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Read-Aloud Roundup
Agatha, Girl of Mystery
Dog Tags — A Series About
Military Canines
Ice Ice Baby
In Praise of Print
Fibonacci
Marguerite Henry — Reissued
for the Next Generation of
Readers
Read S’more Camping Books!
Story Feast
Waiting for the New Elephant
& Piggie Book Is Not Easy!
World Hello Day
Your Life as a . . .
The Blog Log www.hooverlibrary.org/blog
Volume 2, Issue 4
November 2014
Book Report
Are you looking for a
fun and FREE field trip
for your students?
Look no further than
the Hoover Public
Library! Your class can
enjoy a traditional tour
or explore the library
with a scavenger hunt.
Our librarians can also
entertain your students
with storytime or book
talks. We can tailor
your visit to meet your
needs. There’s
something for all grade
levels, and we can
accommodate both
small and large groups.
If you can’t come to
Hoover Public Library,
let us come to you!
FREE storytimes and
book talks are available
to all Hoover City
schools and local
private schools.
Storytime themes can
match seasons or units.
Book talks can include
new releases, titles
featured in your
school’s book fair, or
a subject of your
choosing.
Contact our outreach
librarian Katie Jane
Morris (444-7839,
to find out more about
our tour and outreach
opportunities.
Field Trips to (and from) the Library
APProved
DIY Sun
Science
Developed by UC Berkeley’s
Lawrence Hall of Science
and funded by NASA
FREE / iPhone, iPad
Motion Math
Pizza
Learn
economics and
mental math as you
buy ingredients, design
pizzas, set prices, and serve
customers.
$3.99/ iPhone, iPad, iPad
mini, iPod touch
Untangle the Web www.zooniverse.org/projects
They make citizen scientist
web sites so that everyone can
be part of real research online.
Review the New
Boundaries: How the Mason-Dixon Line
Settled a Family Feud and Divided a Nation by Sally M. Walker
Prison, pirates, stars, cutting-
edge scientific technology, and
a massacre are only some
of the tales that are part of the
story of the Mason-Dixon Line.
The author’s website includes
multiple reviews and a teacher’s
guide.
Recommended for ages 10+
The Great Turkey Walk
by Kathleen Karr In 1860, a 15-year-old boy attempts to herd
one thousand turkeys from Missouri to
Colorado, in hopes of selling them at a profit.
Balloons Over Broadway: The True
Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s
Parade by Melissa Sweet Meet Tony Sarg, inventor of the “upside-
down puppets” that fill the skies of New
York in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Read This, Not That
Hoover Public Library
www.hooverlibrary.org
200 Municipal Drive
Hoover, AL 35216
Circulation: 444-7800
Kid Zone: 444-7830
TeleTale: 444-7838
Outreach/Tours: 444-7839
BONUS ROUND
More Than Common Core Native Americans: A Visual Exploration
by S. N. Paleja Uses infographics (colored maps and diagrams) to
explore such facts of Native American culture as
dwellings, social structure, languages, and trade.
Additional infographic titles available from
Big Picture Press.
My Country ‘Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the
History of Human Rights by Claire Rudolph Murphy
This book, with dramatic paintings by acclaimed
illustrator Bryan Collier, tells the history of the United
States and various groups’ struggle for equal rights and
their share of its promised freedoms through new
verses written for the song, which first appeared in
England in the 1740s as God Save the King.
Veterans Week 2014 features
a daily flag folding ceremony,
special displays (including
the Wall of Honor), and
a craft station for kids.
Thumbs Up, Veteran
Mon., Nov. 10, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
These historical adventures are perfect for an American Girl. American Dream, 1620-1765: 4 Stories in 1 (Sisters in Time) The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich (#1) Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly Family Tree, Book One: Better to Wish by Ann M. Martin
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lensky
Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (#1)
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm (#1)
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
The Personal Correspondence of Emma Edmonds and Mollie Turner —
Assignment: Civil War Spies, 1862 by Nancy LeSourd (Liberty
Letters)
Rose’s Journal: The Story of a Girl in the Great Depression by Marissa
Moss
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (#1)
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson by Andrea
Davis Pinkney (Dear America)
Tues., Nov. 4
6:30 p.m.
All ages
Sat., Nov. 8
10:30 a.m.
All ages
Fri., Nov. 21
4:30 p.m.
Gr 6-12
Tues., Nov. 18
4:30 p.m.
Gr 1-3
