Maybe it's time to read the whole series again!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
FICTION FRIDAY: "One" by Kathryn Otoshi
I stopped by one of my favorite places in the world yesterday on my way home from class, Lakeshore Learning, (http://www.lakeshorelearning.com) and saw this book entitled, "One" by Kathryn Otoshi. The super simple watercolor pictures caught my eye as did the gold label. I was curious, so I picked it up and read it. In the book, "Red is HOT and Blue is NOT." In a unique fashion, it deals with the way all of us can feel, especially as children, when we are treated unkindly and when our "friends" don't stick up for us when we are picked on, shoved around or teased by some angry person. It also rehearses the way we can feel when someone does stick up for us as well. In other words, it deals with bullying. I love this very simple, straight forward book that I believe small and old can relate to and would suggest it to anyone who deals with groups of children. School Library Journal says: The text is very simple but meaningful, and the moral is subtly told.
I'd read this book to kids even up to 6th grade, because it teaches us life lessons. Everyone enjoys a picture book now and then. I REALLY enjoyed this one as it leaves the readers with ways to create solutions about bullying.
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I'd read this book to kids even up to 6th grade, because it teaches us life lessons. Everyone enjoys a picture book now and then. I REALLY enjoyed this one as it leaves the readers with ways to create solutions about bullying.
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Other books by Kathryn Otoshi:
PreSchool-K—This is a deceptively simple color and counting book that turns into a lesson on bullying. Whenever they meet, Blue is picked on by Red: "Red is HOT. Blue is NOT." The other colors like Blue but are intimidated by the bluster so they say nothing, and soon Red is bossing everyone around. But then One comes. It is funny and brave and confronts Red: "If someone is mean and picks on me, I, for One, stand up and say, No." All the other colors follow One's lead and become numbers too. Yellow is two, Green, three, etc. Red begins to feel left out and tries to bully Blue, but Blue ignores him and changes to Six: "Red can be really HOT,' he says, but Blue can be super COOL.'" The rest of the numbers stick up for Blue, but offer Red the opportunity to join in the counting, and all ends well. The book is well designed with bright colored circles and numbers on stark white pages accompanied by black print. Red is not ostracized but included in the game, and the essential point of one person making a difference is emphasized by the ending: "Sometimes it just takes One." This is an offering with great potential for use with the very young in a variety of ways.—Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
One Pop Art lesson on Bullying
Thursday, June 28, 2012
MONDAY: Meet the Author of "Teaching Children to Read" by Ray Reutzel
This course that I'm taking with Ray Reutzel is absolutely fabulous. I'm learning about evidence based practices that make a difference in the process of teaching reading to young children. It is specific enough to take straight into any classroom, knowing I'm using processes that have been studied are are BEST practices for the teaching of reading in the preschool, K, and first grade. Ray is a phenomenal teacher, researcher, university professor, a member of the... OK here is his biography. I'll let it speak for itself. If you are a teacher or getting your teacher's license-degree, he is a must have professor and the University of Utah and the extensions as well.
D. Ray Reutzel
D. Ray Reutzel, Emma Eccles Jones Endowed Chair Professor of Early Childhood Education at Utah State University in Logan, will serve on the Board of Directors of the International Reading
Association until 2010. Reutzel currently serves on IRA’s Early Literacy Commission, and has served on a number of IRA committees, including the Basal Adoption and Review Committee, Comprehension and Learning Committee, Nominating Committee, and both Annual Convention and World
Congress Program Review Committees. He was an editor of The Reading Teacher from 2002–2007. In Utah, he served as state reading coordinator and is a past president of the Utah Council of the IRA. Reutzel is the 2007 recipient of IRA’s John Chorlton Manning Public Schools Service Award. He works closely with public school teachers and children as a technical assistant for several federal reading reform
projects, from Goals 2000 to Reading First. While a professor, he took his first sabbatical leave
to return to teach first grade in a local public school classroom.
Reutzel received his BA from the University of Wyoming in Laramie in early childhood and
elementary education and his MA in elementary education, with an emphasis on reading
instruction, from Utah State University. After teaching kindergarten, first, third, and sixth grades
in Wyoming and Utah public schools, he returned to the University of Wyoming in Laramie
where he completed his PhD in curriculum and instruction.
Reutzel’s research focuses on young children’s literacy development, especially on those
children living in poverty and attending at-risk schools. He has published numerous articles and
chapters in academic journals and professional books. He has also authored or coauthored
several books including Teaching Children to Read: The Teacher Makes the Difference, 6th Edition; Strategies for Reading Assessment and Instruction: Helping Every Child Succeed, 3rd Edition, and Your Classroom Library: New Ways for Giving It More Teaching Power. He is currently studying grade 1-3 teacher knowledge of reading and writing instruction under the Teacher Quality Research Program of the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
Statement of philosophy:
“First, IRA should help to provide every child in every nation the opportunity to learn to read and have access to quality books. Second, IRA must continue to walk a fine line giving the
organization a seat at the table of policymaking discussions at the national and international level. The tent of IRA must be big enough for everyone to feel that his or her views can be
respectfully expressed and considered. Finally, IRA needs to go back to its roots and aggressively cultivate a new core of future IRA leaders by reinvesting in state, provincial and
local councils.”
