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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Upcoming Movies From Books

Here are some more upcoming movies based on children's and teen books. Click on the movie title for more information. All information is from imdb.com.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Storytime: Trucks

Storytime for first grade.


Truck Talk: Rhymes on Wheels
Truck Talk: Rhymes on Wheels
by Bobbi Katz


 Truck Duck [Modern Gem]
Truck Duck
by Michael Rex


 The Seals on the Bus
Seals on the Bus
by Lenny Hort and pictures by G. Brian Karas


 Nuestro Autobus/ The Bus for Us
The Bus for Us
by Suzanne Bloom  



Windshield Wipers 
(while moving upper arms together)

Windshield wiper,
windshield wipers
What do they do all day?
Swish, swish, swish, swish.
They wipe the rain away.



and of course,  
The Wheels on the Bus.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Sesame Street Videos

Sesame Street's website now has video clips from episodes! Search for "library" and get some great library and reading clips at sesamestreet.org.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Storytime: Garbage Trucks

 Storytime for preschool featuring those big dirty trucks.


 Nuestro Autobus/ The Bus for Us
The Bus for Us
by Suzanne Bloom


 Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash!
Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash!
by Barbara Odanaka and picture by Will Hillenbrand


 Garbage Trucks (Machines at Work)
Garbage Trucks (Machines at Work)
by Jean Eick


I Stink!
I Stink!
by Kate McMullan and pictures by Jim McMullan

Garbage Truck Alphabet Activity
Someone on PUBYAC mentioned they did an activity with this title. They used a box with a picture of a garbage truck on it, and then they had the children put a letter in the truck for the "alphabet soup" portion of the book. The preschool teachers I did this with were really impressed, and the kids loved it. My recommendation would be to hand out the letters right before the soup part, instead of at the beginning of the book. I ended up with some mangled letters that way.



 Trashy Town
Trashy Town
by Andrea Zimmerman with David Clemesha and pictures by Dan Yaccarino



Song: 

Picking Up Trash
(mime picking things up while singing)

We're picking up trash and putting it in a basket.
Picking up trash and putting it in a basket.
Picking up trash and putting it in a basket.
Way down back in the backyard patch.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Storytime: Folktales

Storytime for older kids: grades 3-5.


Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains
Love and Roast Chicken
by Barbara Knutson


 Who Took My Hairy Toe?
Who Took My Hairy Toe?
by Shutta Krum and pictures by Katya Krenina


 Mabela the Clever
Mabela the Clever 
by Margaret Read MacDonald and pictures by Tim Coffey

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Storytime: Frogs

Storytime for preschoolers about our jumpy, green friends.


A Frog in the Bog
A Frog in the Bog
by Karma Wilson and pictures by Joan Rankin


 See How They Grow: Frog
See How They Grow: Frog 
by Angela Royston and Mary Ling



Peeping and Sleeping (Harcourt Signatures)
Peeping and Sleeping 
by Fran Manushkin and pictures by Jennifer Plecas


 Jump, Frog, Jump!
Jump, Frog, Jump! 
by Robert Kalan and pictures by Byron Barton


 The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-Up Book
The Wide-Mouthed Frog
by Keith Faulkner and pictures by Jonathan Lambert and Rory Tyger



Here is a Bullfrog

Here is a bullfrog
(make a fist)
Sitting on a rock
(place fist on hand, palm up)
Into the water he jumps
(make hand jump)
KER-PLOP
(clap hands together)  



Roll Your Hands

Roll your hands so slowly
As slowly as can be
Roll your hands so slowly
And fold them just like me
Roll your hands so quickly
As quickly as can be
Roll your hands so quickly
And fold them just like me
Clap your hands so softly
As softly as can be
Clap your hands so softly
And fold them just like me
Clap your hands so loudly
As loudly as can be
Clap your hands so loudly
And fold them just like me