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Kendall Demonstration Elementary School

Monday, November 28, 2005

NEW BOOKS AT KENDALL SCHOOL LIBRARY

NOVEMBER 2005
Amato, Mary. The Word Eater. Lerner Chanse, a new student at Cleveland Park Middle School, finds a worm that magically makes things disappear, and she hopes it will help her fit in, or get revenge, at her hated school. [Call number: F AMA; Fiction]

Bunting, Eve. My Red Balloon. A young boy waits with both excitement and apprehension for his father to disembark from the aircraft carrier returning to port after many months at sea. [E BUN; Picture Books]

Doty, Gwen. Fostering Emotional Intelligence in K-8 Students: Simple Strategies and Ready-to-Use Activities. Explains the value of teaching emotional intelligence; describes its components, providing activities that teach self-awareness, self-approval, self-responsibility, personal meaning, and honesty and ethics; and provides an example thematic unit and tools for assessment. [T372.13 D; Professional Book]

Edwards, Pamela Duncan. The Bus Ride that Changed History: the Story of Rosa Parks. A cumulative narrative tells the story of Rosa Parks, an African-American woman who sparked the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for a white man. [323 E; Nonfiction]

Ehlert, Lois. Leaf Man. A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. [E EHL; Picture Book]

Woodson, Jacqueline. Show Way. A mother passes on the tradition of making quilts, or "Show ways", that serve as secret maps for freedom seeking slaves. [F WOO; Fiction] Cindy Sadoski Librarian

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