World" by Wab Kinew and Joe Morse Including figures such as Crazy Horse, Net-no-kwa, former NASA astronaut John Herrington and Canadian NHL goalie Carey Price, Go Show the World showcases a diverse group of Indigenous people in the US and Canada, both the more well known and the not- so-widely recognized. | "Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code" by Joseph Bruchac As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during World War II. | "The Whale Child" by Keith Egawa Shiny, a whale child, is turned into a boy to teach Alex, a young girl, the wisdom of the Native American value of environmental stewardship so that she can share it with others. Includes glossary of environmental terms, facts about Pacific Northwest Native cultures, and other educational resources. |
"Go Show the World" by Wab Kinew and Joe Morse
Including figures such as Crazy Horse, Net-no-kwa, former NASA astronaut John Herrington and Canadian NHL goalie Carey Price, Go Show the World showcases a diverse group of Indigenous people in the US and Canada, both the more well known and the not- so-widely recognized.
"Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code" by Joseph Bruchac
As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during World War II.
"The Whale Child" by Keith Egawa
Shiny, a whale child, is turned into a boy to teach Alex, a young girl, the wisdom of the Native American value of environmental stewardship so that she can share it with others. Includes glossary of environmental terms, facts about Pacific Northwest Native cultures, and other educational resources.
Let's Stick Together!
The next time you're in the Castle Library to return and checkout more books, stop by the ClearTouch board to help work on a virtual sticker board. Add a couple of virtual, color stickers to help reveal the picture!
Sharon Forks Update
Click on the links below to find out about the exciting events happening at our local, Sharon Forks Public Library this month! Learn Hindi, play chess, read with a therapy dog, hear turkey day tales, and more!
Family Tips for Online Privacy & Security
Students have been working on their county digital citizenship skills with our Instructional Technology Specialist, Mrs. Merck. She has been doing lessons on online safety and privacy. Below are some family tips to help support your children's digital citizenship at home:
Audiobooks: Weston Woods on Discovery Education
Have your child log into their ClassLink.
-->Click on the "Digital Content" folder.
-->Click on "Discovery Education".
-->Search "Weston Woods".
-->Click on the Weston Woods Channel to access audiobooks in English, Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, or Japanese.
Enjoy these audiobooks anywhere you can connect to the internet!
Mrs. Daniels, Media Specialist
Mrs. Daniels is the certified Media Specialist at Sharon Elementary School. This is her 9th year in the library and her 21st year as an elementary educator.
