It's Been A While!!

It has been a while since I've posted on the blog.  I have been very busy with school work and getting ready for the holidays.  I hope that everyone had a great holiday.  I enjoyed spending time with my family and of course, reading.  I was a regular at the Public Library over Winter Break.

I've got another post coming, about an activity I did with First Grade showing the difference between fiction and nonfiction books.  That will be coming in the next few days.

Before we started Winter Break the Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade students got to use the iPod Touches.  We read The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and then we got to "make" cookies!  We used an app called Cookie Doodle.  The kids got to roll out their own dough, use and cookie cutter to cut it out, decorate it, and then "eat" it.  A fun time was had by all!

As I said before, I've been doing a lot of reading this break and will be posting some great titles that I have read.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Kindergarten and First Grade Celebrate Dot Day

I'm so excited that I finally get to post about our International Dot Day celebrations. I was waiting on some permission slips so that I could include pictures with this post.

Due to days off, not all Kindergarten and First Grade students got to participate in our Dot Day celebrations.  I have something else special planned for them in the future.

Every year on or around September 15th educators around the world are invited to take time and celebrate their students' creativity.  This event started because of the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.  Click here for a summary of the book.

We started off by listening to The Dot on TumbleBooks, which is available through the St. Mary's County Public Library site (under the Kids tab).  We discussed how this book teaches us a great life lesson, trying your best even when you think you can't and making your mark on the world

In Kindergarten, we talked about how their name is an important part of how they make their mark on the world.  Each student got a half sheet of paper with the first letter of their first name written on it.  Then they had to make that letter their own by covering it with dots!  The kids had a great time and showed a lot of creativity.  As they got done, I broke the students into small groups and allowed them to use an iPad app, Drawing Pad, to as a group make dots.

  

In First Grade, I broke the class into two groups.  One group stayed at the tables and designed their own dots.  It was interesting to see the creativity and thoughtfulness behind their creations.  

   

   

The other First Grade group came to the other end of the Media Center with me and we worked with the iPod Touches and the iPads.  I broke this group into two smaller groups, so that they could have time working on both the iPod Touch and the iPads.  We used the same app, Drawing Pad on the iPad's.  Some of the kids were so creative!  

On the iPod Touches, we used an app called Press Here.  This app is based on the book Press Here by Herve Tullet.  The book and the app are full of dots.  The kids had a lot of fun using this app too.  After about 12 minutes we switched big groups and did it all again.

I'm looking forward to expanding our celebration to include more grade levels next year.  Thanks to the parents who allowed me to use the photos.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Five Great Picture Books!

For a class last year, I had to join Twitter.  Little did I know then what a great professional resource it would be.  I have connected with so many great teachers, media specialists, authors and illustrators.  They have made me so excited to start this school year.  One activity that I found out about International Dot Day.  Most of my Kindergarten and 1st Grade students had a great time with our activities.  I will have a blog post about our celebration soon.  I'm just waiting on permission slips to use some pictures.

A teacher and media specialist that I have met on Twitter have started a monthly online book club.  The first book that we discussed was The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.  This is a great chapter book for 3rd grade and above.  If you haven't picked up a copy of this book, you are missing out on a great story.  Click here to see a summary of the book.  Then the next month was another chapter book, Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson.  This is a historical fiction book, which I have never been a real fan of historical fiction.  Well, thanks to Twitter I realize I have been reading the wrong historical fiction books!  In the past year I have read about five historical fiction books that I have LOVED!  Click here for a summary of Hattie Big Sky.  

In October the focus of the book club switched to pictures books.  Even if you have an older child, picture books still are a great type of book to have them read.  There are so many great discussions that you and your child can have using picture books.  The five that we read were Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, The Gentleman Bug by Julian Hector, Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills, Here Come the Girl Scouts by Shana Corey, and Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman.  If you click the titles, you can see a summary of each book.  I was so excited because out of the five books I had only read two of the titles and the other three were on my to-read list!  I was not disappointed in any of the three that I hadn't read.  I've posted about Boy + Bot on this blog before.  I think it is a great book and click here to see that post.  The best part about the book club chat was that four of the authors participated in our chat.  We were able to ask questions and they actually answered them.  

