Welcome to
Interactive Read-Alouds!
Kristen Majkut, SHS Teacher-Librarian
Superintendent’s Conference Day
Schenectady High School
March 27th, 2009
Bats at the Library
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Picture Book, © 2008
Author & Illustrator: Brian Lies
Summary:
Bored with another normal, inky
evening, bats discover an open
library window and fly in to enjoy
the photocopier, water fountain,
and especially the books and
stories found there.
Born to Read
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Author: Judy Sierra
Illustrator: Marc Brown
Picture Book, © 2007
Summary:
A little boy named Sam
discovers the many
unexpected ways in which a
love of reading can come in
handy, and sometimes even
save the day
Big Plans
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Author: Bob Shea
Illustrator: Lane Smith
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
A little boy sits in the corner of his
classroom dreaming about his big
plans for his future.
Math Curse & Science Curse
Llama Llama Misses Mama
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Author: Anna Dewdney
Illustrator: Anna Dewdney
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
Llama Llama experiences
separation anxiety on his first day
of nursery school.
Llama Llama Red Pajama
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Author: Anna Dewdney
Illustrator: Anna Dewdney
Picture Book, © 2005
Summary:
At bedtime, a little llama
worries after his mother puts
him to bed and goes
downstairs.
Listen to the Wind
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Author: Greg Mortenson
Contributor: Susan Roth
Picture Book, © 2009
Summary:
Picture book companion
to Three Cups of Tea;
American man builds
schools in remote
Pakistan for children in
marginalized communities
Three Cups of Tea
2009
2006
Goldilicious
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Author: Victoria Kann
Illustrator: Victoria Kann
Picture Book, © 2009
Summary:
Being Pinkalicious is pink-tastic,
especially when she's accompanied
by her pet unicorn, Goldilicious.
Goldie is a roller-skating, kite-flying,
high-jumping unicorn who will protect
Pinkalicious from the evil wizardry of
her little brother, Peter. Together,
Pinkalicious and Goldilicious can
conquer anything!
Pinkalicious & Purplicious
2006
2007
Forever Young
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Author: Bob Dylan
Illustrator: Paul Rogers
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary: Bob Dylan's
classic 1974 anthem Forever
Young is reimagined by awardwinning illustrator Rogers. In
this picture book, the lyrics
follow the story of a young boy
who travels through Dylan's
life, living in the footsteps of a
musical legend.
The Blacker the Berry
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Author: Joyce Carol Thomas
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary: A collection of
poems, including "Golden
Goodness," "Cranberry
Red," and "Biscuit Brown,"
celebrating individuality and
Afro-American identity.
The Moon Over Star
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Author: Diana Hutts Aston
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
On her family's farm in the town
of Star, eight-year-old Mae
Jemison eagerly follows the
progress of the 1969 Apollo 11
flight and moon landing and
dreams that she might one day
be an astronaut, too.
Too Many Toys
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Author: David Shannon
Illustrator: David Shannon
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
Although Spencer finally
agrees that he has too
many toys and needs to
give them away, there is
one toy that Spencer
absolutely cannot part with.
No David! Author
Wabi Sabi
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Author: Mark Reibstein
Illustrator: Mark Reibstein
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
Wabi Sabi, a cat living in the
city of Kyoto, learns about the
Japanese concept of beauty
through simplicity as she asks
various animals she meets
about the meaning of her
name. Includes haiku poems
throughout.
Ron’s Big Mission
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Author: Rose Blue & Corrine Naden
Illustrator: Don Tate
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
One summer day in 1959, nine-year-old
Ron McNair, who dreams of becoming a
pilot, walks into the Lake City, South
Carolina, public library and insists on
checking out some books, despite the
rule that only white people can have
library cards. Includes facts about
McNair, who grew up to be an astronaut.
The Yankee at the Seder
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Author: Elka Weber
Illustrator: Adam Gustavson
Picture Book, © 2009
Summary:
As a Confederate family prepares
for Passover the day after the Civil
War has ended, a Yankee arrives
on their Virginia doorstep and is
invited to share their meal, to the
dismay of ten-year-old Jacob.
Includes historical notes about
Corporal Myer Levy, on whom the
story is based, and his prominent
Philadelphia family.
Our Library
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Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: Maggie Smith
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
A raccoon and his friends
go to great lengths to
make sure they will
always have a library from
which to borrow books.
Walking to School
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Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: Michael Dooling
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
When the path to eightyear-old Allison's Catholic
school goes through hostile
Protestant territory in
Belfast, Northern Ireland,
Allison finds she is not
alone in her loathing of the
situation.
Alfred Nobel:
The Man Behind the Peace Prize
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Author: Kathy Jo Wargin
Illustrator: Zachary Pullen
Picture Book, © 2009
Summary:
A picture-book biography of
the inventor of dynamite
and creator of the Nobel
Prizes. Highlights the
creation of the Nobel Prize
form a pacifist viewpoint.
What Lincoln Said
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Author: Sarah Thomson
Illustrator: James Ransome
Picture Book, © 2009
Summary:
The author integrates Lincoln's
famous words into the narrative
revealing the inspiration and
determination that led to his
greatest achievements.
How I Learned Geography
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Author: Uri Shulevitz
Illustrator: Uri Shulevitz
Picture Book, © 2008
Caldecott Honor, 2008
Summary:
As he spends hours studying
his father's world map, a young
boy escapes the hunger and
misery of refugee life. Based
on the author's childhood in
Kazakhstan, where he lived as
a Polish refugee during World
War II.
Willie and the All Stars
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Author: Floyd Cooper
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
In 1934 Chicago, Willie sees a
game between the Negro
League All-Star team and the
Major League All-Stars, and
realizes that his dream of
becoming a professional
baseball player could come
true.
