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Read, Read, Read!

If you want to find a good book, but don't know where to begin, start with the best of the best... award winners!

Coretta Scott King Awards - Presented annually to the most inspirational and educational contribution to children's literature by an African American author and illustrator.

Newbery Medal Home Page - Find out about the best books for children and their authors.

The Caldecott Medal Home Page - Find out about award winning picture books and their illustrators.

Nutmeg Children's Book Award - Children can read, discuss, and then vote for their favorites... this is a wonderful place to start for an intermediate reader.

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature - A search engine that allows you to find a book based on the reader's age and more.

LMC Class Activities

Grade 4

• Sea Star
• Barnacle
• Ribbed mussel
• Fiddler crabs
• Snowy egret
• Heron
• Slipper Shell
• Blue mussel
• Sea Star 2
• Barnacle 2
• Mussels
• Fiddler crab
• Fiddler crab 2
• Cordgrass2
• Snowy Egret 2
• Sea Star (Starfish) 3
  
  
• Long Island Sound Research Project
  

May is...

National Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Latino Books Month

Get Caught Reading Month

5 - Cinco de Mayo

6 - National Teacher’s Day

10 - Christopher Paul Curtis’ Birthday (b. 1953) - About the Author

12 - 18 - Children’s Book Week

13 - 14 - National Library Legislative Day

17 - Gary Paulsen’s Birthday (b. 1939) - About the Author

24 - Mo Willems’ Birthday (b. 1962) - About the Author

26 - Memorial Day