tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63963652069024387452011-04-21T19:59:29.650-04:00Mrs. Riesenfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13705639701348309208noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396365206902438745.post-23135048153010042212008-08-23T09:58:00.008-04:002008-08-27T14:56:10.703-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Du0wliDTkhM/SLAYrsgtnOI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UoL7rVH2zL4/s1600-h/Monday+with+Mad+Genius.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Du0wliDTkhM/SLAYrsgtnOI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UoL7rVH2zL4/s320/Monday+with+Mad+Genius.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237713505593695458" /></a><br /><br />On the first day of school, Jack and Annie take one more trip through space and time to visit Florence, Italy in the early 1500's! Even more magical, they spend a day with Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo shares his secret to happiness with them as they visit his studio, see his paintings, and even meet his friend, Lisa. <br /><br />Don't worry about Jack and Annie being late for school. The treehouse lands back in Frog Creek just in time for school. Now that's magic!<br /><br /><BlogItemURL><br /> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/">Visit the Magic Tree House website to see other titles in the series. Have you read #39 Dark Day in the Deep Sea?</a><br /></BlogItemURL><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6396365206902438745-2313504815301004221?l=librarychoices.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mrs. Riesenfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13705639701348309208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396365206902438745.post-76946578770725482792008-08-15T09:26:00.009-04:002008-08-15T10:13:06.166-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Du0wliDTkhM/SKWFwG_FpzI/AAAAAAAAAAc/bX9G4UQ6fmk/s1600-h/Hugo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Du0wliDTkhM/SKWFwG_FpzI/AAAAAAAAAAc/bX9G4UQ6fmk/s320/Hugo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234737203443509042" /></a><br />No one ever said the Caldecott Award was awarded to "easy reading" books! This is a story told through drawing and text to inspire middle school students as well as their parents. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a blend of magic, mystery, and old time movies all wrapped up in an intriguing story of a boy who lives in the subways of Paris. Hugo, and his resourceful sidekick Isabelle, conspire to solve the mystery of the origin of an automaton who holds secrets of great interest to both of them.<br /><br /><br /><BlogItemURL><br /> <a href="http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/automaton/automaton.php?cts=instrumentation">See the Maillardet Automaton at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.</a><br /></BlogItemURL><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6396365206902438745-7694657877072548279?l=librarychoices.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mrs. Riesenfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13705639701348309208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396365206902438745.post-82367735060207198882008-08-06T20:16:00.015-04:002008-08-11T12:22:17.018-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Du0wliDTkhM/SJpAxhpINHI/AAAAAAAAAAU/qizJNSvumFI/s1600-h/thelightningthief.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Du0wliDTkhM/SJpAxhpINHI/AAAAAAAAAAU/qizJNSvumFI/s320/thelightningthief.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565136732894322" /></a><br /><br />What an exciting meeting of fantasy and mythology! Percy(Perseus) Jackson has troubles in school and troubles at home. His ADHD has tried the patience of his mother and his teachers. Camp"Half-Blood" is a refuge for Percy and others like him. Percy finds himself and unravels the mystery of his heritage in the company of demigods. The Olympians are his true family and he is a hero among them. <br /><br />This series blends modern concerns with tales of quests, gods, satyrs, and minotaurs. Harry Potter fans will love this series!<br /><BlogItemURL><br /> <a href="http://www.rickriordan.com/children.htm">Visit Rick Riordan's web site to see other titles in the series!</a><br /></BlogItemURL><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6396365206902438745-8236773506020719888?l=librarychoices.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mrs. Riesenfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13705639701348309208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396365206902438745.post-6662918198987432662008-08-06T10:31:00.007-04:002008-08-23T10:34:09.480-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Du0wliDTkhM/SJm2DS8n-cI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ZrIUtmC7D00/s1600-h/flotsam-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Du0wliDTkhM/SJm2DS8n-cI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ZrIUtmC7D00/s320/flotsam-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231412609909520834" /></a><br /><br />I saved this Caldecott Award winning book for the last week of school and I'm so happy I did! We had very hot weather and we all wanted to imagine ourselves at the beach. Flotsam brings us to the beach and it's really about the amazing things you'll see if you REALLY look. The young man in the story becomes sidetracked with a camera that washes up on the shore and the camera leads him to views of the ocean depths that he never imagined. We identified some of the ocean creatures and we visited the Monterey Bay Acquarium where we saw short videos of marine creatures. We saw barnacles waving their appendages in the air, and sea anemones eating lunch!<br /><br /><br /><br />Did I mention that the pictures tell the story? No words! This is a book for everyone.<br /><BlogItemURL><br /> <a href="http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/video_library/video_library.aspx">Take a close look at the barnacles grabbing their breakfast!</a><br /></BlogItemURL><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6396365206902438745-666291819898743266?l=librarychoices.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mrs. Riesenfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13705639701348309208noreply@blogger.com1