Derek and Casey on Ice
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Author: Marty Sederman
Illustrator: Zachary
Pullen
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
A rhyming tale of an
underdog hockey team's
last minute attempt to
win a big game.
Mighty Casey
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Author: James Preller
Illustrator: Matt Gordell
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
The Delmar Dogs baseball
team is terrible, especially
Casey Jenkins, but with a little
bit of faith in themselves, they
finally manage to win a game.
The Lion’s Share
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Author: Matthew McElligott
Illustrator: Matthew McElligott
Picture Book, © 2009
Summary:
Ant is honored to receive an
invitation to lion's annual dinner
party, but is shocked when the
other guests behave rudely and
then accuse her of thinking only
of herself
Barn Dance!
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Author: Pat Hutchins
Illustrator: Pat Hutchins
Picture Book, © 2007
Summary:
After Horse, Sheep, and
Pig dance until they must
lie down to rest, their little
ones sneak out to continue
the party.
Snow
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Author: Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator: Lauren Stringer
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
Celebrates the beauty of a
snowfall and its happy effects
on children.
Roberto Walks Home
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Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
Roberto is very angry
when his older brother
Miguel promises to walk
him home from school and
then forgets.
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
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Author: Mo Willems
Illustrator: Mo Willems
Picture Book, © 2009
Summary:
Wilbur, a naked mole rat
who likes to wear clothes, is
forced to go before the wise
community elder, who
surprises the other naked
mole rats with his
pronouncement.
All in a Day
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Author: Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator: Nikki McClure
Picture Book, © 2009
Summary:
Illustrations and rhyming
text pay homage to a
new day, with promises
for the future in its
"perfect piece of time."
We Are the Ship :
the Story of Negro League Baseball
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Author: Kadir Nelson
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
Using an "Everyman" player as his
narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the
story of Negro League baseball
from its beginnings in the 1920s
through the decline after Jackie
Robinson crossed over to the
majors in 1947. Non-fiction text,
historical sweep of the integration
of baseball.
Bears Feel Scared
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Author: Karma Wilson
Illustrator: Jane Chapman
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
Bear's animal friends
come to his rescue when
he becomes lost and
frightened in the woods.
Karma Wilson’s Bear series
Artemis Fowl series
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Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
Summary: 12-year old criminal
mastermind Artemis Fowl stars in
this fantasy series; lots of fantasy
elements with fairies and a high tech
bent. Adventure lovers only!
Inkworld Trilogy
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Author: Cornelia Funke
Chapter Book, © 2004, 2006, 2008
Summary:
Inkworld is a series of three fantasy
novels written by German author
Cornelia Funke, comprising Inkheart,
Inkspell and Inkdeath. The books
chronicle the adventures of teenager
Meggie Folchart whose life changes
dramatically when she realizes that
she and her father, a bookbinder
named Mo, have the unusual ability to
bring characters from books into the
real world when reading aloud. Lots of
parallel universes.
Andrew Clements
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Graphic Novel-like
Author: Jeff Kinney
Bone series # 1-9 by Jeff Smith
Graphic Novels
Knights of the Lunch Table
The Dodgeball Chronicles
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Author: Frank Cammuso
Graphic Novel, © 2008
Summary:
Artie King's hopes for easing
into life at Camelot Middle
School are dashed when he
opens mysterious locker filled
with useful, wonderful items
and is pulled into a do-or-die
dodgeball game that pits Artie
and his friends against the
school's toughest kids.
Mike Lupica: sports titles
Meg Cabot series for younger girls
The Swamps of Sleethe
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator: Jimmy Pickering
Picture Book, © 2009
Summary:
Poetry master Jack
Prelutsky shines in this
series of outer space
poems; complete with
intergalactic themes of
galaxies, foreign planets
and aliens.
Incredible Inventions
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Author: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrator: Julia Sarcone-Roach
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
Poetry anthology about inventions
such as velcro, band-aids,
popsicles, blue jeans and more.
These sixteen original poems
celebrate creativity that comes in
all shapes and sizes.
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
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Author: Laura Numeroff
Illustrator: Julia
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
This series of increasingly
far-fetched events might
occur if someone were to
give a cupcake to a cat
If You Give…series
By Laura Numeroff
One Boy
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Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Picture Book, © 2008
Summary:
A boy creates ten paintings in this
counting book that also explores
the relationship of words within
words.
Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The House in the Night
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Author: Susan Marie Swanson
Illustrator: Beth Krommes
Picture Book, © 2008
Caldecott Winner, 2008
Summary:
Illustrations and easy-to-read text
explore the light that makes a
house in the night a home filled
with light.
A Couple of Boys
Have the Best Week Ever
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Author: Marla Frazee
Illustrator: Marla Frazee
Picture Book, © 2008
Caldecott Honor, 2008
Summary:
Friends James and Eamon enjoy
a wonderful week at the home of
Eamon's grandparents during
summer vacation.
The Graveyard Book
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Author: Neil Gaiman
Chapter Book, © 2008
Newbery Winner, 2008
Summary:
Nobody Owens is a normal
boy, except that he has been
raised by ghosts and other
denizens of the graveyard.
Savvy
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Author: Ingrid Law
Chapter Book, © 2008
Newbery Honor, 2008
Summary:
Recounts the adventures of Mibs
Beaumont, whose thirteenth
birthday has revealed her "savvy"-a magical power unique to each
member of her family--just as her
father is injured in a terrible
accident.
After Tupac & D Foster
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Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Chapter Book, © 2008
Newbery Honor, 2008
Summary:
In the New York City borough of
Queens in 1996, three girls bond
over their shared love of Tupac
Shakur's music, as together they
try to make sense of the
unpredictable world in which they
live .