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Mrs. Welko's Book Talk Selections September 2018
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Bob, not Bob! : To Be Read As Though You Have the Worst Cold Ever
by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon
Stuck in bed with a bad cold, Little Louie struggles with stuffiness and crackling ears and repeatedly calls out for his mom, summoning the family dog over and over again in his efforts to make himself understood.
Lexile: 500 Adult-directed text Grade Level: PreK-K
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The infamous Ratsos
by Kara LaReau
Determined to prove that they are just as tough as their dad, rat brothers Louie and Ralphie Ratso embark on a series of capers only to end up performing laugh-out-loud good deeds that they worry will disappoint their father.
Lexile: 580 Grade Level: 2-4
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Jabari jumps
by Gaia Cornwall
Passing tests in swimming class that give him the confidence to try jumping off the diving board, little Jabari stretches his muscles and squeezes his dad's hand when the big moment arrives, in a story that celebrates finding one's courage.
Lexile: 490 Adult-directed text Grade Level: PreK-2
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The story of Diva and Flea
by Mo Willems
A small yet brave dog and a curious streetwise cat meet in Paris and forge an unlikely friendship that bridges gaps between their disparate backgrounds.
Lexile: 750 Nonconforming text Grade Level: 2-4
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What was the Great Chicago Fire?
by Janet B Pascal
Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did.
Lexile: 720 Grade Level: 4-6
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Wish
by Barbara O'Connor
A story about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers that family doesn't always have to be related--they are simply people who love you for who you are.
Lexile: 850 Grade Level: 4-6
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Nonfiction 000: school, library, oddities
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The alien files
by Paul McEvoy
Describes stories of UFO sightings and alien encounters, as well as the possibility of government cover-ups
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B is for bookworm : a library alphabet
by Anita C. Prieto
Identifies the many things that make up a library, the history of libraries, and the many kinds of libraries that can be found around the world, including Kenya's Camel Library Service, Zimbabwe's Donkey Libraries, and Northern Europe's Book Boats.
Grade Level: K-3
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It's a mystery
by Sharon Dalgleish
Presents several unsolved mysteries including Stonehenge and disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, and explains the use of forensic science to unlock both modern and ancient mysteries.
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Librarian on the roof! : a true story
by M. G. King
To earn money for a new children's section for the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, librarian RoseAleta Laurell spends a week living and working on the library roof, even surviving a dangerous storm, and manages to raise over $39,000 from within the community and across the nation.
Lexile: 900 Adult-directed text Grade Level: 1-3
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Technology : cool women who code
by Andi Diehn
Compelling portraits of women who have excelled in meeting the challenges of their field combines high-interest content with links to online primary sources and answers to essential questions that further expand kids' knowledge of computer coding and the effort that goes into researching, inventing, programming and producing the technology we use today.
Lexile: 960 Grade Level: 3-4
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Back-to-school rules
by Laurie B. Friedman
Wearing his monogrammed school blazer, young Percy Isaac Gifford explains his rules of success for getting the most out of the school year.
Lexile: 530 Adult-directed text Grade Level: K-2
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Back to school with Bigfoot
by Samantha Berger
An extra-tall student embarks on a first day of school that is complicated by his need for a haircut and difficulties finding clothes and shoes that fit, in a lighthearted tribute to the worries that kids face at the beginning of a new school year.
Lexile: 520 Grade Level: K-2
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Mission: back to school : top-secret information
by Susan Hood
The team from Mission: New Baby embarks on an assignment to turn school into a thrilling action adventure by meeting at the bus stop checkpoint, building diplomatic relations with new friends, conducting fieldwork for science class and developing new lines of communication by learning how to read and play music.
Lexile: 170 Adult-directed text Grade Level: 1-2
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We don't eat our classmates!
by Ryan T Higgins
When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a tyrannosaurus rex, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are.
Grade Level: PreK-1
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