tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372907582012-01-26T10:07:24.564-04:00News and events taking place at the Parrsboro Regional Elementary School Library.Parrsboro Regional School Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830749190200140857noreply@blogger.comBlogger921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37290758.post-68797820862581244942011-06-22T14:19:00.001-03:002011-06-22T14:25:28.695-03:00

April's challenge went like this: Clue #1 Clue #2 Clue #3 There were 25 ballots submitted and 12 had the correct answer, which is pretty fantastic.

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January's quiz was won by a girl in grade 2 who used an atlas and an encyclopedia to figure it out. In fact, the grade 2 class submitted the highest number of correctly answered ballots than any other class!Clue #1:Clue #2:

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Inspired by the Oprah/Black Eyed Peas flashmob, Ocoee Middle School in Florida made their own version called "Gotta Keep Reading."Thanks to fellow CCRSB library staff member Trish for passing it along!

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This 3-minute National Geographic video about the rising global population is well worth watching.

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There was an influx of books to the library in November, between the school's Scholastic book fair and autumn orders arriving.Picture books And what comes after a thousand? by Anette BleyDays with Frog and Toad and Frog and Toad together by Arnold LobelNovelsFight for life (Vet Volunteers) by Laurie Halse AndersonThe strange case of origami Yoda by Tom AngleburgerThe adventures of Ook and Gluk by

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Beginning in October, every month I have been hosting a "Where in the world is Ms. Bartlett?" research challenge in the library. (Yes, it is an homage.) The clues are tough, and while it is aimed at students in grades 4-6 who should be familiar with encyclopedias, atlases, and other reference books, a lot of the younger students in grades 2 and 3 have been avidly participating as well.*

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The Owly books by Andy Runton are one of the most popular series at the library - and the stuffed Owly + Wormy toy gets a lot of love too! I couldn't resist posting this Owly animated short. To view, click on the image below and then click the Animated Short button.Enjoy!

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One of the new books that arrived last week is Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton in which a shark and a train compete in a variety of challenges. Not surprisingly, it was the first book of the new bunch to be borrowed. If any further evidence of its appeal and fantastic premise is needed, the book trailer embedded below should convince you:Shark vs. Train from SLJ Trailee Nominees on Vimeo.

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A box of new books just arrived this morning and it's a nice mix of picture books, novels, and nonfiction.Picture booksLMNO peas by Keith BakerShark vs. Train by Chris BartonThe terrible plop by Ursula DuborsaskyLittle Mouse gets ready by Jeff SmithNovelsCalamity Jack by Shannon & Dean HaleTollins: explosive tales for children by Conn IgguldenThe popularity papers by Amy IgnatowThe keys to the

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This image made the rounds online last week and since I love my maps (especially map games) I thought I'd share. It really puts into perspective how large a landmass Africa really is!The original post I saw was on Stephen's Lighthouse, and here is the full version of the image (with supporting data) by Kai Krause.

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Click on the image below to view the PRES library's collection of Remembrance Day books (opens a PDF file).

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I have begun to create "Books at the library" lists for teachers at PRES that, hopefully, will be helpful and increase awareness of the books that are in the library collection. The first issue covered international books as well as selected books about the seasons.Click here or on the image below to view the PDF.

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...as voted by over 350 readers of New York children's librarian Betsy Bird's A Fuse #8 Production blog. Voters submitted top 10 lists that were scored and calculated by Ms. Bird to come up with the top 100. It is quite a list, and of course now people are figuring out how many of the 100 they have read. I come in at barely a pass (or not even) with 55 of the 100 read, which I have bolded below.

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To be honest, I had no idea that there would be so many books in the Parrsboro Elementary library that had been made into movies, but it turns out that there are almost 30! Who knew? .gr_grid_container { /* customize grid container div here. eg: width: 500px; */ } .gr_grid_book_container { /* customize book cover container div here */ float: left; width: 98px; height: 160px; padding: 0px 0px;

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There was a wonderful article in the New York Times recently about a father who, unbelievably, read aloud to his daughter for 3,218 nights in a row. Definitely worth a look, especially for the stories of how they managed to fit in 10 daily minutes of read-aloud time between work, school, and extra-curricular activities.

