https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5 Reading and Responding en-us 2019-08-29 01:42:01 UTC 2019-12-18 04:04:46 UTC hello@padlet.com gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378122876 This is a story about a Bat that gets separated from their mother. The bat, Stellaluna, ends up living with birds and starts to act like a bird. After a while she learns how to fly and ends up getting separated from the birds. While separated, Stellaluna gets reconnected with her mother. This story is a good book about friendship and being able to adapt to different situations.]]> 2019-08-29 01:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378122876 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378123435 This book is about a Duck happily playing in the rain and meeting new animal friends. When the rain stops, the duck gets sad. But then the ducks dad cheered them up and shared the message about positivity. This would be a good book for young children. It is easy to follow and is interactive. ]]> 2019-08-29 01:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378123435 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378123570 This book is about the life of a worm. What the worm learns and does on certain days. It is very silly and also teaches about worms. it would be a great book for a laugh from students but also to teach the importance of learning something new everyday. Also, that it is okay to silly and have fun. ]]> 2019-08-29 01:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378123570 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378123644 This book shows what it means to be green. It shows many different ways that elementary ages students could help the plant and be green. It would be a good book to read on Earth day or in a Earth unit. ]]> 2019-08-29 01:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378123644 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378123755 This is a very cute book that connects a lot of different nursery rimes. The wind blows and causes all these issues that happen in the rhymes and helps children have a back story to the rhymes. This is a good classroom library book because there is no huge teachable lesson in this book. ]]> 2019-08-29 01:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/378123755 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/386262286 This book is a very good interactive book. The "a-boo" that is on almost every page is a simple sentence that the class could say. Also the lesson on opposites that is in the book is also simple and interactive. I would say this is for grades 1st grade and under. ]]> 2019-09-18 21:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/386262286 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/393846343 This book is great for a fantasy, novel unit. It is about this futuristic society that this young boy, Jonas, lives in. This society is very different than the one we live in which makes it a very interesting read for students. I would say it is for 5th grade and up.]]> 2019-10-05 02:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/393846343 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/393846412 This book is great multicultural  book. It is about a girl, Aven, that was born without arms. Throughout the story you learn about Aven and how she goes throughout life without arms. This book has a lot of great messages to share. I would say this would be great for grades 3rd and up.]]> 2019-10-05 02:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/393846412 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/397705701 This book is a novel written in poetry form. It is a story of a young girl (10 years old) and her adventure from Saigon to the United States. This is a great story about refugee and the journey to America. How it is to be a new child to a new school and new country.]]> 2019-10-15 02:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/397705701 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399336464 This book is about a little boy, Jake, that goes to gymnastics. Throughout the book you follow him through his gymnastics class. This fits the genre because it talks about a specific sport and guides you through the moves. This book would be best for K-1 grade.]]> 2019-10-18 00:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399336464 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399336636 This story is about twin brothers, Tiki and Ronde Barber, that grew up playing a bunch of different sports. But their best sport was football, they ended up in the NFL. When Tiki got injured and could not play sports all summer, Ronde was there to support him. This story fits into the sports genre because it talks about famous athletes and how they came to love the sport, but it also talks about the game of football. The reading level for this book I would say would be 2-3 grade.]]> 2019-10-18 00:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399336636 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399336924 This book is about a little girl, Mia, that loves soccer. This book fits into the sport genre because it talks a lot about soccer and a lot about sportsmanship. Mia is a very sore loser and tends to quit playing if she doesn't win, by the end of the book she learns to not give up and then she finally scores a goal. This book would be good with the ages K-3.]]> 2019-10-18 00:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399336924 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399337198 This book is about a group of girls from America that won gold medals in the Rio Olympics. This book fits in this genre because it talks about a lot of different sports and the journey in training for these sports. This is also a short biography of the women who won gold medals in this past Olympics. Some of the sports talked about are swimming, gymnastics and shot put.]]> 2019-10-18 00:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399337198 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399337286 This book is about a little boy learning to play basketball. He is practicing hard and not giving up on himself. I Got Next fits into the sports genre because it talks about basketball, the different moves in basketball and how to stay motivated to do your best. I the reading level for this book would be K-3. ]]> 2019-10-18 00:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/399337286 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/404819280 This book is written in comic form. It is about an elementary aged girl, Shannon, and her journey through school and making friends. She finds good friend and not so good friends and has to learn what a real friend it. This would be a good book for grades 2nd or 3rd. ]]> 2019-10-31 02:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/404819280 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413461261 This book is about a young girl, Georgina, and her family. They recently have had financial trouble and have had to move into their car. Georgina gets a crazy idea on how to raise money for her family to help them move out of their car. This book touches on the topic of poverty and what comes along with it. I think that this is more meant for 4th grade and up.]]