STUDENTS IN GRADES 1, 2 AND K are busy voting for their favorite FRA (Florida Reading Association) book for this year's contest. After their teachers read them 7 of the 8 selected books, Mrs. Smay read the last one. It was the true story by the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Dewey entitled Dewey There's a Cat in the Library by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter. In this hilarious and heartwarming students learned the story when Dewey was found in the book drop of the public library on the coldest night of the year. He was just a tiny kitten-shivering and very very, dirty! Vicki the librarian takes him in, warms him up and decides then and there that he will be their library cat, naming him Dewey Readmore Books.
Some of the K classes also read the sequel entitled Dewey's Christmas at the Library.
Students in JK enjoyed hearing The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett. After a few false starts, Teeka discovers the best way to get Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve.
Third graders were learning about collective biographies and did a reader's theater on the book My Brothers' Flying Machine by Jane Yolen. This Parents' choice gold award book, provides a look at the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, as seen through the eyes of their younger sister, Katharine, who provided support and encouragement while they worked on their many inventions. Jane Yolen is the award-winning author of more than 200 books and her web site is www.janeyolen.com.
Alpha students enjoyed seeing and hearing the story entitled Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett. Lonely Gingerbread Baby, having set out to find a friend, enters a bakery where he tries to talk to different cookies and other figures, but winds up leading a crowd back to his house on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale.
