Everyone at our school knows that I am a little bit crazy about the book, The One and Only Ivan! They know that the highlight of our school year was the day Katherine Applegate, Julia and Anne visited our school! I have given … Continue reading
Have you ever been to the movies and watched the previews for upcoming attractions? If you are like me, you have seen lots and lots of them! Those previews for movies got me thinking. What if we took that same … Continue reading
On Friday, the 5th graders welcomed Aleca Gleser to our library to share her form of poetry. Aleca writes a rap style of poetry. And as Kris commented, “Poetry + Rap = Prap”! She is a Prapper! Aleca finds writing a … Continue reading
Have you ever been to the movies and watched the previews for upcoming attractions? If you are like me, you have seen lots and lots of them! Those previews for movies got me thinking. What if we took that same … Continue reading
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Because of Winn-Dixie (with Spanish subtitles) The Walk On by John Feinstein Duke by … Continue reading
I never saw Ivan at the old, run-down shopping mall in Tacoma, but my husband did. He got sad thinking about Ivan, the silverback gorilla confined inside a dirty and cramped cage on show for whoever came to visit him. … Continue reading