MEETING DATES: October 5- Mystery Book Choices
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy by Wendelin Van Draanen (Book Review)
The Callender Papers by Cynnthia Voigt (Book Review)
November 2- Historical Fiction Book Choices (Read summaries below) Assignment: Use//http://www.tagxedo.com///to create a display of words or text that describe the story. The Book Without Words by Avi The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle
December 7
Ida B by: Katherine Hannigan (Book Review)
Rascal by: Sterling North (Book Review)
Create 2 posts, from different chapters, on our class blog. Also comment twice on classmates posts. http://kidblog.org/BookClubGrade5/ January 4 The Lost Hero by: Rick Riordan Book Review War Horse by Michael Morpurgo Book Review King of the Wind by: Marguerite Henry - Book Review Sea of Monsters by: Rick Riordan February 18
Realistic Fiction Discussion, Historical Fiction Book Choices
March 25
Historical Fiction Book Discussion, Non-Fiction Book Choices
May 6
LAST MEETING!
Non-Fiction Book Discussion
You will have at least two selections to choose from each time we meet. Below, you will find the choices listed as well as a description. Please review the choices to you can make a decision. The list of books for each genre will be complete at least one week before book club meets.
ADVENTURE
Perloo the Bold by Avi
Find out all about the author, Avi, and all his books on his website!
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
Visit the author's website and find out more about the book!
REALISTIC FICTION
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Take an on-line trivia quiz here!
Did you like the book? This link has more links to information pertaining to topics in the book: calligraphy, loggerhead turtles, Jewish cooking, and more!
More internet connections to the book here
Print out a crossword puzzle
Ida B:... and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan
Check out this interview with the author
HISTORICAL FICTION
The Book Without Words by Avi
Listen to an excerpt from the book here!
Visit the author's web page
The Art of Keeping Coolby Janet Taylor Lisle The year is 1942, and Robert Saunders’ father is a fighter pilot in Europe. Robert’s mother has just moved her children from their home in Ohio to a small coastal town in Rhode Island to be near the paternal grandparents her children have never met before. There Robert meets his father’s family for the first time, including his controlling, meanspirited grandfather and his sensitive, artistic cousin Elliot. He also begins to uncover a
family secret regarding his father’s long-ago rift with his own family.
NON-FICTION
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World by Jennifer Armstrong
Author's website
Listen to an excerpt of the book here
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/
Part of the University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), the site provides an excellent educational resource link detailing all facets of snow, ice, glaciers, avalanches, blizzards, and icebergs.
Welcome to Horizon Book Club, Fifth Graders!
MEETING DATES:
October 5- Mystery Book Choices
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy by Wendelin Van Draanen (Book Review)
The Callender Papers by Cynnthia Voigt (Book Review)
November 2- Historical Fiction Book Choices (Read summaries below)
Assignment: Use //http://www.tagxedo.com/// to create a display of words or text that describe the story.
The Book Without Words by Avi
The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle
December 7
Ida B by: Katherine Hannigan (Book Review)
Rascal by: Sterling North (Book Review)
Create 2 posts, from different chapters, on our class blog. Also comment twice on classmates posts.
http://kidblog.org/BookClubGrade5/
January 4
The Lost Hero by: Rick Riordan Book Review
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo Book Review
King of the Wind by: Marguerite Henry - Book Review
Sea of Monsters by: Rick Riordan
February 18
Realistic Fiction Discussion, Historical Fiction Book Choices
March 25
Historical Fiction Book Discussion, Non-Fiction Book Choices
May 6
LAST MEETING!
Non-Fiction Book Discussion
You will have at least two selections to choose from each time we meet. Below, you will find the choices listed as well as a description. Please review the choices to you can make a decision. The list of books for each genre will be complete at least one week before book club meets.
ADVENTURE
Perloo the Bold by Avi
Find out all about the author, Avi, and all his books on his website!
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
Visit the author's website and find out more about the book!
REALISTIC FICTION
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Take an on-line trivia quiz here!
Did you like the book? This link has more links to information pertaining to topics in the book: calligraphy, loggerhead turtles, Jewish cooking, and more!
More internet connections to the book here
Print out a crossword puzzle
Ida B:... and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan
Check out this interview with the author
HISTORICAL FICTION
The Book Without Words by Avi
Listen to an excerpt from the book here!
Visit the author's web page
The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle
The year is 1942, and Robert Saunders’ father is a fighter pilot in Europe. Robert’s
mother has just moved her children from their home in Ohio to a small coastal town in
Rhode Island to be near the paternal grandparents her children have never met before.
There Robert meets his father’s family for the first time, including his controlling, meanspirited
grandfather and his sensitive, artistic cousin Elliot. He also begins to uncover a
family secret regarding his father’s long-ago rift with his own family.
NON-FICTION
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World by Jennifer Armstrong
Author's website
Listen to an excerpt of the book here
INTERNET CONNECTIONS:
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expeditionhttp://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/shackleton/index.html
The companion site to the exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History chronicles the infamous expedition. Includes expedition photographer, Frank Hurley's, famous black-and-white images.
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/
Part of the University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), the site provides an excellent educational resource link detailing all facets of snow, ice, glaciers, avalanches, blizzards, and icebergs.
The Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)
http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/home.htm
Recognized as the oldest research institute in the world focusing on both the Arctic and Antarctic. Sponsored by the University of Cambridge in England.
Shackleton's Antarctic Odyssey
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/
PBS Nova Online Adventure offers classroom resources, such as lesson plans, iceberg analysis data, astronomy, nutrition, and further Internet links.
Zlata's Diary by Zlata Filipovic