Assignments

                February 10
                        5 Books where the illustrations are a major focus of the book,
                        and you think are well done and compliment the story

                            - Wings by Christopher Myers (four stars)

                            - Miz Fannie Mae's Fine New Easter Hat by Melissa Milich (three stars)

                            - How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman (four stars)

                            - Welcome Back Sun by Michael Emberley (three stars)

                            - The Special Gifts by Peter Grosz (two stars)

                            - Trick or Treat?  by Bill Martin Jr & Michael Sampson (two stars)

                February 17
                        1 Mother Goose book, 1 Toy Book, 2 Alphabet books, 2 Counting books,
                        2 Picture Story books, 1 Easy to Read book
                        (at least one of these must be a Caldecott winner)

                            -    My Very First Mother Goose edited by Iona Opie (four stars)

                            -    The BOAT Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta (four stars)
 
                            -    The FROG Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta (four stars)
 
                            -    One More Bunny - Adding from one to ten by Rick Walton (four stars)
 
                            -    Ten Little Lambs by Alice B. McGinty (three stars)
 
                            -    Picnic by Emily Arnold McCully (four stars)
 
                            -    In The Pond by Ermanno Cristini and Luigi Puricelli (three stars)
 
                            -    Swamp Angel by Anne Issaacs (three stars)
 
                            -    Opening Night by Rachel Isadora (four stars)
 
                            -    Fire Drill by Mike & Kris Cox and Stan Hushbeck (two stars)

                February 24
                        Picture Book Activity and the Book that it is based on

                March 3
                        Folktales: 3 books from one country or 1 from 3 countries
                        Fables: 1 book
                        Myths/Legends: 1 book

                            - Folk - Why the Sky is Far Away by Mary-Joan Gerson (four stars)

                            - Folk - Tales from the Amazon by martin Elbl & JT Winik (four stars)
       
                            - Folk - When Hippo Was Hairy by Nick Greaves (five stars)

                            - Fable - The Caldecott Aesop by Aesop (four stars)
           
                            - M/L - Monster Myths of Ancient Greece by William Wise (four stars)

                            - Folk - The Firebird by Robert D. San Souci (four stars)


                March 17
                        1 Modern Fantasy Novel (Newbery winner)

                            - Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (three stars)  and it made me cry! >:o(
                            - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede (five stars)

                March 24
                        Web Site Search

                            I havent gotten my cards back for this yet so I cant put them on here,
                            but here are some I've found in the mean time

                        - http://www.gigglepoetry.com great for kids (as a webquest etc)
                            contests, fun stuff, "read em & rate em"

                        - http://www.brunching.com/cgi/cyborger.cgi  This one's probably not
                            good for kids to do themselves, but you can get cool robot type
                            acronyms for their names.

                March 31
                        2 Poetry books
                        1 Poetry Activity

                            -     They've Discovered a Head in the Box for the Bread
                                    and Other Laughable Limericks (three stars)
                                    Selected by John E. Brewton & Lorraine A Blackbum
                            -    Shrieks at Midnight - Macabre Poems, Eerie & Humerous (four stars)
                                    Selected by Sara and John E. Brewton
                            -    Poems of Magic and Spells by William Cole (two stars)
                            -    A Child's Treasurey of Seaside Verse Compiled by Mark Daniel (four stars)

                April 7
                        2 Realistic Fiction Novels (One must be a Newbery winner)

                            -    Does Thrid Grade Last Forever? by Mindy Schanback (four stars)
                            -    The Empress of Elsewhere by Theresa Nelson (four stars)
       
                April 14
                        2 Historical Fiction Novels

                            -    The Great Dimpole Oak by Janet Taylor Lisle (four stars)
                            -    The Big Lie - A True Story by Isabella Leitner with Irving A. Leitner (four stars)

                April 21
                        4 Multicultural books - 3 Pictures books + 1 novel

                            -    Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger (five stars)
                            -    Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe (four stars)
                            -    A South African Night by Rachel Isadora (three stars)
                            -    The Last Wolf of Ireland by Elona Malterre (four stars) It made me cry too! >;o(

                April 28
                        1 Biography
                        1 Informational book

                            - Bio - Walt Disney, His Life in Pictures Edited by Russell Schroeder (four stars)

                            - Info - 101 Things Every Kid Should Know About Science by Samantha Beres (four stars)