Drink some hot cocoa with this chilly read!

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance is for the bravest of readers! Follow the explorer Shackleton and his team through icy waters and icebergs of the Antartic as he does (and eats!) things that the average person would never dare to! Click on the link below to request this book:

http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=shipwreck+at+the+bottom+of+the+world&SORT=D&searchscope=73&Search=Search

If you love the sound of big engines and burning rubber as much as Ms. Sarah does, you will LOVE Hottest Dragsters and Funny Cars by Jim Gigliotti. Learn what drag racing is all about and who today's hottest racers are, including Ms. Sarah's favorite racer, Ashley Force, and her dad, John Force. Includes lists of other cool drag racing books and websites to explore. To request this book click here: http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Hottest+Dragsters+and+funny+cars&SORT=D&searchscope=73

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How would life be different for you if you were almost eight feet tall? Would people accept you for who you were? To find out more read this story based on real people, Martin and Anna Bates, who were "history's tallest known married couple". Click on the link below to request it:
http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/searchtype=t&searcharg=giant+of+seville&SORT=D&searchscope=73

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Althea Gibson was a wild child growing up, but through tennis she found a way to use her energy for something good. Read how
Althea beat the odds to become an awesome tennis player and the first African American to win a major tennis championship!
Click on the link below to ask for this book.
http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=playing+to+win&SORT=D&searchscope=73&Search=Search

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Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: an Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea

by Sy Montgomery

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a scientist or artist, living in the jungle and taking pictures of your favorite animal? Then check out the exciting pictures and story of the amazing tree kangaroo.

Click on this link to request:

http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/t?SEARCH=Quest+for+the+tree+kangaroo&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=74

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If you like skateboarding then you'll love this rad book on how skateboards are made.
Click on the link below to request it:
http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/searchtype=t&searcharg=skateboarding+design+and+construction&SORT=D&searchscope=73

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Do you have the need, the need for speed?

Then check out Forumla One Race Cars

by Janet Piehl to find out more about

cars that can run over 200 mph!

Click here to request:

http://204.120.131.125/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=formula+one+race+cars&searchscope=74&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xhoudini%26SORT%3DD

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Learn about the death defying feats of one of the greatest magicians of all time

in Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman.

Click on this link to request it:

http://204.120.131.125/search/Xhoudini&searchscope=74&SORT=D/Xhoudini&searchscope=74&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBKEY=houdini/1,12,12,B/frameset&FF=Xhoudini&searchscope=74&SORT=D&2,2,

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The U.S. Marine Corps

by Matt Doeden

This action packed book has many cool facts and pictures about the United States Marine Corps.

Click on this link if you would like to request it:

http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/adoeden,+matt/adoeden+matt/1,1,2,B/frameset&FF=adoeden+matt&2,,2

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Guts: Our Digestive System by Seymour Simon

A deliciously squishy look at your insides!

Click on this link if you'd like to order it:

http://http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=guts+our+digestive+system&SORT=D&searchscope=73&I1.x=8&I1.y=10

Tips for getting your child ready to read

There are six pre-reading skills that children need to be ready to read:

Print Motivation: being interested in and enjoying books
Vocabulary: knowing the names of things
Print Awareness: noticing print, knowing how to handle a bookand knowing how to follow the words on a page
Letter Knowledge: knowing letters are different from each other, knowing their names and sounds and recognizing letters everywhere
Phonological Awareness: being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words
Narrative Skills: being able to describe things and events and tell stories

The six pre-reading skills are part of the Every Child Ready to Read program. To learn more about this program visit http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/ECRR/ECRRHomePage.htm.

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