May 17, 2012
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Spring Author Visit - Matthew McElligott on May 10,
2012
This spring, we are lucky to host local
children’s author/illustrator Matthew McElligott. He
will be visiting grades
K-5 on May 10. Altamont students are learning
all about the author and his works
like Backbeard the Pirate, Even Monsters Need Haircuts,
and Benjamin Franklinstein Meets the Fright Brothers. Thanks to
AES PTA for supporting our author visits.
Parents are encouraged to visit http://matthewmcelligott.com/ to do the same!
Self-portraits of McElligott
from the Backbeard books and
Even Monsters Need Haircuts
Bulletin board based on McElligott's book The Lion's Share
Start Your Spring with New Books
Check out some great new books for Spring. Each of the books on the Shelfari shelf below are new to the AES Library.
Scroll over each book to see the title, author, and the beginning of a review.
From left to right the books are: Benjamin Franklinstein Meets the Fright Brothers by Matthew McElligott & Larry Tuxbury, Tower of Treasure by Scott Chantler, Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick, Big Nate in a Class By Himself by Lincoln Peirce, and Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.
From the Fall
On December 6, 2011, local author Joseph Bruchac visited grades 2-5. He was joined by his son, fellow author Jessie Bruchac.
Joseph Bruchac's writings reflect his Native American heritage and knowledge of many American Indian cultures and traditions.
Both students and staff alike enjoyed the visit!
To learn more about Joseph Bruchac or his works, parents are encouraged to visit his website (http://www.josephbruchac.com/).
Picture by
Michael Greenlar from
http://www.josephbruchac.com
2010-2011 at Altamont
In April local illustrator and author Sylvie Wickstrom (Kantorovitz) presented to grades K-2.
Ms. Wickstrom worked with students to share some great stories and create some original drawings. To learn a little more about her visit and to see the drawings, CLICK HERE.
The following Animoto video includes pictures and video from the visit.
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video slideshow at animoto.com.
To learn more about Ms. Kantorovitz and her works, you can visit her website at http://www.sylviekantorovitz.com/books.home.html.
Thanks again to the Altamont PTA for allowing us to host Ms. Wickstrom.
"Just Right" Books
Every year one of our goals is for Altamont students to learn how best to choose "just right" books. Watch the following Animoto video to see students practicing these skills.
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