Scholastic Book Fair March 27th-April 4th

I'm so excited that the Scholastic Book Fair will be starting this Thursday, March 27th and run through Friday April 4th. We will be open weekdays 9:00am-3:30pm. We will also be open during the Sock Hop for those family attending this  fun event. Please visit the Book Fair Homepage for more information. New this time is a Book Fair app that you can download through the iTunes store or GooglePlay. Click here for more information about the app. This app is a great way for you, as the parent, to find out information quickly about a book. After downloading the app, you can scan the cover and find out reading level, appropriate age and grade, book summary, videos, and podcasts. This is a very helpful app. I've downloaded it and played around with it on the preview box of books.

Also, our Online Book Fair will be available from March 27th-April 12th. If there are books that you and your child can't find, or books for older or younger children the Online Fair is perfect. Any books that are ordered on the Online Book Fair will be delivered to Hollywood and there is no shipping and handling charges. This is a perfect way to get books for summer reading. If you want the books to be a surprise for your child(ren), just send me an email letting me know that you ordered and I will let you know when they come in.

If you have any questions, please email Miss Hazuda or Mrs. Bulvin.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda (@HESMediaCenter)

Snow Day Reading

My Snow Day Reading Pile

I can't believe that I'm talking about maybe another snow day! It seems unreal that we are getting snow again. I made sure that I went to the Public Library on Saturday so I could have some books to read if I happen to be home. I was also excited to get my book order from Amazon, which added to my pile. I got some new books for the HES Library Media Center. A few that I got were: the next in the Origami Yoda series (Princess Labelmarker to the Rescue), the next in the Marty McGuire series (Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets), and the third in the Floors trilogy (The Field of Wacky Inventions). I know the students will love them as much as I have. I admit, I started reading a bit already.

Hope everyone stays safe and warm. Please share what you are reading during this maybe snow day in the comments section.

I'll be posting soon about what we have been working on the the Library Media Center. Stay tuned!

Happy Reading!!
Miss Hazuda (@HESMediaCenter)

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday! Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in 1904 so this year would be his 110th birthday! As a child he liked to draw. As a child Theodor enjoyed drawing. After he graduated from high school and from college he used his skills to sell cartoons. He was also hired to illustrate advertisements. 

In 1937 Dr. Seuss wrote To Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street. It was the first of over 60 books he wrote. More than forty were written and illustrated by Geisel for children. His books written with poetic patterns and rhymes began a new trend in literature. His books were fun to read and many had simple words that helped students learn to read. 

It is true that Geisel was challenged to write a book using fewer than 50 words. The result is one of our favorites: Green Eggs and Ham! 

You can also go to PebbleGo and listen to a biography about Dr. Seuss. If you need the user name and password, please email Mrs. Bulvin or myself.  Please make sure you mention who your student is, because this log in is only for HES students. Once in the database, go in to Biographies and the click on Writers.

Seuss Writing Challenge:
Take a look at these two word clouds. One is for Green Eggs and Ham and the other is for The Cat in the Hat. Can you write a story inspired by the words of Dr. Seuss? You can either write a story only with the words from one of the books or write a story using some of the words you really like! Write your story and draw a picture. Bring it in to the library and we’ll put it on display! 

Green Eggs and Ham

The Cat in the Hat

What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book? Share in the comments!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda (@HESMediaCenter)