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Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year, CLX Leaders and Readers!
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year, CLX Leaders and Readers!
All Are Welcome at the CLX Library!
All Are Welcome at the CLX Library!
AM Announcements Spotlight for the Week of March 1: Read Across America AND author Jodi Lynn Anderson!
AM Announcements Spotlight for the Week of March 1: Read Across America AND author Jodi Lynn Anderson!
Here is Jodi Lynn Anderson's website: http://jodilynnanderson.com/books
Here is the link to sign up for the FREE virtual Malaprops author visit!! Jodi will be discussing her new book Thirteen Witches on Wednesday March 3rd at 6!
Morning Announcements Spotlight for the week of Feb 15 - 19: Kwame Alexander!
Morning Announcements Spotlight for the week of Feb 15 - 19: Kwame Alexander!
Here is Kwame's website.
The official music video for The Playbook
Booktrust Interview with Kwame on The Crossover, Booked and Rebound!
Kwame's reading of The Undefeated. This cannot be missed.
Morning Announcements Spotlight of the Week of February 8: POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD!
Morning Announcements Spotlight of the Week of February 8: POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD!
AMAZING examples of spoken word poetry:
Amanda Gorman: The Hill We Climb at the Jan 20, 2021 Presidential Inauguration
If You Give a Child a Word by Brandon Sanders and Mikeala Miller
Spoken Word: The roots of poetry with Sarah Kay
Third Grade New Monuments Spoken Word performances, 2018-2019
"Cat Poem" by Los Angeles Team
Open the above link for the Alan Gratz Author Visit flyer!
Open the above link for the Alan Gratz Author Visit flyer!
Morning Announcements Spotlight for the week of Jan 18th: Community Helpers!
Morning Announcements Spotlight for the week of Jan 18th: Community Helpers!
Titles and changemakers highlighted this week include:
The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders - book trailer on KidLitTV here!
Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown
Marley Dias Gets it Done - and so can you! by Marley Dias - here's her website!
Sofia Perez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty
BONUS CHANGEMAKER! The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind! FASCINATING AND TRUE! Watch this TEDTalk with your parents to learn more about William Kamkwamba! "Trust yourself and believe!"
Amazing books of 2020! Bucket Filler edition!
Amazing books of 2020! Bucket Filler edition!
There were SO many excellent books that came out in 2020. I combed the best-of lists of the New York Public Library, NPR, School Librarian of the Year Cicely Lewis, and the list of books I had read last year to come up with these titles that exemplify how WE can fill others' buckets by helping, sharing, and showing that others matter!
Picture Books: I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, You Matter by Christian Robinson, Dictionary for a Better World by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
Chapter Books: Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson, King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender, Ghost Squad by Clarabel Ortega
Graphic Novels:, Twins by Varian Johnson, Class Act by Jerry Craft
Now tell me YOUR favorites! What was the best book YOU read last year? Join this Flipgrid (also linked above!) to share your answer!
Morning Announcements Spotlight for the week of January 4:
Morning Announcements Spotlight for the week of January 4:
Four Ways to Get Your READ On!
Four Ways to Get Your READ On!
CLX Curbside Library Book Pick-Up!
CLX Curbside Library Book Pick-Up!
This document tells you everything you need to know!
SORA for e-books and audiobooks!
SORA for e-books and audiobooks!
This video (you can start at 1:23) shows you how to use it!
** Be sure to add NC Kids Digital and North Carolina Digital Libraries for access to tons of great books!
Buncombe County Public Library!
Buncombe County Public Library!
All Asheville City Schools can go to any of the branches of our public libraries and use their Student ID number to check out up to ten books or audiobooks!
Little Free Library!
Little Free Library!
Visit the Little Free Library in front of Claxton (or any others that are scattered throughout Asheville) to leave a book and see what books are waiting for you to read.
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Listen to a great animated read-aloud here!
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
Amazing author of the week of Dec 7:
Here is the read-aloud of Last Stop on Market Street! You have to see this!
Meet Matt in this video interview with KidLit TV!
NPR Interview about the making of his picture book, Love.
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
For the week of Nov 23, we focus on #OwnVoices authors and the importance of reading about the Native American experience as written by Native American / First Nations authors!
Traci Sorell, Simon J Ortiz, Chief Jake Swamp
To watch: Traci Sorell and We Are Grateful on Storymakers KidLitTV!
Excellent resources include:
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
Amazing AUTHORS for the week of November 16:
Rick Riordan Presents: Kwame Mbalia, Carlos Hernandez, Roshani Chokshi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia
Here is the Rick Riordan Presents webpage where ALL the books are reviewed! Note that most of these books are geared for upper elementary and middle!
Here is an interview with author Kwame Mbalia!
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
Morning Announcements Spotlight!
Amazing author for the week of November 9:
JACQUELINE WOODSON
Here is her website!
JW reads "The Day You Begin" on Bookmarks!
JW on Ted2019, "What Reading Slowly Taught Me About Reading"
CLX Curbside Library Book Pick Up!
CLX Curbside Library Book Pick Up!
We are SO happy to finally be able to begin a library book circulation program for our CLX students!
Click HERE for all necessary information!
** Note that the best way to facilitate communication about book pick up is to join the REMIND class "CLX Library Books" with Join code @clxcu!
SORA and BCPL.mp4SORA and Bunc Co. Public Library access for ALL ACS students!
SORA and Bunc Co. Public Library access for ALL ACS students!
Watch the video for ALL the details on how you can have access to THOUSANDS of e-books and audiobooks on SORA and how you can go to the public library and check books out with your CLX student ID number!
¡Juntos! Together!
¡Juntos! Together!
Be sure to check out these AMAZING Latinx authors and illustrators!
Watch a Storymaker interview on KidLitTV with Angela Dominguez!
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
Amazing author / illustrator for the week of September 28:
DUNCAN TONATIUH!
Here is his website!
Check out the "Galeria" page of the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico (and check the rest of it out too!)
Tonatiuh is inspired by the Mixtec Codices - read about it here!
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
Amazing author/illustrator of the week of September 21:
YUYI MORALES!
Here is her website!
This is a link to a Creator's Corner video with Yuyi!
Yuyi reading "Nino Wrestles the World" on KidLitTV!
Yuyi Morales' Dreamers exhibition at the Normal Rockwell Museum!
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
This week, we are celebrating the kickoff of our second annual 2nd grade Arts workshops exploring the wonders of the Monarch butterfly! Many thanks to Asheville Greenworks for the excellent live Meet they held for our second graders last week!
Find out more about the Monarch with National Geographic Kids!
You do not want to miss this exquisite video on the magic of monarchs. "The Earth has no border."
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
Amazing author/illustrator of the week of September 7:
OGE MORA!
Here is her website!
This is a link to a video of her reading "Saturday"!
Want some more? Here is a GREAT interview with her on The Art of The Picture Book!
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
Morning Announcement Spotlight!
Amazing illustrator of the week of August 31:
CHRISTIAN ROBINSON!
Here is his website where you can a see a list of all of his wonderful books!
Meet Christian here in PBS's Brief But Spectacular! and see him make his illustrations!
Then, watch Christian reading his newest book, You Matter!
I would love to hear from you on this Flipgrid! What Christian Robinson books have you read? What do you hope to read? What do you notice about his illustrations? Who are some of your favorite illustrators?
Ms Brown Bio .pdf
CLX Social Justice Book list June 2020.pdf
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