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Read-Aloud Roundup The Blog Log www.hooverlibrary.org/blog Volume 5, Issue 1 August 2017 We do not wish to incriminate ourselves, but our monthly teacher newsletter is beginning its fifth year of publication. Since its debut, Book Report has introduced local educators to 47 apps, 49 websites, 55 picture books, 55 novels, 151 nonfiction titles, and 40 read-alike lists. What will this year have to offer? Each issue includes: 1. The Blog Log Heads up on some of the daily posts on our library blog. 2. Untangle the Web Discover different educational websites each month. 3. Read-Aloud Roundup Add these titles to your classroom read-aloud rotation. 4. More Than Common Core Keep up with amazing nonfiction titles. 5. Read This, Not That Use read-alike lists to get students out of their reading ruts. 6. Review the New Book reviews of our favorite new titles. 7. APProved Education apps? There’s a librarian for that. 8. Follow the Stars Upcoming events for grades K-6. 9. Bonus Round Random things you need to know. We hope Book Report will meet your needs in the 2017-2018 school year. Email your feedback to our outreach librarian Katie Jane Morris at [email protected]. . We Plead the Fifth. Review the New Niko Draws a Feeling by Bob Raczka Niko loves to draw his world: the ring-a-ling of the ice cream truck, the warmth of sun on his face. But no one appreciates his art until Niko meets Iris. This imaginative and tender story explores the creative process, abstract art, friendship, and the universal desire to feel understood. 25 Years of Rainbow Fish Danza! with Duncan Tonatiuh The Emoji Movie Has All The Feels Here Comes Teacher Cat Jason Reynolds Goes Super Nothing Rhymes with Orange Poetry for National Farmers’ Market Week The Return of Dog Man Salaam Reads Second Helping of T.O.A.S.T. Soldier Song STEM for Girls Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina Juana loves many things — drawing, eating Brussels sprouts, living in Bogotá, Colombia, and especially her dog, Lucas. She does not love wearing her itchy school uniform or solving math problems. And she especially does not love learning the English. The Class by Boni Ashburn Count along with twenty young students from nineteen different homes as they get ready for their first day of kindergarten. Untangle the Web http://www.arkive.org/ This ultimate multimedia guide to the world’s endangered species includes films and photos by the world’s best filmmakers, photographers, conservationists, and scientists. APProved Toontastic 3D You can draw, animate, and narrate swashbuckling adventures, breaking news stories, science reports, and all your other wacky ideas. FREE / Android, iPad & iPhone
