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Library Media Specialist 

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Celebrating Reading

Reading in the USA - North Elementary School, Crystal Lake, IL

Gotta Keep Reading - Ocoee Middle School, Ocoee, FL

Its' a Book! by Lane Smith

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Reading Strategies

Good Reader Strategies -- Powerpoint presentation featuring strategies employed by good readers to increase understanding

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Book Suggestions

Black Eyed Susan Award Nominees  

 

 Masterpiece by Elise Broach [From 60 Second Recap] 

 Umbrella Summer by Lisa Colleen Graff reviewed by 5th grade student Kristin 

 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin book trailer

 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass

 The_Magic_Thief  - By Sarah Prineas 

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All About Authors!

 Author Links, Grade K-5 created by Michelle Gibbs, McAuliffe ES

 David Adler - Matching illustrations to books

 Avi - Newbery Award winner talks about writing

 Eric Carle - Reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar 

 Gail Gibbons - How she comes up with book ideas

 Jeff Kinney - Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series

 Mary Pope Osbourne - The Magic Treehouse series

 Helen Oxenbury - Illustrating

 Rick Riordan -What's next for the Olympians series

 Brian Selznick - Author of The Houdini Box on illustrating

 Shel Silverstein - performs Ickle Me Pickle Me 

 Jerry Spinelli - Animated interview with the Maniac Magee author

 R.L.Stine - Discusses writing as a child and writing scary stories

 Lawrence Yep - On reading fantasy and science fiction

 Jane Yolen - Author of the Young Merlin series talks about writing 

 Andrew Clements - Author of Extra Credit talks about Ben Franklin

 Grace Lin - Author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon on the Today Show
 Wendy Mass - Author of 11 Birthdays
 Nan Marino - Author of Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle...
 Dean Pitchford - Author of Captain Nobody

 Sarah Prineas - Author of The Magic Thief 

 Jacqueline Woodson - Author of Peace, Locomotion 

 

 

Student Resources 

Teacher Resources 

   

Theme Month Resources 

Parent Resources 

Ramadan 2010
August 11 - September 9
 

What is Ramadan? - About.com 

Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr - Infoplease.com 

Eid-ul-Fitr - Wikipedia.com 

 

'For Parents' Page - MCPS Website 

 MCPS Parent Academy 

 Example BCR Stems

Informational Stems 

 Literary Stems 

 


Hispanic Heritage Month       
September 15 - October 15

Bibliographies: Fiction  Nonfiction 

Hispanic Heritage Month - FactMonster.com

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month - Scholastic 

Hispanic Heritage Month - Infoplease.com 
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    American Indian Heritage Month   
    November

    Bibliographies: Fiction Nonfiction 

    American Indian Heritage Month — Infoplease.com 

     National American Indian Heritage Month - ClassBrain.com 

     

    African American History Month 
    February

     BibliographiesAfrican American Fiction - Everybody 

    African American Fiction 

    African American Nonfiction/Biography 

     

     African American History Month - Library of Congress  

     

     Black History Month - Infoplease.com  

     

     Women's History Month
    March

    Bibliographies: Nonfiction [including biogaphies] 

    National Women's History Project  

    Women's History Month - Library of Congress  

    Women's History Month - History.com  

     


    Arab American Heritage Month
    April
     

     

    Arab American National Museum  

    About.com - Arab Americans in the United States: Population Breakdown  

    Arab American Institute - Famous Arab Americans  

     

    Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
    May
         Bibliography [Everybody, Fiction, Nonfiction, Biographies] 

    MCPS Resource Page  

    Asian Pacific American Heritage Month -Infoplease.com  

     

     

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