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Highlights from the 2019 Granite Battle of the Books District Competition
32 teams of 5th and 6th grade students from across Granite School District came together at Jim Bridger Elementary last Thursday, March 14, for the 2019 Battle of the Books District Competition. Each…
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What’s New in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library | March 2019
What’s New in Sora, March 2019 These posters feature some of the latest young adult titles that have been added to our district’s digital library collection, which you can access via the new…
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Countdown to Battle of the Books 2019 District Elementary Competition
The Granite District competition for 5th-6th Grade Battle of the Books teams is coming up on March 14, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 P.M. at Jim Bridger Elementary. Our @LibraryMediaGSD Twitter account is counting down to the…
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2019 Mock Caldecott with Elementary Media Clerks
As part of professional development sessions in January, elementary media clerks engaged in a Mock Caldecott activity in which they read, analyzed, discussed, and voted upon 20 Caldecott-eligible picture books published in 2018…
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Posters: 2019 ALA Youth Media Awards – Granite Elementary Libraries
On Monday, January 28, 2019, members of the American Library Association announced the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and numerous other book awards for children’s and young adult literature, collectively called the ALA Youth Media…
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Best Books of 2018
Update 1/29/2019: ALA Youth Media Award Winners Added In this pinned feature post we compile links to 2018 children’s and young adult book award announcements, as well as “best-of” lists from professional library…
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2019 District Battle of the Books Competition
As we begin to prepare for our school scrimmages and competitions, here is a look at some of the progress we have made with our Battle of the Books program this school year….
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Sora Tips: Search by Reading Levels, Explore by Genre or Subject
As Granite School District transitions from OverDrive to the Sora app for accessing ebooks and digital audiobooks, many teachers have asked how to search by Lexile or other reading levels in Sora. The…
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2018 GSD Elementary Design Challenge Winners
Congratulations to our design challenge winners! These were chosen from 1,668 entries. Each of our four winners will get to pick out $250 worth of books for their school library and have their…
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Featured Resource: Sora, the New Reading App from OverDrive
Sora is a new reading and listening app from OverDrive and Granite School District. With Sora, students and staff can access a large collection of ebooks and audiobooks for independent, recreational, or teacher-assigned reading. Students can…
Latest Book Reviews
Marigold Finds the Magic Words, by Mike Marbrough
Marigold Finds the Magic Words Written and Illustrated by Mike Marbrough
Noah Builds an Ark, by Kate Banks and John Rocco
Noah Builds an Ark Written by Kate Banks, Illustrated by John Rocco
The Extraordinary Colors of Auden Dare, by Zillah Bethell
The Extraordinary Colors of Auden Dare Written by Zillah Bethell
Clackety Track: Poems about Trains, by Skila Brown and Jamey Christoph
Clackety Track: Poems about Trains Written by Skila Brown, Illustrated by Jamey Christoph
A First Book of the Sea, by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton
A First Book of the Sea Written by Nicola Davies, Illustrated by Emily Sutton
Crawly School for Bugs: Poems to Drive You Buggy, by David L. Harrison and Julie Bayless
Crawly School for Bugs: Poems to Drive You Buggy Poems by David L. Harrison, Illustrated by Julie Bayless
What’s New in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library | March 2019
What’s New in Sora, March 2019 These posters feature some of the latest young adult titles that have been added to our district’s digital library collection, which you can access via the new…
Poor Little Guy
By Elanna Allen
Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color
By Julia Denos
Lowriders in Space
Written by Cathy Camper, Illustrated by Raúl the Third
The War that Saved My Life
Written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic
Written by Lisa Papdemetriou
Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues
By Kimberly and James Dean
Challenger Deep
Written by Neal Shusterman, Illustrated by Brendan Shusterman
Ladybug Girl and the Dress-Up Dilemma
Written by David Soman, Illustrated by Jacky Davis
Sidewalk Flowers
Written by JonArno Lawson, Illustrated by Sydney Smith
Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Life
By Kimberly & James Dean
The Extraordinary Colors of Auden Dare, by Zillah Bethell
The Extraordinary Colors of Auden Dare Written by Zillah Bethell
Marigold Finds the Magic Words, by Mike Marbrough
Marigold Finds the Magic Words Written and Illustrated by Mike Marbrough
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March 18, 2019Clackety Track: Poems about Trains, by Skila Brown and Jamey Christoph
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March 18, 2019
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March 18, 2019
Crawly School for Bugs: Poems to Drive You Buggy, by David L. Harrison and Julie Bayless
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February 20, 2019
Look Up With Me – Neil DeGrasse Tyson: A Life Among the Stars
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February 20, 2019
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January 7, 2019Tiger vs. Nightmare, by Emily Tetri
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January 7, 2019
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December 13, 2018
Stowing Away with the Vikings, by Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin
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August 14, 2018
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July 27, 2018
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March 6, 2019The Agony House, by Cherie Priest and Tara O’Connor
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March 6, 2019
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March 27, 2018
Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
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December 6, 2017
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March 6, 2019Hey, Kiddo, by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
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February 12, 2019
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February 12, 2019
1968: Today’s Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, & Change
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February 12, 2019
Google It!: How Two Students’ Mission to Organize the Internet Changed the World