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Two orders of new books have recently arrived, hooray!Picture BooksThe black book of colors by Menena CottinWilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem FoxDinotrux by Chris GallTraction Man is here! by Mini GreyWaiting for winter by Sebastian MeschenmoserWink: the ninja who wanted to be noticed by J. C. PhillippsThe lion and the mouse by Jerry PinkneyWabi Sabi by Mark ReibsteinThe snow day by Komako

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A visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker, illustrated by Kady MacDonald DentonBear is making his breakfast one morning when a mouse knocks at his door. Bear, however, does not like visitors and even has a sign on his door that states, loud and clear, "NO visitors allowed." The mouse is terribly persistent though, and manages to show up in the most unexpected of places until Bear caves and consents to

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Remembrance Day is less than a week away, and as always we should take this opportunity to reflect upon what members of previous generations have sacrificed for us to live the lives of freedom that we have today. Below you will find a list of the Remembrance Day books at the PRES library - it's a growing collection! .gr_grid_container { /* customize grid container div here. eg: width: 500px; */ }

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From the Government of Nova Scotia website:A new library program gives Nova Scotians free access to more than 100 libraries in the province, regardless of where they live.Under the initiative, a Nova Scotian can visit any public, university or college library in the province and borrow or return library items.They don't need to be living in the area or attending the university.This is an

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Picture BooksA visitor for Bear by Bonnie BeckerLouise, the adventures of a chicken by Kate DiCamilloPicturescape by Elisa GutierrezThe sound of colors by Jimmy LiaoWonder Bear by Tao NyeuA penguin story by Antoinette PortisPssst! by Adam RexDinosaur vs. bedtime by Bob Shea3The composer is dead by Lemony SnicketThe house in the night by Susan Marie SwansonNovelsThe Penderwicks and The Penderwicks

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Report cards are given out and the school year officially ends tomorrow. See you in September!

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Summertime is always one of my favourite times for reading (not much beats laying on the beach with a good book). There are many reading lists for kids floating around the internet and I've listed some of them below. Lots of books to choose from!American Library Association "Notable Children's Books 2009" - an excellent list. Don't forget to check similar lists for every year since 1996.Caldecott

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Dreamdark: Silksinger by Laini Taylor~This review is based on an advanced reader's copy (ARC) that I received from Putnam, the book's publisher. As a result, the page numbers I cite may not be correct in the final version, to be published in September 2009.~Only a few weeks after being declared the Magruwen's champion*, Magpie Windwitch and her friends are on the hunt for the remaining Djinn to

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Where the wild things are by Maurice Sendak was chosen by readers of A Fuse #8 blog as the #1 picture book of all time. The blog post also links to the entirety of the Top 100 Picture Books Poll countdown that started about 6 weeks ago. What a fantastic list!

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Thanks to cooperation with the Cumberland Regional Library, Canadian author Hugh Brewster will be visiting Parrsboro Elementary on the morning of Wednesday, May 6th. Students in grades 4-6 will enjoy an hour-long presentation from Mr. Brewster, who has written books such as On Juno Beach: Canada’s D-Day heroes and 882 ½ Amazing Answers to your questions about the Titanic. His book At Vimy Ridge:

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A trailer for a movie version of Maurice Sendak's classic picture book Where the wild things are was released a few weeks ago. It looks wonderful.Bring on the wild rumpus!(If you are unfamiliar with the story, you can always watch President Obama read it to the crowd at the White House Easter celebration.)

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A couple of weeks ago, I made up some Mad Lib-style recommendation sheets for students to fill out for a favourite book at the library. They caught on quickly and I now have almost two dozen posted on the bulletin board with the recommended books displayed on a table below. I thought it would be fun to share some of the recommendations with you (preserving the students' privacy, of course). I've

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Parrsboro Regional Schools' April newsletter is now available to be viewed online as a PDF document. The school calendar is always viewable on the Parrboro Schools' website.

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Every year, the grade 5's do a unit on the Middle Ages and, thankfully, I've been on top of it enough to have a decent collection of fiction and nonfiction books about Medieval life, from knights to art to technology.I've also compiled a list of appropriate websites on the topic that I've included below (direct from the PRES library Delicious site).Great topic!

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The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanPercy Jackson has always had a tough time at school, but he wasn't expecting his math teacher to turn into a demon and attack him during the field trip - nor that his favorite teacher would toss him a sword to fight with. What Percy discovers is that he is the son of a Greek god and is, as a result, a hero like Hercules. But whose son is he, and will he survive

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School Library Journal blog A Fuse #8 Production is hosting a Top 100 Picture Books Poll. Folks submit a list of their top 10 picture books by the end of March and then Fuse tabulates them and comes up with a list. The final list should be great!So, since I like making lists, my top 10 picture books are as follows:1. Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey - I have loved this book since I was a

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The Boston Globe has a wonderful (and extensive) collection of photographs of baby zoo animals. I may reconsider my career choice and become a zookeeper.