I highly recommend each and everyone of these books for children of all ages.  All of these you can get a the public library.  At the HES library we have Boy + Bot, but will be ordering the four titles soon.  If you do read one or all of the books, please come back and make a comment letting me know what you thought of the book or books.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

National Book Festival Part Two

Sorry it took a few days to get back to finishing my post about my experience at the National Book Festival.  There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day.  Trying to get myself on a schedule to be able to work on everything.

When I left off I was waiting in line for Peter Brown to sign my two copies Creepy Carrots! (Which by the way is a great book!)  I was waiting by myself, while my friends listened to other authors.  The line moved slowly, but it was such a great day I didn't mind waiting!  I also had a great view to keep me occupied while I waited.  I also am a huge people watcher, so this was a great opportunity!

It was so great to see Peter Brown in person.  He was a very gracious person who took the time to talk to each person and listen.  I wish I could have heard him speak.  It was funny when I was tweeting about seeing him at the book festival and friend of my was surprised that he was there because she had just seen him in Indianapolis the day before.  To my delight he tweeted back to the both of us!  (I just LOVE Twitter!!!) 

As soon as I got my books signed by Peter Brown, I rushed on over to stand in line to see Tom Angleberger!  I love, love, love his books.  They are always checked out of the library.  Tom really impressed me last school year when I had two students write to him.  I emailed their letters to him and both boys had a response that afternoon.  Of course, as I was waiting in line I had to talk books.  I had two parents in line behind me, that once they found out I was a Media Specialist, were asking for book suggestions.  This made the time past quickly.  Tom started his signing early and excited the line by running up and down thanking everyone for coming!  I tweeted the picture that I took, and he tweeted back that he thought it made him look like a loon, but it was great to meet me.

As I was leaving I stopped to listen to Mary Pope Osborne and her sister.  It was interesting to hear that she was only contracted to write four Magic Tree House books.

A few helpful hints that I learned:  

1.  Bring a backpack!  The bag that I carried the books in after I bought them left a bruise on my shoulder.

2. Buy the books ahead of time!

3. Have friends that will stand in other lines for you!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

National Book Festival Part One

I know that is has been a while since I've posted.  My focus has been starting school and getting settled into the routine again.  Teachers have to adjust, just like the kids do.  I'm feeling a bit more settled now, so I can start posting again.  I've got a few posts to catch up on, like our QR Code Scavenger Hunt and our Dot Day Activities.  I will be sending home a few permission slips to use some pictures that I took during those activities on the blog.  

This post is part one of two, about my trip up to the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. on Saturday September 22nd.  It is a great event and I highly suggest you go next year if you haven't been.  This was my first year and I LOVED it!

I went with Nurse Page and another nurse friend of hers.  We took the Metro into D.C. and we then walked two blocks because we couldn't figure out what train to get on when we had to change trains.  It was a beautiful day so walking was fine.  This was the sight that we first saw when we got close to the mall!

My friends and I wandered around the different tents.  I made sure to stop by the Scholastic tent to visit my friend Brenda, who was working there.  But soon I realized if I wanted to get some books signed, I needed to go buy the books.  Well, let me tell you that was an experience!!  I found the books that I wanted and got in line very fast, because it was LONG!  I was starting to worry because I was trying to get to have Peter Brown to sign my books.  Luckily I was out and in line in time.  There were so many people waiting to get books signed.  At least I had some great scenery to look at while I waited. 


I'll post part two tomorrow, as well as some helpful hints I learned about the festival.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Last Summer "Take a BOOK on Vacation" picture

Our last summer "Take A BOOK on Vacation" comes from Abigail S. who is in Second Grade this year at HES.  This picture was taken at the mouth of the Patuxent River where it meets the Chesapeake Bay.  Abigail was hanging out on the boat about 10 miles from HES.  She always makes sure she has her life-vest on and a great book with her when she is hanging out on the boat. Thank you to Abigail and her parents for sending in a " Take A BOOK on Vacation"

Thanks to everyone who sent in pictures for the "Take a BOOK on Vacation" program.  I was THRILLED with the amount of pictures that I received.  I loved seeing all the pictures that were taken near and far from HES.  We will definitely be doing this again next summer, so be thinking about those pictures!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

More "Take A BOOK on Vacation" Pictures from the Summer

Sorry that I haven't posted in a while.  I have trying to get organized with all the beginning of year stuff I have had to do.  I finally feel like I can focus on more things.  It has been a great start to school this year!  As soon as I look at the pictures from the QR Scavenger Hunt, I will post a few pictures.