Presentation topics
Evidence-based early literacy instruction
Effective fluency instruction and practice for young learners
Explicit teaching of literacy essentials in at-risk schools
Comprehension instruction in the primary grades
Creating and sustaining print rich literacy classroom
Effective schools and effective reading instruction
D. Ray Reutzel
D. Ray Reutzel, Emma Eccles Jones Endowed Chair Professor of Early Childhood Education at Utah State University in Logan, will serve on the Board of Directors of the International Reading
Association until 2010. Reutzel currently serves on IRA’s Early Literacy Commission, and has served on a number of IRA committees, including the Basal Adoption and Review Committee, Comprehension and Learning Committee, Nominating Committee, and both Annual Convention and World
Congress Program Review Committees. He was an editor of The Reading Teacher from 2002–2007. In Utah, he served as state reading coordinator and is a past president of the Utah Council of the IRA. Reutzel is the 2007 recipient of IRA’s John Chorlton Manning Public Schools Service Award. He works closely with public school teachers and children as a technical assistant for several federal reading reform
projects, from Goals 2000 to Reading First. While a professor, he took his first sabbatical leave
to return to teach first grade in a local public school classroom.
Reutzel received his BA from the University of Wyoming in Laramie in early childhood and
elementary education and his MA in elementary education, with an emphasis on reading
instruction, from Utah State University. After teaching kindergarten, first, third, and sixth grades
in Wyoming and Utah public schools, he returned to the University of Wyoming in Laramie
where he completed his PhD in curriculum and instruction.
Reutzel’s research focuses on young children’s literacy development, especially on those
children living in poverty and attending at-risk schools. He has published numerous articles and
chapters in academic journals and professional books. He has also authored or coauthored
Statement of philosophy:
“First, IRA should help to provide every child in every nation the opportunity to learn to read and have access to quality books. Second, IRA must continue to walk a fine line giving the
organization a seat at the table of policymaking discussions at the national and international level. The tent of IRA must be big enough for everyone to feel that his or her views can be
respectfully expressed and considered. Finally, IRA needs to go back to its roots and aggressively cultivate a new core of future IRA leaders by reinvesting in state, provincial and
local councils.”
Presentation topics
Evidence-based early literacy instruction
Effective fluency instruction and practice for young learners
Explicit teaching of literacy essentials in at-risk schools
Comprehension instruction in the primary grades
Creating and sustaining print rich literacy classroom
Effective schools and effective reading instruction
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
BONUS: "Literacy in the Early Years" a Grad Course by Ray Reutzel & Discovering Draper City Library
I'm in Draper all week taking a class from an amazing professor, Ray Ruetzel, called Literacy in the Early Years. It's one of the classes I'm taking to get my Reading Endorsement License for the state of Utah. I'll be done in May of next year and have 3 more classes. This particular class has been sooooo informative. Dr. Ruetzel is engaging and is virtually a walking library of research and statistic on reading.
Talking about libraries, while in Draper, I had 45 minutes for lunch and so I searched out the local library. WOW! I wish this one was in my town! Take a look at the Draper, Utah Public Library! The children's area is FABULOUS!!!
Talking about libraries, while in Draper, I had 45 minutes for lunch and so I searched out the local library. WOW! I wish this one was in my town! Take a look at the Draper, Utah Public Library! The children's area is FABULOUS!!!
Draper Library, located at 1136 Pioneer Road Draper, UT 84020 (801) 943-4636
Child-sized doors, holes and pathways.
Great Displays
Kid's magazines!
Lyle the Crocodile!
I like this idea! "Author of the Day" display.
Dream Big, Read!
These holes are for sitting in to read!
Curious George rules!
Our friend Arthur!
"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
Books on trains!!!
Beehive Book Winners in Utah!
Just for Teens!
Comfy cushions!
AT THE RETURNS AREA IS SAYS: "FEED THE DRAGON, ONE BOOK AT A TIME!"
Now you can watch the book sorting machine...
the books are sorted to go to the correct library branch. I have now seen these sorting machines in 3 libraries. They are becoming quite popular!!!
Monday, June 25, 2012
MONDAY: Meet the Author Rick Riordan
- Rick Riordan
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, the Tres Navarre mysteries, and 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones.
Rick Riordan
Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan (/ˈraɪərˌdɛn/), Jr. (born June 5, 1964)[1] is an
American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.
He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults[2] and helped to edit
Demigods and Monsters , a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series.
He helped develop the ten books in The 39 Clues series, published by Scholastic
Corporation, and wrote the first book in the series, The Maze of Bones .[3]He recently
completed a trilogy that focuses on Egyptian mythology, The Kane Chronicles , and is
working on The Heroes of Olympus , which is the sequel to the Percy Jackson series
and focuses on Greek and Roman mythology.
