SANDBURG ELEMENTARY/DECEMBER 2011 LIBRARY LEAF
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December birthday authors 12/1/1949 Jan Brett: As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and
drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days
when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture
books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the
imaginary place I'm drawing really exists.” (The Mitten, Gingerbread Baby, The Wild Christmas reindeer, The Three Snow Bears)
12/5/1901-1966 Walt Disney
12/9/1899-1937 Jean de Br unhoff (Babar the Elephant books)
12/19/1928 Eve Bunting has earned numerous
awards and honors include the Golden Kite Award from the
Society of Children's Book Writers, the PEN Los Angeles Center
Literary Award for Special Achievement in Children's
Literature, and the Edgar, given by the Mystery Writers of
America. (Dandelions, A Day’s Work, Going Home, How Many Days to America?)
12/22/1939 Jerry Pinkney (The Lion and the Mouse, The Little Red Hen, Three Little Kittens) 12/23/1937 Avi a.k.a. Edward Irving Wortis: Avi explains how he got his nickname: “My twin sister gave it to me
when we were both about a year old. And it stuck.” Avi has won
numerous awards including the Newbery Award and the Newbery
Honor (twice!). (The Christmas Rat, Murder at
Midnight, The Barn, Poppy)
12/25/1951 Pam Muñoz Ryan is the National Education Association’s Author recipient of the Civil and Human Rights
Award, the Virginia Hamilton Award for Multicultural Literature, and is
twice the recipient of the Willa Cather Literary Award for writing. (Riding Freedom, When Marian Sang)
12/30/1865-1936 Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle Book, Captain Courageous)
New Books
In Our Library this month
Explore Titanic Spiders Scholastic Book of World Records, 2012 Weird but True! Bad Kitty Meets the Baby Ten Little Caterpillars Dewey Some of the best gifts don’t come in packages! We are thankful to our wonderful library volunteers who give us the gift of their time each week! Mrs. Reeves (Lily’s mom) Miss Theresa Reeves (Lily’s sister) Mrs. Freer (Luke and Grayson’s mom) Mrs. Pasman (Sam and Hannah’s mom) Mrs. Sawyer (Jackson Steven’s gramma) Miss Jenny Sawyer (Jackson’s aunt) Mrs. Plog (our favorite storyteller!)
December is read a new book month!
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” -‐The Little Prince
Holiday Humor (answers on page 2) What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? What do elves do after school? What has two humps and can be found at the North Pole?
Word of the Month: Lollygag:
It means to dawdle; to be lazy; or to avoid work. Do you ever lollygag at home or at school?
Featured Person 12/5 Walt Disney: (1901-1966)
Walt Disney was born on December 5th, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. Walt had very early interests in art; he would often sell drawings to neighbors to make extra money. He pursued his art career by studying art and photography at McKinley High School in Chicago. During the fall of 1918, Walt joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas to France, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. Once Walt returned from France, he began to pursue a career in commercial art. In 1932, the production entitled Flowers and Trees (the first color cartoon) won Walt the first of his studio's Academy Awards. On December 21, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-‐length animated musical feature, premiered at the Carthay Theater in Los Angeles. Disneyland Park, in California, opened in 1955. Walt Disney is a legend; a folk hero of the 20th century. His worldwide popularity was based upon the ideals which his name represents: imagination, optimism, creation, and self-‐made success in the American tradition.
Winter Word Search
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OH, THE PLACES WE GO TO READ!..... Thanks to the following students who shared what they learned or read from the library linked websites: Evelyn: growing does not hurt at all. Malachi: I LIKETHEBOOKS Alex: i read snowmen at night. these snowmen play outside when everyones asleep. then santa comes and brings presents to everyone. then they sing and leave Zoe N: I read the The Wonder of the Day on Wonderopolis, What is the Plural Term of Moose. I learned that the English language is very confusing. There are so many different rules. I liked that Wonderopolis showed you how to make some words plural. This will make it easier for me to spell some words, hopefully. I have memorized most of the spelling rules, but it is nice to know of a spot to check them. Hannah P: On-line book: Hospital Helper. I liked it. i liked Herbie
Answers to Riddles:
1. Frostbite.
2. Gnomework.
3. A lost camel.
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