It's a week full of festivities here at Upland before we get out for our holiday break! For our final read-aloud before Christmas, I'm sharing Santa Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins. This is another hilarious addition to the Bruce series that is so popular with our students. In fact, Mother Bruce won the Beehive Book Award last April as best picture book. Bruce is a bear. He is a grump. He is a pretty decent cook. And he is a mother. One thing Bruce is ...
12/10 – 12/14
This week we'll be diving into the Christmas season by reading Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner. This is a fun book in the Snowmen series, which is always popular at our library. It's Christmas Eve and people are snug in their beds, but something is stirring outside. The snowmen are preparing to celebrate! Under the glow of moonlight, all the snow families are slipping away to gather in the town square for a night of caroling, ...
Upland Terrace Podcast #5
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12/3 – 12/7
This week we are reading Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima. I am also giving students a quick peak into Beauty and The Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle by Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp. Both books are Beehive Book nominees. Kelp is a darling little narwhal who doesn't mind being a different from the other narwhals of the sea. But when a strong current carries him away, Kelp encounters some ...
Nov. 26-30
Where Is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley is our read-aloud selection this week. It's also a Beehive Book nominee, so each class will vote on it after we read it together. It's a great book for young readers, especially pre-K through 2nd grade. A boy searches for his toy bear, but is that the only bear around? Kids love joining in the search for bear and the surprise ending makes it even better. We have one copy in the library, available for check ...
November 19-20
With a short Thanksgiving week, we are reading a holiday favorite, Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano. When Turkey realizes he's on the farmer's menu, he sets out to disguise himself. The trouble is, his disguises are never quite right, until he hits on something entirely different. But will the farmer and his family go for a Thanksgiving dinner that's anything but traditional? Kid's love this book! ...
Upland Terrace Podcast #4
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Week of 11/12 – 11/16
Alan's Big, Scary Teeth by Jarvis is our read-aloud this week. It's also a Beehive nominee from the picture book category, so each class is voting on it after we read it. Alan is an alligator who has a great talent - he scares the other animals of the jungle! It's largely due to his big, shiny teeth, which he polishes every day. But what will happen when the other animals discover the secret to his teeth? Will they like him anyway? We'll have ...
Week of 11/5 – 11/9
This week we are reading the 2nd book in the shape trilogy by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a pile above the ground. This book is also about Square’s friend Circle. Circle thinks Square is an artistic genius. But is he really? With the second story in a trilogy of tales about Triangle, Square, and Circle, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen help readers see a ...
Upland Terrace Podcast #3
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