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8:45 amI was at a conference yesterday so I need to get caught up on a day's worth of email.9:10amI am also at least a day behind on the 65+ book blogs I follow for my job both here at the elementary and at Parrsboro High. Hooray, the 2008-2009 Cybils have been announced!9:35amA teacher donated some books so I go through them to choose which ones to add to the library collection. I pick seven to

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Alphabet explosion! Search and count from Alien to Zebra by John NickleSchwartz & Wade Books, 2006NF 428 .13 NICSearch and find books are perpetually popular. No other type of nonfiction books seem to be borrowed as much as those of the I Spy or Where's Waldo ilk, so I'm always on the hunt for similar titles. The search led me to the inventive and difficult Alphabet Explosion!What makes Alphabet

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Every year, the American Library Association (ALA) gives awards for a variety of literature, including their Youth Media Awards that cover books whose target audiences range from preschoolers through teens. I listened to the live web broadcast this morning while I was reading book reviews, and the full list of winners can be found at the ALA website.I'll start with the Caldecott Medal for

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Scoot! by Cathryn FalwellGreenwillow Books, 2008.Six turtles lay still on a log on a sunny summer's day while all manner of pond activity unfolds around them. Frogs leap, birds flutter, salamanders scurry, and dragonflies flit until the turtles' log breaks loose and off they float across the pond.Cut-paper illustrations have long been a favourite format of mine, and Scoot! is a prime example of

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No! That's Wrong! by Zhaohua Ji and Cui XuKane/Miller Book Publishers, 2008.One windy day, a pair of underwear flies off a clothesline and gets blown into the path of a rabbit. The rabbit promptly puts the underwear on his head with his ears through the leg holes and calls it a hat. Other animals try it on with varying degrees of success until a donkey comes along and sets the rabbit straight

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Millie waits for the mail by Alexander SteffensmeierWalker, 2007.Millie the cow loves scaring the mailman, so she hides in a wide variety of places to wait for him to come down the lane on his bicycle. Problem is, she's so good at scaring him that everything the farmer gets delivered is broken. What are the farmer and the mailman going to do?Originally published in Germany, Millie waits for the

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Wordless picture books, as you might have guessed, are books without words or with very few words. Also called "pure" picture books, these books tell even complex stories with illustrations alone - some are even more suited for older children or adults, such as Shaun Tan's The Arrival which was a highly-acclaimed book from 2007 that addresses the immigrant experience (and I can attest that it is

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I've made the December PRES Library newsletter available for you to read online. I distribute the newsletters to the school staff so folks know what is going on and what materials are new at the library. They've been going over well!

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I have put together a slide show of before and after shots of the PRES library and the murals that are in the process of being created on the library walls by the very talented PRES staff member Caitilin Pelletier. Enjoy!

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Due to a few factors (time, enthusiasm, etc.) I have decided to revive this PRES library blog. I am leaving the previous posts and (hopefully) will be posting at least once a week from now on with library news, reviews, online resources, and anything else that I feel is relevant and useful.On that note, onwards!

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Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyLittle Sal and her mother go out blueberry picking one afternoon. So do Little Bear and his mother. Little Sal and Little Bear are so busy eating blueberries that they get separated from their mothers. Although they manage to find a mother in the blueberry bushes, is it the right mother?I remember having my own mother read this to me when I was a Little

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It so happens that Michael Auberry, a 12-year-old Boy Scout who was missing in the North Carolina wilderness for 4 days last week, read the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen a few years ago, which his father believes helped him to survive.Auberry said he took comfort that his son spent weeks a few years ago readingthe novel "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen, a survival adventure story about a boystranded

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The school newsletters have been sent home, but now you can also view them online. I have linked to them below.March Newsletter (PDF file - you will need Adobe Reader to view this file, which you can download for free)March Calendar (PDF file)

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Selina Hastings and Juan WijngaardSir Gawain is a young knight of King Arthur's court. When he jumps at the chance to protect the king from a bizarre stranger, it leads him on adventures and quests that he could hardly have imagined. This is a simple retelling of the classic tale and gorgeously illustrated. Jacob Two-Two meets the Hooded Fang by Mordecai

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On Saturday night, the moon will look something like this:Tomorrow night viewers in our region will be treated (weather permitting) to a lunar eclipse. According to this article in the Globe & Mail, the moon will appear reddish or brownish in colour as it rises above the horizon in the Earth's shadow. This will be the first total eclipse of the moon since October 2004.Totality (or the total

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A set of 2006 World Book encyclopedias arrived today, hooray! Thanks so much to Mrs. C. who generously purchased them with school funds!