> 2019-11-19 16:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413461261 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413539331 This book is the classic three little pigs folk tale that most students will know and recognize. ]]> 2019-11-19 17:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413539331 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413539890 This is a variation of the classic folk tale. The pigs used to work on a farm and they got kicked off. They used money to buy all the supplies for their houses. At the end of the story the pigs and the wolf become friends. ]]> 2019-11-19 18:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413539890 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413540602 This is the folk tale told by the point of view of the wolf. The wolf had a cold and was going around to ask for a cup of sugar. He ate two of the pigs but claimed they were already dead from having their housed collapse on them.]]> 2019-11-19 18:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413540602 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413541270 In this version of the folk tale the pigs own a waffle business. The wolf blows down two of the houses but they all stay safe in the brick house. The wolf ends up being happy and living at the beach and the pigs also live happily ever after. ]]> 2019-11-19 18:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413541270 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413542814 This book is all about Animals. It breaks down different parts of the world and shows which animals come from there and gives a lot of information about each animal.]]> 2019-11-19 18:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413542814 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413543161 This book is all about farming and food. It gives ways to help the world with our food choices and how to make good food choices. It also gives tips and tricks on how to farm.  ]]> 2019-11-19 18:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413543161 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413543345 This book is all about Trains. It breaks down the history of trains and shows the many different types of trains. This book has a lot of good visuals of trains. ]]> 2019-11-19 18:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413543345 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413543558 This book is all about Dinosaurs. It gives a lot of great facts and information about wind dinosaurs. It has diagrams and pictures of the bones. It also has experiments inside of it. ]]> 2019-11-19 18:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413543558 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413543875 This book is all about warships. It gives a lot of great facts and information about warships. There are a lot of good picture of real life warships. It also has a lot of good informational text features.]]> 2019-11-19 18:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413543875 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413544041 This book is all about wind power. It gives a lot of great facts and information about wind power. It also has a lot of good informational text features. ]]> 2019-11-19 18:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413544041 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803628 This is a book about going through life. All the positives and negatives, the pings and the pongs. You give off the pings and you get back the pongs. I would use this book for lower elementary (k-3). ]]> 2019-11-20 03:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803628 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803655 This book is about starting school again in the fall. It talks about the daily routine, what the students think, and all the new things they learn. I would use this book for younger elementary (k-3) in the begging of the school year. ]]> 2019-11-20 03:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803655 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803682 This book is about a little girl that wants to get rid of her brother. She believes she is a witch and turns him into a many different animals after trying to give him away to multiple people. Then at the end her baby brother saves her and she realizes it is nice to have a baby brother. I would use this as a silly read aloud in lower elementary. ]]> 2019-11-20 03:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803682 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803738 This book is about a little girl names Riley and what she wore everyday for a week. She is very creative and wore a lot of crazy outfits. These outfits were conversation starters for her and people around her. This book is good for lower elementary. ]]> 2019-11-20 03:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803738 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803762 This book is about a cactus named Hank. Hank starts out being really mean and rude to everybody/everything he encounters. Then he gets really lonely so he decides to be nice and he ends up getting a hug. This book would be great for lower elementary. ]]> 2019-11-20 03:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803762 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803782 This book is about a monkey George that gets invited to a pizza party. At this party they got to make pizza and George got very curious and ended up making a huge mess. Everyone ended up having a great time and the pizza turned out great. This book is better for lower elementary. ]]> 2019-11-20 03:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803782 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803805 This book is about a little girl named Grace. Grace wants to be chosen as a princess for an upcoming school function and asks her grandma for help. This book is a good multicultural book, Grace and her friends only think of European princess until Grace's grandma shows her others. I think this would be a good book to have in a classroom library for students to pick and choose if they want to read it. ]]> 2019-11-20 03:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803805 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803828 This book is about a kitty that used to be good and turned bad. The kitty’s family only had healthy food for it to eat, so the kitty decided to be a bad kitty and make s giant mess around the house. Throughout the book it goes through the ABC's a lot for different things the cat does. With the ABC's being a huge part of this book I think that it is better for lower elementary, it could be a tool to help learn the ABC's.]]