https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61 What are you reading? Just click on the corkboard to add your comment. en-us 2016-06-01 14:13:02 UTC 2026-01-20 22:35:06 UTC hello@padlet.com b_ott_slaven https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/113848263 June 5th--I just finished reading Ratscalibur by Josh Lieb.  It is one funny book!  Can you imagine being a normal kid one minute and then being bitten by an old rat & sent on a quest to save a kingdome the next minute?  Well that's what happens in this wild adventure!  Bonus:  It's a Bluebonnet Award nominee!

]]> 2016-06-06 19:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/113848263 b_ott_slaven https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/113850380 June 6th- John Roy Lynch by Chris Barton is an  Interesting Bluebonnet nominee about a former slave who achieved great success at a very young age.  It's a picture book biography and the best part is we are having the author visit our 3rd &i 4th graders in October!!!!]]> 2016-06-06 20:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/113850380 b_ott_slaven https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/113943573 June 7th- Doreen Cronin completely nailed the humor in The Chicken Squad.  It is absolutely hilarious!  I know my students will absolutely LOVE this book.  I bet it never even makes it back to the library shelves, because there will be a waiting list for this one.  Bonus:  It's a Bluebonnet Award nominee!]]> 2016-06-07 13:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/113943573 b_ott_slaven https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114112094 June 8th- I've finished another Bluebonnet nominee, A Fine Dessert by Emily Jenkins!  It has absolutely beautiful illustrations, and I really enjoyed how the book portrays different generations making the same great treat.  Just seeing how much more difficult is was to make before the invention of modern kitchen tools was eye-opening.  I think I'm going to try to make this dessert myself.  ]]> 2016-06-08 16:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114112094 https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114256500 I had lots of fun at the Summer Reading kick off at NBPL last weekend.    I am still reading my short biography about Thomas Jefferson and many short articles from magazines.    Also, I saw one of my students at the library a couple of days ago.   That made me so happy!   ]]> 2016-06-09 19:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114256500 https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114283832 June 9th - The Notebook of Doom is about a kid named Alexander who's scared to death of making new friends and going to a new school. Then he see's the Balloon goons! It's awesome!]]> 2016-06-10 03:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114283832 b_ott_slaven https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114366449 Hello Ethan & Mrs. Paulette!  I'm so happy to "see you" on the blog.  Keep up the great reading, and Ethan, I've been wanting to read The Notebook of Doom.  I'm glad you liked it!  Mrs. Paulette, I love that you saw one of your students at the library!  That makes my day!!!  I hope lots of our kiddos are spending time there this summer.  ]]> 2016-06-10 23:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114366449 b_ott_slaven https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114366520 June 9th- I love to read biographies, because people's life stories really inspire me.  Today I read Look Up! Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer by Robert Burleigh.  Henrietta lived in the mid-to-late-1800's and studied astronomy, which was considered a man's work during her time.  Although she wasn't taken seriously at first, she continued to study the stars, which she loved, and it lead her to a discovery that changed what we know about our solar system.  You'll have to read it to find out what her important discovery was!  You'll be amazed!]]> 2016-06-10 23:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114366520 b_ott_slaven https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114366692 June 10th- Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown is such a funny picture book.  Living in a very conservative and stuffy city, a tiger wants to walk on the "wild" side.  Check out the book trailer below  ]]> 2016-06-10 23:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114366692 b_ott_slaven https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114395707 June 11th- I just finished reading another Bluebonnet nominee, Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled all of France by Mara Rockliff. I am a huge Ben Franklin fan, so I was very interested to read this book, and I learned something completely new about him and where the word "mesmerized" originated from. This is a great book that will give you a glimpse into what science and life, in general, was like during the 1700's. It was very interesting!]]> 2016-06-11 23:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114395707 b_ott_slaven https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114397691 June 12th- Poems in the Attic by Nikki Grimes is such a creative poetry book! I love the way it switches back and forth between the mom's poems and that of her daughter...so clever! Bonus: It's a Bluebonnet nominee!]]> 2016-06-12 01:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/b_ott_slaven/wns1nyvjyu61/wish/114397691