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Dolly Parton
Imagination Library
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United
Way of the Quad Cities presents:
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library!
Children of Scott County, IA or Rock Island, IL are eligible
to receive a free book a month until they reach the age of five.
Dolly’s hopes are that by receiving free books, parents will be
inspired to read aloud to their children in order to inspire big
imaginations and dreams!
For further information, contact United Way of the Quad
Cities by phone at (563) 355-4310 or visit their website:
www.unitedwayqc.org
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Dan Gutman
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Dan Gutman is the author of numerous children’s
books. Voted the Iowa Children's Choice Award winner in 2000, he
knows what kids like to read! His books are about sports, history,
taking a chance, or wacky teachers. Time travel with Stosh and his
baseball cards. Be on the ground with the Wright Brothers, in the
lab with Thomas Edison, or up close with Ben Franklin. Take a chance
as you shoot, kick, bowl, or putt for a million dollars. Laugh out
loud with the My Weird School series. Find out what it’s like to be
a kid who runs for President, and wins! Enjoy, laugh, and learn with
Dan Gutman’s books! Something for everyone!
Dan Gutman on
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Hooray for Reading Day! by Margaret Cuyler
Who knew man's best friend could also be a literacy mentor?
Jessica, like many first graders all around the country, is learning
to read. She finds comfort in learning her mother also had a
little trouble, but her most important discovery is that reading to
her dog provides her the practice and confidence she really
needs.
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Fancy Nancy Bonjour, Butterfly by Jane
O'Connor
From the tiara that
tops her, to the sparkly studded heals that cover her toes, Nancy is
anxiously awaiting the arrival of her best friend’s butterfly,
birthday bash! Unfortunately, she discovers (that’s a fancy word
for learns) that her grandparents’ 50th wedding
anniversary party is the same day!
Another delightful
story that concludes with an inspiring lesson by Jane O’Connor.
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The Million Dollar Putt by Dan Gutman
Does Eddie have the same chance as anyone else to
sink this putt and win one million dollars? Dan Gutman shares this
background on the story - I was surfing the
‘net one night and Googled “blind” and “golf” for some reason. It
turns out there are thousands of blind golfers all over the world.
Some of them were right in my backyard, at The Overbrook School for
the Blind in Philadelphia. I even got to play golf with them. So I
concocted this wacky story about a blind kid who takes up golf and the
eccentric girl next door who becomes his coach and friend. Check out
the other million dollar books.”
Dan Gutman's web
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Surprises According to Humphrey by Betty Birney
Surprise! A hamster ball. Surprise! A fire drill. Surprise! A cat.
Surprise! Janitor Aldo replaced by an alien? Surprise! Best friends in
trouble. Surprises According to Humphrey is the newest book
Humphrey, the class hamster, shares with us about life in Room 26. If
you have never read a Humphrey book, it’s okay to start with this one.
If you have read all of the Humphrey stories, you will laugh again and
wonder if Humphrey will be able to handle all the surprises he faces
in this story.
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The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton
Lee Stewart
"Are you a gifted child looking for special
opportunities?" begins the newspaper ad. After a series of
mysterious, mind-bending tests, four children succeed and go on a
secret mission. Only by working together will these four totally
different children complete their dangerous task.
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100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
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Cupboards is an eerie adventure story about Henry. Henry is staying
with his aunt and uncle’s family in Kansas. His bedroom is in the
attic of an old house. One night, some of the plaster falls from the
wall in his room to reveal some little cupboard doors. When he removes
more plaster, he discovers 99 little cupboard doors, each different,
and each a portal to another world, some nice, others not so nice. Who
created these doorways and where do they lead? If you liked Wilson’s
Leepike Ridge adventure, you will also be drawn in to the 100
Cupboards.
N. D. Wilson on the
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Reading Magic by Mem Fox
With enthusiasm and humor, author and literacy consultant Mem
Fox, sends a clear message to parents and teachers that stresses the
importance of reading aloud to young children.
She provides very clear and concrete examples on “how to”
read aloud, she teaches how to embed little games into the moment,
and explains how “the
magic” happens between those who share the story.
An experience only those present can relate to and no one
else can repeat! A definite must for parents who want to raise
readers!
http://www.memfox.net/welcome.html
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Reading Tip
Most of us remember characters like Amelia Bedelia, Frances,
Little Bear and Frog and Toad! I Can Read Books has
published a website with terrific reading tips for
parents. For a variety of suggestions from choosing the
"Just Right" book to Increasing Your Child's Thinking
Skills, visit:
http://www.icanread.com
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child develop his or her reading strategies, creativity and
overall reading and writing skills! Visit the following
site for advice, tips, and resources. Enhance her learning
experience by encouraging a love for language arts and a thirst for
reading. For strategies, examples and suggestions, visit
http://www.FamilyEducation.com
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Imagine actors and actresses like Robert Guillaume and Melissa
Gilbert reading aloud terrific children’s literature right in your
very own home via the internet! Visit
www.storylineonline.net/
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