Tuesday, February 17, 2009

EARTHQUAKE IN THE EARLY MORNING

Magic Tree House #24 (2nd+)
by Mary Pope Osbourne

Jack and Annie are on a new mission to find the last piece of writing they need to locate for Morgan in order to help someone again. This time they are headed to the year 1609 in San Francisco. When they arrive they find themselves in the middle of the great earthquake of San Francisco in which the town was completely destroyed and had to be rebuilt. Will they be able to locate this writing they need and get back to their time? Find out when you read Earthquake in the EarlyMorning.

Monday, February 2, 2009

GO TO SLEEP, GROUNDHOG!

by Judy Cox (1st+)

Groundhog is supposed to be asleep until February 2nd when he will step outside and see what the whether is like. But this time he just cannot sleep, he keeps tossing and turning. Soon he decides to take a walk and see if it might help him become tired. While out walking he finally gets to see Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas being celebrated but when he finally makes it to sleep it doesn’t seem like he gets to sleep very long. What will he find when he steps out of his burrow, will he see his shadow and hide leaving six more weeks of winter or will it be Spring time. Find out when you read Go To Sleep, Groundhog!

GRIZZWOLD

by Syd Hoff (K+)

Poor Grizzwold! His home is being destroyed as the trees are being cut down but there is nothing he can do about it. So, Grizzwold sets out to find a new home but as he finds each new place he is told that he is not wanted there. Can he find a new home where he is wanted and can be safe? Find out when you read Grizzwold by Syd Hoff.

IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PARTY

by Laura Numeroff (K+)

What happens if you promise a pig a party? Well, she is going to begin asking for more things. Find out what else pig asks for in order to throw her grand party when you read If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff.

MISS SMITH READS AGAIN

by Michael Garland (1st+)

Miss Smith is the best storyteller ever. Her students can’t wait to get to class each day to just hear the stories she reads from her Incredible Storybook. Her stories come to life and take them on all kinds of adventures. The one rule is that you cannot interfere or do anything that might change the story. If this happens then the story and all of the characters will not be able to return to the book, and they must. So, when Miss Smith reads the story of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World her students find themselves in the Amazon among dinosaurs. But what happens when one of her students breaks the rule and interferes? Find out when you read Miss Smith Reads Again by Michael Garland.

BASGHETTI SPAGHETTI

by Susanne Bettiger (1st+)

Oscar, the crab gets so nervous when he is around others that his tongue gets all twisted and his words come out jumbled together. One day when he reads a favorite poem to the class and he gets the words jumbled, the class laughs at him. Oscar runs away from school where he finds Doctor Octopus who is a speech fixer. Oscar works with Doctor Octopus on his word jumbling and eventually is able to speak with others without getting all tongue twisted. Read this story of confidence and follow along with Oscar as he defeats his problem of getting tongue twisted.

VERDI

by Janell Cannon (2nd+)

Verdi, is a young spry snake who can’t understand the other snakes who all just lay around during the day. He believes them to be old and lazy. As the other snakes explain, he will one day be just like them and they were not always like they are now. Verdi is yellow colored and the older snakes are green. They try to tell him that he will begin to grow and will turn green also but he does not believe them. He soon realizes though that they are correct and he does everything he can to try and rub the green off because he does not want to become a big lazy snake like the others. Does he succeed or does he injure himself in the process? Read Verdi to find out.