More Third Grade Book Recommendations

Mrs. Moore's class visited the library today and shared their book recommendations. Two students, E. and P., liked the Great Illustrated Classics, The Red Badge of Courage and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Animals were a popular topic - both in nonfiction and fiction books. R.J. recommended Slinky, Scaly Snakes. B. shared her book, Sea Snakes. Rattlesnakes was the book recommended by K. The Magic School Bus book, The Great Shark Escape, was pronounced "amazing" by M. Polars on the Path in the Animal Ark series was a favorite of R. Other students making recommendations were B#2 (Lake Superior), S. (Speedboats), C. (Ships and Submarines), and K#2 (The Starving Time from the My America Series). We hope you will take a look at some of these books and find one you will enjoy reading too.

Third Graders Make Book Recommendations

Today's third grade library students shared book recommendations with their class. Series books are popular: M. and T. recommend Carnival at Candlelight and Summer of the Sea Serpent and R. says that Day of the Dragon King is awesome - all three are Magic Tree House books. Geronimo Stilton is also popular. E. recommends The Phantom of the Subway, and A. says that A Cheese Colored Camper is great. The Magic School Bus book, Amazing Magnetism, is highly recommended by H. Security Dogs and Guide Dogs, two books in a nonfiction series about dogs as helpers are recommended by R. and A.L. For those who like scary stories, C. recommends In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories. A different H. and B. selected military books as their recommendations: The U.S. Army Special Operations and The U.S. Navy Seals. Maybelle in the Soup is the recommendation of another E., and J. says that Llama, Llama Mad at Mama is perfect for reading to a kindergarten book buddy.

So, if you are third grader or a parent of a third grader, here's your list of LSA's recommended books for third graders. Happy Reading!

Coming in October!!!

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Alabama author Roger Reid will visit LSA and speak to our 5th -8th graders. His two books are Longleaf and Space. Space is one of our Alabama Emphasis on Reading books this year. Mrs. Story has read and enjoyed both books, and she highly recommends them. From the back of the book jacket for Longleaf we learn this about this story: "Longleaf is the action-packed story of two teenagers fleeing for their lives deep in the piney woods of Alabama's Conecuh Forest. Reid has created a real hero in fourteen-year-old Leah. As the mystery unfolds, Jason and Leah must pool their knowledge of the forest environment to escape their would-be captors. Longleaf is filled with humor and witty dialogue and infused with tidbits of wisdom from the natural world." Virginia Pounds Brown.

Stop by the LSA library and check out Longleaf for a really good read.

Welcome Back!

Library classes have begun! Students have checked out books - 7th and 8th graders are on their way to their 600 pages for English class, and elementary students are visiting the library beginning today.

We have a full calendar of events for the library this year. Check out our Library Web Page to see the calendar. We'll be participating in Alabama Emphasis on Reading and the AISA Reading Contest. Our first big event is our author visit in October. Roger Reid, author of Longleaf and Space, will be here for our students in grades 5 - 8. Students in those grades are encouraged to read both books before his visit. Teen Read Week is also an October event.

Be sure to share your good reading "finds" with us in the library. We invite you to write some book reviews to share on this blog. Just see Mrs. Story for details.

Happy Reading!!