I've got a few pictures from Anabel E., Eliza E. and Leo E. that were taken on their trip to Maine this summer.  It looks like they had some great weather and the views are incredible!!

Their family has stayed in Maine each and every summer, dating back to 1958! They always take along plenty of books to read because the cabins they rent do not have television or Internet - the peaceful surroundings of Lake Webb and the Tumbledown Mountain region create the perfect place to read a good book!

These pictures were taken in Weld, Maine at the Center Hill Overlook which is 672 miles from HES.  Thanks to Anabel, Eliza, Leo and their mom for sending in their great pictures!



Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

The School Year Has Begun!!

So excited this year has gotten started!  We have already had a lot of fun in the Media Center!  I was really excited that Mrs. Lorenz, our new Media Assistant, got to start working this week.  I think she is going to be a great fit for the Media Center.

In Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade this year, our first activity was a QR Code Scavenger Hunt on our iPod Touches!  The kids learned about library policies and some neat facts about me.  The kids had a lot of fun learning this way.  Many were heard to say "This is SO much fun!"  I'll try next week to post some pictures from this activity next week.

I also have a few more "Take a BOOK on Vacation" pictures to post on the blog, so keep checking back!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

More Take a BOOK on Vacation Pictures!!

I have just been amazed so far with all the pictures that have been sent to me over the summer.  Since this was something new, I was hoping for maybe one or two kids to send in pictures.  I was so happy to get as many as I have, including some from the wonderful HES staff!  If you go on vacation during the school year, please feel free to send in your pictures and I will post them on the HES Media Center Blog.

Now onto the newest pictures I received a few days ago.  I think that these qualify as the furthest away from HES.  Isabella, an incoming third grader, and her family traveled to Italy. It was approximately 4370 miles from HES! These two pictures were taken in Venice Italy.  While in Italy Isabella and her family also visited Pisa and Rome. 

Isabella is reading a great Goosebumps book by R.L. Stine!  I just love this series! It was first published when I was beginning college.  I remember getting many of my reluctant readers during student teaching and my first year of teaching third grade hooked on reading through these books.


Thanks to Isabella and her mom for sharing the pictures.

Happy Reading!!

Hope to see everyone at Open House on Tuesday!

Miss Hazuda

More Take a BOOK on Vacation Pictures!!

Aliyanna and her family enjoyed spending time at home this summer, which is approximately 10 miles from HES.  In my opinion, sometimes those where my favorite vacations!  Even with all the fun that Aliyanna and her family had this summer, she made sure there was time to fit in some reading.

Aliyanna enjoys showing her little brother Ceasar the importance of reading.  She likes to have someone listen to her read.

When Aliyanna's little brother isn't available, her "baby" is always willing to listen to a story.  Aliyanna is reading her a bedtime story.

Thanks to Aliyanna and her grandmother, better known as Mema for sending in the pictures!


There is still time to send me your pictures.  In fact I just got another set of pictures last night.  They will be up on the blog soon.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Mrs. Kieber's Take a BOOK on Vacation Pictures

Mrs. Kieber, our Speech Pathologist, had a great summer vacation.  She did a bit of traveling this summer.  

Mrs. Kieber went out to Kentucky.  While she was there her family went to visit Mammoth Cave National Park.  Since 1816 visitors have toured Mammoth Cave.  It is the world's largest known cave system with more than 390 miles explored.  Mrs. Kieber took a little time after the tour to do a bit of reading before getting back in the car.  If you look closely you can see Mrs. Kieber's son Timothy peeking over the sign! I know I'm going to be talking a lot of Mrs. Kieber when we go back to school because I have really wanted to visit Mammoth Cave.

Mrs. Kieber also traveled through Virginia.  While in Virginia she and her family visited Natural Bridge, which is a National Historical Landmark.  They took a hike to see Natural Bridge, but along the way they came across a waterfall.  Mrs. Kieber took some time out to enjoy the peaceful of the woods and the waterfall to do a bit of reading.  

