Written and Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers A collection of four stories about a boy and his adventures, including notes and sketches by Oliver Jeffers on the making of each story. The first story, “How to Catch a Star,” started out as a drawing of a boy trying to do something impossible: the boy loves stars …
Every year, we hold a Beehive Reading Challenge for all of our elementary school libraries. In the fall, each school receives the longlists for the Beehive Book Awards and are challenged to read and review as many titles as they can over the next four months. This year, we made the challenge a little bit …
For some, the reading of picture books is considered an activity exclusively meant for young children in lower grades. In a recent professional development session for Library Media Educational Technology Specialists in secondary schools, Celia Powell, Cindy Moyle, and Cherie Anderson gave a multitude of reasons to rethink this bias, showing how picture books can …
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The latest books recommended for elementary library purchase by Cindy Dunn, GSD District Elementary Media Supervisor.
Fall 2012 Elementary Library Suggestions for Purchase Compiled by Cindy Dunn, Granite School District Elementary Media Supervisor.
Maurice Sendak, groundbreaking author and illustrator of books such as Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, and many others, died this morning at the age of 83.
