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Audio Book of the week!
Audio Book of the week!
(You can see our other 'Book of the Week' pics at the bottom of this page)
(You can see our other 'Book of the Week' pics at the bottom of this page)
My very favourite book in the whole, wide world
My very favourite book in the whole, wide world
by Malcolm Mitchell
We have been chatting about finding stories that we connect with, as we start to make make book recommendations to others at school. Young children can find the huge amount of choice in libraries overwhelming, especially after 2 years of not being able to visit. Sorting books by genre or theme can help, and reminders that the worst that can happen is that they don't like a book, and can change it next week!
Here are some places you can find books to listen to or read on-line:
Here are some places you can find books to listen to or read on-line:
Actors reading picture books aloud
Really! NASA astronauts read picture books in space.
Free audio books, for a range of ages (young children to teens), available in 8 languages
Listen to audio books or read online yourself using your school log in information
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Read aloud by a variety of famous voices. You will need to create a free account to listen.
Simple text, beginner readers picture books, to read yourself, or to listen to.
English or Spanish
A site all about books! Listen to stories, learn about authors, and try some illustration lessons
Stay at Home Story Time with Oliver Jeffers
Listen to Oliver Jeffers read some of this books, and learn about what goes into making them!
Previous 'Book of the Week' links:
Previous 'Book of the Week' links:
The Mitten
The Mitten
by Jan Brett
Listen to Jan Brett's winter story, The Mitten, read for you by Broadview EF3C students!
See if you can spot anything interesting about the illustrations in this story...
Thomas' Snow Suit
Thomas' Snow Suit
By Robert Munsch
A wintery classic, read for you by Broadview students!
Harry the Dirty Dog
Harry the Dirty Dog
by Gene Zion
Listen to the wonderful Betty White read about one of her favourite things.. Dogs!
The Peace Book
The Peace Book
by Todd Parr
This Remembrance Day we are thinking and learning about peace. Our shared story this week is read by lots of friends from Broadview. See if you can recognize any of the voices!
As you listen think about what 'peace' means to you? If you were writing and illustrating a new page in this book, how would it look?
September 2nd 2021
Thao
Thao
by Thao Lam
What's your name? Do you know how to write it? Do you know where is came from? Do you love it (or hate it?!)
Names are important is recognising our uniqueness and place - who we are!.
This is the autobiographical story (that's a true story about the author's real life) of Thao Hong Lam, and her experience in elementary school.
Her name is short, and shares the same letters as many other names, so why is it misspelled, mispronounced, and misunderstood by almost everyone? Thao is tired of it. Is the answer to make a big change?
Some things to talk about:
Learn about your name. Who chose it? What does it mean?
Why do you think every has their own name? Would it be easier to be called after where we live? or our birth order? maybe a number, or something that describes how we look? All those are ways people in the past have been named!
Do you know the first names of all your classmates? Are there any you are unsure about?
How could someone feel if their name was always pronounced incorrectly? Has this ever happened to you?
What can we do if we are unsure how to say someone's name correctly?
Listen to the real life Thao talk about why she wrote this book, and hear how to pronounce her name correctly in the video.
See the video below for help with pouncing the Cree words in 'When We Were Alone'
When We were alone
When We were alone
By David A. Robertson and Julie Flett
When We Were Alone is the gentle, loving story of a child talking to their grandparent about
Here are some more resources for parents and teachers to support difficult conversations about Residential Schools using this story:
The book has a free parent / teacher guide available here: https://www.portageandmainpress.com/free-products/parentteacher-guide-for-when-we-were-alone/
Here, David Robertson and the elementary teacher Pamela Dirksen discuss how they use the book in conversations with young children in the classroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPbmCke-x8w
Greta and the Giants
Greta and the Giants
by Zoe Tucker
Our final 'Earth Day' story is inspired by climate activist extraordinaire Greta Thunberg.
When giants come to the forest, and threaten to cut it down to build cities Great takes a stand with the animals. Alone at first, soon others hear her voice and together they help the giants understand that the forest is a home, too, and together they look for ways to replenish and repair.
Bright Lights, Starry City
Bright Lights, Starry City
by Uma Krishnaswami
Another day out in nature for our Earth Day week reading. This time all the way into my front yard at night, where I see..... nothing. The protagonist in our story, Phoebe has the same problem.
Come and explore the night sky with us!
Tidy
Tidy
by Emily Gravette
Come for a walk in the woods with me on this Earth Day week.
Meet some of the wildlife who live in our neighbourhoods, and listen to the story of Pete the badger, who tried a little TOO hard to keep the woods clean!
Up the Creek
Up the Creek
Join me from the frozen Rideau Falls for a very Canadian, and very silly story.
Up the Creek by Nicholas Oldland
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Watch to the end of the video, and see if you can you see where Peter has been playing!
La colère de Ravi
La colère de Ravi
De Tom Percival
Mr MacKinnon is our special guest reader in the library today!
Tout mélangé! : histoire de couleurs
Tout mélangé! : histoire de couleurs
Par : Arree Chung
À l’origine, il y avait trois couleurs : les Rouges, les Jaunes et les Bleus. Tous uniques à leur propre façon, ils vivent en harmonie jusqu’au jour où une dispute éclat entre les clans, et les couleurs décidèrent de vivre séparément… Qu’est-ce qui pourrait bien les réconcilier?
Un livre qui parle de famille, et de diversité culturelle. Une belle manière d’apprendre les couleurs.
Imaginary Fred
Imaginary Fred
Written and read by Oliver Jeffers
January 4th 2021
Zombies Don't eat Veggies!
Zombies Don't eat Veggies!
Listen to 'Zombie Don't Eat Veggies!' by Megan and Jorge Lacera.
December 29th 2020
The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed
Listen to 'The Bad Seed' by Jory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald.
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