Taken from a painting of Kapiti Island at Sunset.
by Sonia Savage.

Monday, April 30, 2012

I'ts Monday, What are you Reading?


Monday has come around again and I am joining in the meme over at Mentor Texts.
Hop on over and join in at the Mentor Text Blog.





This last week I have read and enjoyed:
The Flying Beaver Brothers and The Fishy Business by Maxwell Eaton 111. A graphic novel for approximately 8 to 11 year olds. I enjoyed it and think some of the students will too.


Babymouse and Puppy Love another graphic novel by Jennifer and Matthew Holm.  I know the Babymouse fans and animal lovers in the class will like this one.

Marty Mcguire by Kate Messner and Brian Floca.  I really enjoyed this one and will be looking forward to reading about her digging worms!  This book will be enjoyed by the younger readers in my class and I intend matching them up with Marty.

As I am learning to work with iMovie on my iPad I made a little book trailer for Marty Mcguire, nothing special but gave me the sense of how iMovie on my iPad can work for students making book trailers.  Once I mastered the ability to put the music I wanted onto my iPad I was happy!  Sometimes small things take a bit of time.





This week I am reading:
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Writing about Reading by Janet Angelillo  (this will be ongoing as I want to absorb it - so into slow reading.)
Archive of this months #titletalk.  Not being in class these times I was able to attend this month, it was fantastic but so fast, I need to go back and glean all the pearls.  



8 comments:

  1. Hi Kathryn
    I read part of the hunger games, Brian's winter and Ballet Shoes

    Stephanie

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  2. Stephanie
    Hope the kids cough up The Hunger Games so you can finish it! I read Hatchett to my class last year. They liked it, have just ordered his book, Guts which is a non fiction.
    Kathryn

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  3. Loved your Marty McGuire trailer! How fun. Do you think you will be adding more trailers to your blog? Oh and you just reminded me that I missed #titletalk. I was watching hockey and simply forgot about it. I will have to take a look at the transcripts, but I missed all the fun!

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    1. Thanks for word of encouragement for book trailer, not likely to make mant, just practising what will ask students to do. They will do it heaps better than me!
      Kathryn

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  4. Oh, I liked Stargirl. His wife writes some wonderful picture books too. SOMEDAY and PRINCESS PIG are two of my favorites.

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    1. I must look out for those picture books.
      Kathryn

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  5. Such fun books this week! I love the Flying Beaver Brothers! And Marty and Babymouse were two of my picks for girl power books. Stargirl is an interesting girl character too- enjoy!

    Happy reading this week!

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  6. I too love Marty McGuire, & hope you love Stargirl. It's a favorite of mine.

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