"There is more treasure in

books than in the entire

pirate's loot on Treasure Island."

— Walt Disney

Junior School Library News August - October 2013

1st Quarter

Happy Birthday to Authors! August

Betsy Byars - Seymour Simon - Don Freeman - Walter Dean Myers - Diana Wynne Jones - Paula Danziger - Brian Pinkney - Jeff Brown -

Sarah Stewart - Virginia Lee Burton - Helen Craig -

September Gail Gibbons - Demi - Barbara Dillon - Aliki - Joan Aiken - Tomie

dePaola - Paul Fleischman - Jack Prelutsky - Jon Scieszka - Kimberly Willis Holt - Philip Ardagh - Enid Blyton - Roald Dahl - H.A. Rey - Stan

Berenstain October

Julie Andrews Edwards - Donald Sobol - Louise Fitzhugh - David Shannon - R.L. Stein - James Marshall - Russell -reedman - Lois Lenski - Shel Silverstein - Ed Emberley - Dan Gutman - Philip Pullman - Crockett Johnson - Ursula K. LeGuin - Steven Kellogg - Katherine Paterson -

Author of the Month! Roald Dahl Roald Dahl was born on September 13, 1916, in Llandaff, South Wales. Junior School Library celebrated his birthday by encouraging students to read his books and wear yellow as his favorite color was YELLOW.

Roald Dahl published the popular book James and the Giant Peach in 1961.In 1964, he released another highly successful work, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which was later adapted for a film. Over his decades-long writing career, Dahl wrote 19 children’s books. He died on November 23, 1990, in Oxford. In addition to James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dahl’s most popular kids’ books include Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Witches and Matilda. For more information on Roald Dahl check the following website. http://www.roalddahl.com/

Happy Teddy Bear Day 9th

September

Here are some highlights of the day. The students brought their Teddys to the library

and read bear stories. There was a bookmark and creative story writing competition. We

hope you enjoyed the glimpse into this special day

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Happy birthday Roald Dahl 13th

September

Roald Dahl is a famous author who

had an amazing imagination. Some of

his famous books are ‘Charlie and the

Chocolate Factory’, ‘James and the

Giant Peach’, ‘The Twits’. On his

birthday Junior School was dressed in his favorite color, YELLOW.

The Preamble to the Indian Constitution

By Leila Seth

Junior School was privileged to have India’s

first lady Chief Justice Mrs. Leila Seth as a

guest speaker on Friday 27th September

Questions such as what is a democratic republic, why are

we secular, what does it mean to be good citizen, and what is

sovereignty were answered by Mrs. Leila Seth with the help

of her book, “We the Children of India The Preamble to Our Constitution”.

Mrs. Seth was the first woman judge of the Delhi High Court and the first woman to be

Chief Justice of a state in India. She retired as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh in

1992. She was a member of the 15th Law Commission of India and responsible for the

report on Free and Compulsory Education of Children. She is involved in human rights

activities and with a number of schools and colleges. She has a diploma in Montessori

education.

Mrs. Seth is the mother of writer Vikram Seth (A Suitable Boy) and grandmother of

Anamika Seth who is in Grade 3 at Woodstock.

What’s new on the SHELF?

DVDs added to the JS Collection

Important dates to remember in October…

October is National Book Month Teen Read Week – 13th to 19th October International School Library Day --28th October Halloween – 31st October Look for books on Halloween in the library.

Reading Aloud Together Reading aloud to children is one of the best ways to

help them discover the joy of reading. There are no

particular rules to read aloud as it can be done

anywhere, anytime. So what are you waiting for?

Read Aloud Every day!

Teach your child how to write a winning report by learning how to recognize and avoid Plagiarism

Watch out for more Library news and activities! Thank you, Ms. Khan JS Librarian