> 2019-11-20 03:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803828 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803845 This book is about Olivia and her idea to start a band. Her family is going to watch fire works but there is not going to be a band at the fireworks and Olivia is not okay with that. She finds items around her house to start a band. I think this book would be good for lower elementary, it is fun and silly. ]]> 2019-11-20 03:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803845 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803874 This is a book about a little girl names Nancy. She spends all her money on her sister, but she finds something that she wants to buy so she sells a bunch of stuff. She is faced with a conflict when her sister picks out something for her birthday and Nancy doesn't have the money. I think that this would be a good book to have in a class library for students to pick if they want to read it or not. ]]> 2019-11-20 03:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/413803874 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/422894492 This is a book about a little boy, CJ, and his grandma and they journey to the soup kitchen after church. CJ keeps pointing out all the negatives he is seeing and his grandma points out all the positives to change his perspective. This would be a great book for understanding differences. ]]> 2019-12-11 18:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/422894492 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/422894636 This is a book about a diverse family that has a hard time being accepted by everyone in the neighborhood. This family is made up of two mothers, an African-American child, an Asian-American child, and a white child. They go on living their lives as any family does. One family in the neighborhood has a hard time accepting them. This would be a great book for a family unit. ]]> 2019-12-11 18:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/422894636 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424342887 This adorable graphic novel about a little girl, Cece, who becomes deaf after becoming ill with meningitis and how she carries out the rest of her life. This book loaded with detailed illustrations and short amount of text that shows her imagination mixed with real life events. The growth of acceptance and maturity in the characters throughout the book makes the book enjoyable.]]> 2019-12-15 23:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424342887 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424342923 This detailed picture book takes us on the journey of a special critter starting at a new school and being accepted by the people in their class. The message this book shares through character development and follow along illustrations is very heart-warming. This cute book is sure to show children that even though somebody may be different than you, you can still be friends.]]> 2019-12-15 23:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424342923 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424342978 Being born with just a right arm didn’t stop Jordan from much of anything in her life. Hearing her story from her perspective and seeing pictures of her growing up in the book gave this story a unique twist. Throughout the story we grow with her through different parts of her life that help us see the person she’s become. ]]> 2019-12-15 23:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424342978 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343007 This novel just stays with you after you read it, it makes you wonder how you have behaved and reacted to certain situations. The story is asking you to feel a certain amount of kindness, compassion, and empathy, but is also making the reader feel these emotions throughout. The way we get to follow along on Augie’s journey through 5th grade and his first year of not being home schooled leaves the readers in a different state of mind.]]> 2019-12-15 23:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343007 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343043 This eye-opening picture book about a blind, African-American student named Zulay and her journey through school. This book filled with accurate detailed illustrations and descriptions of what she goes through at school. Having the setting in an elementary school and following her through the same subjects that every other student goes through makes it easier to connect to.]]> 2019-12-15 23:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343043 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343267 The bond between the main character, Zara, and her dog cannot be broken in this adorable, heart-warming picture book. Maria Gianferrari normalizes disabilities through how she write the story, focusing on the dog and not Zara in a wheelchair. The silly plot and cute illustrations makes the story hard to pass up.]]> 2019-12-15 23:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343267 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343325 This based off a true story picture book accurately portrays a growing relationship between a girl who lost both her legs in an accident, and a service dog. The illustrations highlight the way the mood changes throughout the book by the colors used. The heartwarming changes we see in both characters really captures the message of the story.]]> 2019-12-15 23:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343325 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343466 This book is great multicultural  book. It is about a girl, Aven, that was born without arms. Throughout the story you learn about Aven and how she goes throughout life without arms. This book has a lot of great messages to share. I would say this would be great for grades 3rd and up.]]> 2019-12-15 23:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424343466 gmlundy5 https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424822585 There is a reason behind every rule, in this novel we learn all about the rules Catherine creates for her brother. The engaging story of accepting and understanding people that are different from you. The growth and changes throughout the characters in the story moves the story along gracefully.]]> 2019-12-17 01:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gmlundy5/c1wjvb9sh1i5/wish/424822585