After a short break she continued on her hike and made it to Natural Bridge.  After admiring the natural beauty that Mother Nature created, Mrs. Kieber took a little time to read before starting the hike back up.

Besides hiking down to see Natural Bridge, you can also visit some underground caverns and visit Virginia's largest indoor butterfly garden. 

There is still time to send me your pictures!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Mrs. Gilman's Take a BOOK on Vacation Pictures!

Mrs. Gilman and her family took a great vacation down to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina a few weeks ago.  Myrtle Beach is approximately 450 miles from HES.  She enjoyed spending time with her whole family.  In fact she ran into one of our HES students, Evey while she was there.  They had some fun in the sun and sand.

Both Evey and Mrs Gilman remembered to take some time during all that fun to read while they were at the beach!  Mrs. Gilman thinks there is nothing more relaxing than sitting on the beach with a nice cold bottle of water, and a great book!




Don't forget there is still time to send me your pictures!  All of the pictures that have been sent to me will be on display during Open House!

Also check out the post below about the two great books I read.  The blog had its first comment written by Ame Dyckman the author of Boy + Bot!!  This made my day!!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Two Great Books!!

The first book suggestion I have is a picture book.  The book is Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman.  It is about a boy who finds a Robot in the woods.  This book is a wonderful story about caring and friendship!  I highly recommend this book.  Has it become one of my absolute favorites, affirmative!!!  I don't buy too many books to go in my personal collection anymore, but this is one that has a special place on my shelf! Click here to visit Ame Dyckman's blog.  Below is the book trailer.

The second book suggestion I have is one that just had its book birthday yesterday. (A book birthday means the day the book is published.)  The book is The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee by Tom Angleberger.  This is the third installment in the Origami Yoda series.  In this book Dwight is not attending McQuarrie Middle School, which means that the kids are on there own without Origami Yoda.  But then Fortune Wookiee makes an appearance and starts to give advice.  If you want to find out what happens, you have to read the book.  Click here to visit Tom Angleberger's website.  

We will have two copies of each book available for checkout next year at the HES Library.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Another Take a BOOK on Vacation Pictures! Part Two

Like I said in the last post, Ashley did a lot of traveling and reading this summer. This post takes Ashley up to New Hampshire.

Ashley's first stop for fun and reading was Story Land in Glen New Hampshire.  It is approximately 645 miles from HES.  Story Land was opened in 1954.  A few years before that the owners had bought many dolls from Germany based on storybook characters.  This became the basis for the park.  The park started with only one ride, but now is spans 35 acres and has over 20 rides. 

Ashley then spent some time relaxing and reading with her family at their lake house in Ossippe New Hampshire.  It is approximately 620 miles from HES.  This is Ashley and her cousin Colleen taking some time to sit on the dock and read.  It looks like such a great place to sit with a good book!

Then Ashley went to Holy Cross College to visit John J. Tivnan Field.  It is approximately 400 miles from HES.  The reason they went to visit the field is John J. Tivnan is Ashley's 4th cousin.  He was a great pitcher in the late 1940's.

Thanks to Ashley and her mom for sharing these pictures!


There is still time to share your pictures!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Another Take a BOOK on Vacation Pictures!! Part One

I checked my email the other night and I was thrilled to see some more pictures for our "Take a BOOK on Vacation" program.  

Ashley did SO much traveling and reading this summer, I had to break her pictures down into two parts. In this first picture Ashley traveled to the Jamestown Colony in Jamestown, VA. This is approximately 190 miles from HES. Jamestown was America's first permanent English Colony. In this picture Ashley is sitting in front of a statue of Captain John Smith.

Ashley stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, VA, which is approximately 170 miles away from HES.  Ashley made sure that she took a break from all of the fun stuff that the Great Wolf Lodge offers to read a bit.

Look for Part Two of Ashley's "Take a BOOK on Vacation" pictures.  They will be posted soon!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

August Newsletter from the Public Library

Here is the August Newsletter from the Public Library.  There is a lot of great things going on this month.  Below are a few highlights.


*Saturday August 4th there will be a demonstration by two bloodhounds.  You can learn about Search and Recovery from BAY K9 Search and Recovery Team.  This takes place at the Leonardtown Library and begins at 10:00am.