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Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. SeussThe boy in a yellow suit and hat is off on an adventure, with brains in his head and feet in his shoes. Even though things get tough for him sometimes, he gets through and keeps on going.Great for any and all ages, Oh, the Places You'll Go! is fun and typical Dr. Seuss silliness with more than a touch of inspirational life advice.The Secret Garden by Frances

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**I have started a column in the Parrsboro School Newsletter called (oh-so-originally) Library Corner. My aim is to provide parents with information and tools to support their child's literacy development. The first column is replicated below, along with resources and links that may not have been found in the Newsletter.Library CornerDid you know that many children experience a decline in reading

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The Man who Walked Between the Towers by Mordecai GersteinThere was once a man who lived in New York City. He performed tricks, like juggling and tightrope walking, for audiences in the park. One day, he looked up and saw two towers being built and thought, "I wonder if I could walk on a tightrope between them, hundreds of feet in the air?"Beautifully illustrated (it won the Caldecott Medal in

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The Golden Goose by Barbara ReidThere is a girl named Gwendolyn who never smiles, even though her father tries very hard to make her smile. There is also a young woodman who daydreams and who finds a golden goose in the forest one day. What happens when he picks up the goose and heads to town?This twist on the classic Grimm fairy tale puts it in the modern day and is beautifully illustrated by

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The Caldecott Medal and the Giesel Award recipients were announced recently at the American Library Association (ALA) mid-winter conference in Seattle.The Caldecott MedalThe Caldecott, according to the ALA, "was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library

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You can't tell with the picture at this size, but Bob has sunglasses on.Dinosaur Bob and his adventures with the family Lazardo by William JoyceYoung Scotty Lazardo finds a dinosaur in Africa, who is promptly named Bob. Bob returns to California with the Lazardos but manages to get into some trouble with the police who want to send him back. What trick does Bob have up his sleeve that might save

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Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini, illustrated by Howard FineGritch the Witch is hungry and has a hankering for a piggie pie. She checks her cupboards and has all the ingredients except...piggies! She hops on her broom and heads to Old MacDonald's farm to find some piggies for her pie, but where have they all gone? The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid BanksIt's Omri's birthday and his friend

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Want to know what to do if you get stung by a bee? Wish you could do something about your nightmares? Curious about puke? Kidshealth.com is the place for you!KidsHealth is a website of the Nemours Foundation, which "is dedicated to improving the health and spirit of children," and is the most visited children's health site on the Internet. The site is easy to navigate and every article is

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I was very happy to discover a box of new books when I arrived in the PRES library this morning - here they are!(And yes, the books are almost exclusively either sports or Remembrance Day books.)One on One by Cathy BeveridgeOn Juno Beach: Canada's D-Day Heroes by Hugh BrewsterTrue stories of the Blitz by Henry BrookBody CheckCool as IceIce Magic all by Matt ChristopherArtemis Fowl: the Arctic

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The Mary Norah Sophia Kernohan collection is now available in the library. It is a wonderful collection of beautiful books - make sure to take a look at them!To Be a Kid by Sophia AjmeraHoliday! Celebration Days around the World by Deborah ChancellorRobots by Clive GiffordInto the SkyRobots SlitherCross a BridgeDig a TunnelTake Off! all by Ryan Ann HunterA Second is a Hiccup by Hazel HutchinsA

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Today is the last day of school before Christmas holidays begin, and I hope everyone has a fun and enjoyable vacation.School (and the library) will start up again on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007. See you then!

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Want to find out how some animals survive in the desert? Go on a dinosaur dig? Read a recipe for hurricanes?A website of the Science Service in the United States, Science News for Kids allows you to do all of that and more. It also has a GameZone, SciFairZone (for tips and examples of science fair projects), and archives to articles on a wide variety of scienctific topics. The site is kept very

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According to an article from Scientific American, the fossil of a young Plesiosaur has been found in Antarctica.Plesiosaurs, for those of you who do not know (and I didn't until I looked it up in the library's copy of the Kingfisher Illustrated Dinosaur Encyclopedia), were sea reptiles that flourished in the Jurassic period. According to the Kingfisher encyclopedia, plesiosaurs had "four

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Millicent and the Wind by Robert MunschMillicent lives in the mountains with her mother and it is a three-day walk to the nearest town - and the nearest people. Who will be Millicent's friend up in the hills?This is one of my favourite Robert Munsch books, and I used to wish that my name was Millicent too.Robert Munsch's website. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloDespereaux is a mouse in

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$3 pays for a woolen blanket for a child to use during an emergency, like a flood or earthquake.