American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.
He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults[2] and helped to edit
Demigods and Monsters , a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series.
He helped develop the ten books in The 39 Clues series, published by Scholastic
Corporation, and wrote the first book in the series, The Maze of Bones .[3]He recently
completed a trilogy that focuses on Egyptian mythology, The Kane Chronicles , and is
working on The Heroes of Olympus , which is the sequel to the Percy Jackson series
and focuses on Greek and Roman mythology.
Biography
Riordan has created many successful book series. The multi-award-winning[7] Tres Navarre
mystery series for adults follows the fast-paced adventures of an erudite Texan private eye.
Riordan also helped create the children's book series The 39 Clues ; he authored several
of its books, including The Maze of Bones , which topped the New York Times Best Seller
list on September 28, 2008.[8] His Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features a
twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of an ancient Greek god. Twentieth
Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a feature film February 12, 2010.
Following the success of Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan created The Kane Chronicles ,
which features a modern-day Egyptian pantheon and two new sibling protagonists.
Its first book, The Red Pyramid , was released May 4, 2010; the sequel, The Throne Of
Fire , was released May 3, 2011.[9] The third book in the Kane Chronicles,
The Serpent's Shadow , was released May 1, 2012. Riordan also created a sequel
series to the Percy Jackson books, The Heroes of Olympus . Its first book, The Lost Hero ,
was released in the U.S. October 12, 2010; the sequel,The Son of Neptune , was released
October 4, 2011.
Riordan expanded both series simultaneously. He has completed The Kane Chronicles ,
a trilogy, and continues to write The Heroes of Olympus , which will have five books.
mystery series for adults follows the fast-paced adventures of an erudite Texan private eye.
Riordan also helped create the children's book series The 39 Clues ; he authored several
of its books, including The Maze of Bones , which topped the New York Times Best Seller
list on September 28, 2008.[8] His Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features a
twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of an ancient Greek god. Twentieth
Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a feature film February 12, 2010.
Following the success of Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan created The Kane Chronicles ,
which features a modern-day Egyptian pantheon and two new sibling protagonists.
Its first book, The Red Pyramid , was released May 4, 2010; the sequel, The Throne Of
Fire , was released May 3, 2011.[9] The third book in the Kane Chronicles,
The Serpent's Shadow , was released May 1, 2012. Riordan also created a sequel
series to the Percy Jackson books, The Heroes of Olympus . Its first book, The Lost Hero ,
was released in the U.S. October 12, 2010; the sequel,The Son of Neptune , was released
October 4, 2011.
Riordan expanded both series simultaneously. He has completed The Kane Chronicles ,
a trilogy, and continues to write The Heroes of Olympus , which will have five books.
The San Diego Comic-Con International 2010 featured Riordan as a guest.[10]
Rick Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons Patrick and Haley,
who inspired his Percy Jackson series.
Rick Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons Patrick and Haley,
who inspired his Percy Jackson series.
Published books
Olympian Demigod Series
Series One: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
- The Lightning Thief (2005)
- The Sea of Monsters (2006)
- The Titan's Curse (2007)
- The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008)
- The Demigod Files (2009)[11]
- The Last Olympian (2009)
- The Ultimate Guide (2010)
- The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (2010)
- The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel (2013)
Series Two: The Heroes of Olympus
- The Lost Hero (2010)
- The Son of Neptune (2011)
- The Demigod Diaries – August 14, 2012[12]
- The Mark of Athena – October 2, 2012
- Book 4 – Fall 2013
- Book 5 – Fall 2014
The 39 Clues Series
- The Maze of Bones (2008)[13]
- Introduction to The Black Book of Buried Secrets (2010)
- Vespers Rising (2011)
- Big Red Tequila (1997)
- Widower's Two-Step (1998)
- The Last King of Texas (2000)
- The Devil Went Down to Austin (2001)
- Southtown (2004)
- Mission Road (2005)
- Rebel Island (2007)
The Kane Chronicles
- The Red Pyramid (2010)[14]
- The Throne of Fire (2011)[15]
- The Serpent's Shadow (May 1, 2012)[16]
- The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide – March 20, 2012[17]
- The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel – October 2, 2012
Stand alone novels
- Cold Springs (2004)[18]
Untitled Norse Series
Awards
- 1998 Shamus Award and Anthony Award for Big Red Tequila [7]
- 1999 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for The Widower's Two-Step [21]
- 2008 Mark Twain Award for The Lightning Thief [22]
- 2009 Mark Twain Award for The Sea of Monsters 22]
- 2009 Rebecca Caudill Award for The Lightning Thief [23]
- 2010 School Library Journal's Best Book for The Red Pyramid [24]
- 2011 Children's Choice Book Awards: Author of the Year[25]
- 2011 Children's Choice Book Awards: Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
- for The Red Pyramid [25]
- 2011 Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award for The Last Olympian [26]
- 2011 Milner Award for Percy Jackson and the Olympians series[27]
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