*The Public Libraries Summer Reading Program for all levels ends August 11th.  If you completed your sheet, bring it in and receive a free book!


*TumbleBook Readables, which is an online collection of read-along titles for older students is available through August 31st.  Look for it under Children's Resources.


Happy Reading!!


Miss Hazuda

Nurse Page's Take a BOOK on Vacation Pictures

Nurse Page had a very relaxing vacation at Lost River State Park in West Virginia.  It is approximately 185 miles from HES.  


Lost River State Park encompasses 3,712 acres.  It is one of the oldest parks in West Virginia.  Lost River State Park is the perfect choice for hiking because they have miles of trails with beautiful flora and fauna.  They also have horseback riding, seasonal nature and recreation programs, game courts for tennis, volleyball, and many other games. 

Nurse Page enjoyed visiting the Lee House Museum and spent some time quietly reading there.  She also enjoyed reading by the water while cooling off her feet.


Reading about Lost River State Park and seeing Nurse Page's pictures has made me want to check out the park.


Happy Reading!!


Miss Hazuda

Another Take a Book on Vacation Picture

I was so excited when my I checked my email and found another picture from an Clara, an incoming First Grader.  In this picture she is taking a vacation from the heat and reading inside.  It looks like Clara is reading a Dr. Seuss book.  I just LOVE books by Dr. Seuss!  I can read them over and over and not get tired of them. 


A huge thank you to Clara and her mom for sending us a great picture! 


Books like Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, and Hop on Pop are great books for incoming First Graders to be reading alone and tag-team reading with an adult.


Keep those pictures coming.  Click here to find out all the information about "Take a BOOK on Vacation".


Happy Reading!!


Miss Hazuda

Miss Hazuda's Take A BOOK on Vacation Pictures

For my summer vacation I went to New Hampshire and Maine.  While in New Hampshire my family and I stayed with good friends.  I also had a tag-along visitor named Fly Guy, but more about him in a later post.  

One of the cool things that we did in New Hampshire was to ride the Cog Railroad up to the top of Mt. Washington.  If you ever get to New Hampshire, around Mt. Washington, take a ride on the Cog Railroad.  Mt. Washington is approximately 653 miles from HES.  While visiting the top, I managed to do a little reading.  But it was very cool outside, about 47 degrees!!

After we said good-bye to our friends we moved on to Bar Harbor, Maine where we visited Acadia National Park.  We did some hiking, and on our last day there we got up at 3:30 am to drive to the top of Cadillac Mountain for the sunrise.  This is where the first rays of sun are seen in the United States. Cadillac Mountain is approximately 757 miles from HES.  I did some reading during the sunrise, but not a lot because the view was incredible.



Don’t forget to send me in pictures of you reading this summer.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda   

Another Take a BOOK on Vacation Picture!!

Just as I was finishing up my vacation to New Hampshire and Maine I checked my email and found another "Take a BOOK on Vacation" picture.  This one is from Chloe, who is reading The Lemonade War, by Jacqueline Davies.  (Which by the way is a great book for Fourth and Fifth Grade.  Click here for a summary of the book.)


This picture was taken at Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida.  It is approximately 840 miles from HES.  Thanks to Chloe and her mom for providing us with this great picture!

Keep those pictures coming! If you need information to submit your own picture for "Take A BOOK On Vacation" click here.


Happy Reading!!


Miss Hazuda

Two Great Websites!

The first website I want to share is a keyboarding practice website.  It is important that kids today have a basic understanding of keyboarding skills.  I just love the BBC Dance Mat Typing site for 2nd-5th Grade students.  The characters are very engaging and fun.  This site provides good practice for keyboarding skills.  

The second website I want to share is ABCYA.  This site has activities for students in Kindergarten to 5th Grade.  There different games to practice letters (some typing), math, and other fun learning games.  This site is very interactive and allows the kids to have a lot of fun while practicing important skills.

Don't forget to take a break from screen-time (computer and video games) and get outside to play and also take some time to read!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda

Take A BOOK on Vacation: First Picture!!!

