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The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss

Cindy Gray, Librarian

Hours of Operation: 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.


Electronic Resources

BrainPop Junior a

Animated, curriculum-based content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement.

Username & Password available from the librarian or your teache

Britannica Online

Try this for general research on most any topic and choose Britannica Elementary.

Username & Password available from the librarian or your teacher

PebbleGo

PebbleGo Animals, PebbleGo Earth & Space Science, PebbleGo Biographies

Username & Password available from the librarian or your teacher

TeachingBooks.net

Use to explore children's books and their authors. Includes access to short movies, audio book readngs, etc.

Username & Password available from the librarian or your teacher                                                                                              

World and I

Cross-curricular resource includes full contents of this magazine since 1986

Username & Password available from the librarian or your teacher

EBSCO Databases

Try this if you need Magazine articles for a research assignment and choose "Searchasaurus" or "Kids Search".

Username & Password available from the librarian or your teacher

Gale

Username & Password available from the librarian or your teacher

 
Reading Programs
Six Flags Read to Succeed

 

Six Hour Reading Club Information

Students can earn a ticket to Six Flags by completing six hours of

READING FOR FUN

 

The program runs from January 2 to February 17, 2012

Student Reading Logs are due back to teachers by

February 20, 2012    

     

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2012 Texas Bluebonnet Award Program

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"Read Five and Decide"

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The Texas Bluebonnet Award is a program designed to encourage Texas children in grades 3-6 to read books on the current master list and vote for their favorite one.

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To be eligibile to vote a student must be in grades 3-6 and read or listen to at least 5 books from the current list by 1-23-12.

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Master List

  • The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
  • The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett
  • The Hallelujah Flight by Phil Bildner

  • The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Hillestad Butler

  • Wild Times at the Bed and Biscuit by Joan Carris

  • Happenstance Found by P.W. Catanese

  • The Duchess of Whimsy: An Absolutely Delicious Fairy Tale by Randall de Seve
  • Out of My Mind by Sharon Drape
  • Imogene’s Last Stand by Candace Fleming
  • Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
  • Amazing Faces by Lee BennettHopkins

  • Goal! by Mina Javaherbin

  • TheExtraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) by Barbara Kerley

  • Balarama: A Royal Elephant by Ted and Betsy Lewin

  • Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott by Yona Zeldis McDonough

  • The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan

  • Black Elk’s Vision: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson

  • The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan

  • Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer
  • The Shadows by Jacqueline West

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Soaring Eagle Requirements

(An Optional Program)

1.  Be Eligible to vote on 1-23-12

2.  Read another 5 books from the list above for a total of 

     10 books from the master list

3.  Complete a Book Form for all 10 books read

4.  Complete the Parent Signature FormTurn in the 10 Book

      forms and the Parent Signature page to Mrs. C. Gray by

      5-7-12

Click on this link for a Bluebonnet Video Book Trailer

 

 

 

    Now Available from School or Home!  

ABDO iBooks

Interactive electronic books (ebooks) from the MISD Education Foundation Grant:

You Read, I Read, We all Read iBooks

Go to: http://myabdodigital.com

To access these books at school or at home

Username = wbrown

Password available from the librarian,

Mrs. C. Gray, or your teacher.

MISD Education Foundation

Thank You MISD Education Foundation for funding the following grants that support reading!

"Magazine Mobiles"  and "You read, I read, We all read iBooks"

MISD Education Foundation - Magazine Mobile Grant

 

Additional Links

 

NYPL Digital Gallery

Use this site to locate digital images for school projects

 

Mansfield Public Library

www.mansfield-tx.gov/departments/library

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