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Dan
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Award winning author Dan Gutman visited students
at Cody Elementary School on Wednesday, October 13th. Mr. Gutman
is the author of 48 books. Since 1998, five of his books have
been on the Iowa Children's Choice Award lists. In 2001, The
Million Dollar Shot was voted the ICCA winner in the state
of Iowa. Last year, The Million Dollar Kick was voted the
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Christopher Paolini
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Inspired
by his love of fantasy and Science Fiction, Paolini has created
a world of dragons and elves, sword fights and quests, and
finally, good vs. evil. Christopher began work on his first
book, Eragon, at the
age of 15. It has sold over a million copies world wide.
Christopher lives in Paradise Valley, Montana and is working on
the second book in the trilogy, Eldest, due out in August 2005. He is also working on the screenplay
for the movie version of Eragon. |
| http://www.dangutman.com/index.html |
www.randomhouse.com/teens/eragon/christopherpaolini.htm |
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The
Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
by Mo Willems
That
pushy pigeon is back! But this time he finds a match in a
persistent little duckling that might just find a way to
convince the pigeon to share!
Authors Home Page:
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Wild
About Books
by Judy Sierra;
illustrated by Marc Brown
Mavis McGrew,
librarian, accidentally drives her bookmobile into the city zoo.
But once there, she introduces wonderful books to all the
animals – even the Otter who now won’t go swimming without
Harry Potter!
A fun story about the joy of reading.
See a clip of the
author reading her book on the CBS
Early Show:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/19/earlyshow/
series/
readersclub/main637052.shtml
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Detective
LaRue: Letters from the Investigation
by Mark Teague
In
this sequal to Dear
Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience school, Ike finds
himself in even more trouble. He has been put in jail, falsely
accused of terrorizing the cats next door.
With Mrs. LaRue in France, Ike finds he must take things
into his own paws before it’s too late.
Read
an interview with the author:
http://bp.booksamillion.com/ncom/bookpage/0410bp/
meet_mark_teague.html?id=2952952642022 |
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Ida
B … and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster,
and (Possibly) Save the World
by Katherine Hannigan
Ida
B. Applewood is a fourth grader with a plan for
everything. But when things drastically change in her
happy
family, she finds herself unable to figure out what to do.
With the help of an understanding teacher, loving
parents and a loyal cat and dog, Ida B. begins to see
that life may not always be perfect, but there is help
when you ask for it. A wonderful book to share as a family.
Read
an interview with the author: http://www.bookbrowse.com/index.cfm?page=author&
authorID=1055&view=interview |
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The
Report Card by
Andrew Clements
Take
a look at the whole idea of grades and standardized
testing through the eyes of a highly gifted student
that just wants to be normal … and help her best friend
get over his grade anxiety.
Read
an excerpt of the book: http://www.simonsays.com/content/content.cfm?
sid=183&pid=414285
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The
Grim Grotto
by Lemony Snicket
The
Baudelaire orphans are back for their 11th
unfortunate adventure. This time they meet up with Captain
Widdershins
and his step-daughter, Fiona, who are in command of a
submarine in search of the elusive VFD sugar bowl.
Will they find it before Count Olaf does?
Read
an excerpt from the book: http://www.lemonysnicket.com/descpage.cfm?bookid=
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How
to Get Your Child to Love Reading
by Esme Raji Codell.
Includes
Activities, ideas, and book lists to help you inspire your
reluctant readers and encourage your ravenous readers.
Read the Author's comments about the book:
http://planetesme.com/lovereading.html
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Primary
Reading Tip:
Take your child on a Picture Walk
Help
to stimulate your child’s curiosity by going through
a
"picture walk." Before opening the book, show the
child the
cover and read the title. Ask them what they think the
story will
be about, based only on what they see. http://www.readingtokids.org/ReadingClubs/PictureWalk.html
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Literacy
Tips for the 10-minute Parents http://pbskids.org/lions/tips/
This
page, sponsored by PBS’ Between the Lions, has useful and engaging expert-approved ideas to
help you teach your child to read and have fun doing it!
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Intermediate
Reading Tip:
Reading textbooks- Preview the
chapter.
Before the student reads an
assigned chapter have them preview it. Read each page briefly,
noting headings, chapter titles, illustrations, charts, maps,
graphs and boldfaced type. It is also a good idea to read the
first and last paragraph of the chapter. This helps the student
get an general overview of what they are going
to be reading
about. http://www.wrms.net/reading/page3.html
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Family
Reading Activities http://www.readingrockets.org/article.php?ID=26#read
This
page, sponsored by Reading Rockets, lists seven reading time
activities that enrich the time you spend reading with your child.
Children become readers when their parents read to them.
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Helping
Your Child Learn to Read: A Parent Guide Preschool through Grade 3
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications
/reading_first2.html
This
website, sponsored by the National Institute for Literacy, gives a
list of what strategies teachers use to helping students read as
well as what parents can be doing at home to make your student a
better reader.
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Five
Ways to Encourage your Preschooler to Read http://www.familyeducation.com/article/
0%2C1120%2C3-399%2C00.html
This
article, sponsored by Family Education, gives quick tips on how to
start your preschoolers on the road to reading.
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