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$2 pays for two doses of the polio vaccine for a child in Ethiopia.Photo courtesy of UNICEF.org.

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Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman, illustrated by Stephen GammellThree children love to go visit their Grandpa, and this day he has a treat for them. He dusts off his tap shoes and banjo and shows them what he used to do as a song and dance man, with tap shoes, musical instruments, and jokes galore.Like Jumanji, this is a Caldecott Medal winner for beautiful illustrations, and the story is

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If a class raises $58, it could buy a suitcase full of 20 different wooden toys, puppets and puzzles that will help 20 displaced children in Columbia. (There are 14 million displaced children in Columbia due to violent conflicts and clashes.)

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The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. LewisJacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang by Mordecai RichlerSilverwing by Kenneth Oppel A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

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Just over $1 buys a month worth of hygiene supplies for a street child in Lao PDR, the poorest country in east Asia.

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$1.15 buys a student in Liberia three scribblers and 14 pencils.

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$23 buys a first aid kit with bandages, tape, gloves, scissors, a blanket, eye ointment and disinfectant.

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$40 pays for 20 square metres of tarpaulin that can make a shelter big enough for several families in case of an emergency, like an earthquake or flood.

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$20 pays for a double-sided chalkboard, 2 chalk brushes, and 200 chalk sticks for a school.

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Jumanji by Chris Van AllsburgWhat would happen if you found a board game under a tree? What if it contained a warning that you had to finish the game? Would you play it?See what happens to Judy and Peter when they play Jumanji - will those monkeys ever get out of the kitchen?! Although it's not all fun for Peter and Judy, it's definitely a lot of fun to read.

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$10 pays for a container that keeps vaccines safe and at the right temperature.

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Sharon Jennings is coming to visit! The author of a number of children's books as well as some ever-popular Franklin stories, Ms. Jennings will speak to the grades 1 and 2 classes on Monday, November 20th. Below is a brief biography of Ms. Jennings, provided by the TD Canadian Children's Book Week website.SHARON JENNINGSAs a young adult, Sharon studied drama and belonged to various theatre

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$1 pays for 8 children to have a pencil and scribbler.

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$12 could pay for a family to have a kit that will enable them to drink clean water.

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Just over $4 will pay for a mother and child to have the medicine and care needed to prevent the baby from getting HIV at birth.

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The Cay by Theodore TaylorPhillip is shipwrecked and floats ashore to a desert island. But he's blind! How will he survive without being able to see? Will the other shipwreck victim on the island, Timothy, help him? Hatchet by Gary PaulsenBrian is thirteen and on a small plane when it crashes in the Canadian wilderness. He is the only survivor and all he has are his clothes and a hatchet his

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If the school raises $250, it could buy a kit that has enough school supplies for 80 children and their teachers, including scissors, pencils, erasers, and scribblers.

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Remembrance Day is upon us, so check out these sites to learn more.Did you know that some Nazi prisoners of war (PoWs) and Jewish refugees were kept in the same camp near Fredericton, NB? CBC Archives - Conflict and War has links to dozens of CBC audio and video clips relating to both World Wars, the Holocaust, women in war, and other conflict-related topics.Canada Remembers allows you to search

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Time to start reading, everyone!Schools in Cumberland County (grades Primary-6) will be competing against schools in Pictou County as well as schools in Clare County, Ireland, to see which school can read the most. The winning school will win $3000 worth of books for their school from Scholastic. There are also other prizes within each school and county, such as books or a chance to play ball

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$20 pays for sports equipment for an entire class in Malawi.

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If a class raises $75, it could pay for a child to go to school for a year, including books, supplies, and part of the teacher’s salary.

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If your class raises $50, it could pay for a child to be immunized against measles, polio, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria and tuberculosis and supply vitamin supplements for a year.Picture courtesy of UNICEF.ca.

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If a class raises $35, it could pay for a child who has been through a war, natural disaster or another emergency to have toys and sports equipment to play with.

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Frances Hodgson Burnett was born on November 24th, 1849.She wrote A Little Princess and The Secret Garden, which are two of Ms. Bartlett's favourite books.Madeleine L'Engle was born on November 29th, 1918.She is the author of the A Wrinkle in Time series, which includes A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Troubling a Star, as well as almost 20 other books. Lucy Maud (L. M.) Montgomery was born on

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If a class raises $110, it could pay for one orphaned child’s medicine, vitamins, school books and fees for an entire year.**All UNICEF facts were found within the UNICEF Canada website.

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