What have you been reading since the school building closed? Where are you getting your books? Please fill out this survey to let me know. If you give me permission, I will feature your recommendations in upcoming blog posts with just your initials and grade level.
Book Suggestions
Younger readers
Poppleton Every Day by Cynthia Rylant
Poppleton has great adventures every day! He stargazes with his friend Hudson. He goes shopping for a new bed. And he even goes sailing with his friend Fillmore! Another funny early reader series from Cynthia Rylant who wrote Henry and Mudge and the Mr. Putter and Tabby series. Available as an ebook from Overdrive.
Middle Grade readers
Power Forward by Hena Khan
Fourth grader Zayd Saleem has some serious hoop dreams. He's not just going to be a professional basketball player. He's going to be a star. A legend. The first Pakistani-American kid to make it to the NBA. He knows this deep in his soul. It's his destiny. There are only a few small things in his way.
Upper Grade readers
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
Gene understands stories—comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him "Stick" and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships. In this graphic novel Yang tells us about this specific team AND traces the history of the game of basketball. Available as an ebook on OverDrive..
The author and illustrator of the Lunch Lady series has been presenting a drawing lesson a day since school buildings closed! There are 8 weeks of lessons to catch up on!
Visit Greg Pizzoli author and illustrator
Author of The Watermelon Seed invites you into his studio and teaches you how to draw some of his characters: https://twitter.com/gregpizzoli?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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