I was so excited when I opened my email the other day and I had our first Take a BOOK on Vacation picture submitted. This picture of Latrell, who has a great Flat Stanley book, was taken at the Star-Spangled Sailabration. This took place at Baltimore Inner Harbor, which is approximately 85.7 miles from HES. The Sailabration was commentating the 200th anniversiy of the War of 1812. 
Thanks to Latrell and his mom for providing us with our first picture!


If you need information to submit your own picture for Take A BOOK On Vacation please click here.


Happy Reading!!


Miss Hazuda


**Had a few problems getting this post up, so I had to log on with my other account.**

Public Library Newsletter and Much Much More!!

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far, I know I am.  


A really neat thing that our Public Library does is to send out a monthly newsletter.  You have to sign up for it, but it is full of wonderful information.  Here is a link to the July Newsletter.  Another neat service that the Public Library has is called Next Reads.  The services lets you pick what type of books you are interested and each month they send you reading list right to your inbox.  I have signed up for this and have found many  new to me books/series that have been great.  It always comes at the right time, when I'm looking for a new book. To sign up for this service visit the Pubic Library site and click on Online Services.  By doing that it takes you to a new page, which you can see by clicking here.  Then look under the Literature heading and then click on NextReads, which will take you to the form to fill out.  When you have time really take a look at the resources offered on this page.  There are a lot of great resources available to the public.


Don't forget to bookmark the Public Library's Kid's Book Blog.  This is a readers advisory blog for children's picture books. Each entry features a cover image and blurb about the book, as well as special interest labels.  Each of the children's librarians take turns selecting a book and writing a post about it for the blog.  I've got it bookmarked, and refer to it often when I'm looking for some new books.


Hope those of you who signed up for the summer reading program are enjoying the program and doing a lot of reading.  Hope you are making progress towards your goal.


Happy Reading!!


Miss Hazuda

**Don't forget about the Take a BOOK on Vacation project.  Can't wait to get the first picture.**

Great New Fairy Tale Book

I came across a great new fairy tale book that would be great for 4th and 5th Graders.  It is The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy. This summary is from www.Goodreads.com:  Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You've never heard of them, have you? These are the princes who saved Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, respectively, and yet, thanks to those lousy bards who wrote the tales, you likely know them only as Prince Charming. But all of this is about to change. 

This book was a really great new way to look at "Prince Charming". I really enjoyed this story because it is a very unique story. I've always loved the fairy tales Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, but I've always wondered about each Prince Charming and what they were like. Well, this book answered many of my questions. I was happy to hear that it is the first in a series. I can't wait for the next one to come out.

Happy Reading!!
Miss Hazuda

**Don't forget about the Take a BOOK on Vacation project.  Can't wait to get the first picture.**

If You Like Junie B., You'll Love Lucy Rose

I came across a great new to me series about Lucy Rose by Katy Kelly.  I knew that we had a few of Lucy Rose books in the HES Library, but I have not had the opportunity to read them.  Wow, I didn't know what I was missing!  The first in the series is Here's the Thing About Me.  In this one you meet Lucy Rose, who has recently moved to Washington D.C. with her mother to be closer to her grandparents.  The move is made because her parents have recently separated.  It shows how she adjusts to all the changes in her life.  There are three more in the series:  Big On Plans, Working Myself to Pieces & Bits, and Busy Like You Can't Believe.


One thing that I really like about this series is that it is not written in chapters.  It is written as Lucy's diary.  I think this might inspire a few budding writers.  Anyone who likes Junie B., Amber Brown, and Ramona will also like Lucy Rose. All of these books can be found at the Leonardtown Public Library.


Happy Reading!!


Miss Hazuda

Great Book: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

I highly recommend the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio.  It is a great story for fourth grade students and above!


This book is about a 5th grade boy, Auggie.  He was born with Treacher Collins, a chromosome disorder that results in severe facial deformities.   Auggie was home schooled from Kindergarten to 4th grade.  When it is time for his 5th grade year, his parents decide to enroll him in a prep school.  Auggie feels that he is just an ordinary kid, and he wishes everyone else would see him that way too.


R.J. Palacio debut novel has sparked an anti-bullying campaign called Choose Kind. Click here to go to the Choose Kind website and pledge to Choose Kind every day. This website was created and is maintained by Random House Children's Books. Please visit this site with your child and discuss ways to be kind every day.


Miss Hazuda