Friday, March 27, 2015

Even though I have not been blogging my book reviews lately, I have been reading. I have read numerous books but cannot seem to find the time to add my review to the blog.

May latest read was BUNNICULA by Deborah and James Howe. This book was recommend to my by a student and I just had to read it.

BUNNICULA is about a bunny that a family found while visiting the movie theatre. Harold (the dog) and Chester (the cat) are the family pets and cannot believe that a new creature has been brought home. Chester is not your normal cat. Chester is every educated and loves to read when the family is away. The family names the bunny Bunnicula because he is a bunny and they found him at the Dracula movie. Of course Harold and Chester are jealous of the bunny and begin having suspensions when they find a white tomato. They also learn that Bunnicula can escape from his cage at night.

This book is a great read for elementary students who enjoy a great mystery. The book was published in 1979 but is still a great read. Some of the best books were published 20 or more years ago. Enjoy!!
3/23/2015
This week at ES Elementary Library, students in grades pre-k to second grade explored books about Easter. We read a non-fiction and fictional book about Easter. Students were able to see how the two books are different and alike. Second grade students were able to take their knowledge of non-fiction texts and discuss why the non-fiction book was classified as non-fiction.
Third and fourth grade students participated in a scavenger hunt using the Online Public Access Catalog for the library. Students were working on how to search by the author, title, and keyword. We were also learning about series titles while participating in the scavenger hunt. Many students were able to locate a book they were interested in using the call number found in the OPAC. Can you locate a book using a call number in your library?