Harmony Elementary
3946 South Bogan Rd.
Buford, GA 30519

Office (770) 945-7272
Fax (770) 932-7497

Principal
Mrs. Anne Marie Keskonis

Asst. Principal
Ms. Barbara McNulty

Asst. Principal
Ms. Charlotte Hall

School Hours
Monday - Friday
8:50am - 3:20pm

Harmony Elementary

Mrs. Keskonis’ Book of the Month

2009-10

 

Each month this year, I shall share a different book with you that I have read and enjoyed.  Please visit the media center to find these books to read.

 

Month

Book

Brief Summary

August

Kabelo:  The Adventures of a Baby Giraffe

Wrtten and Illustrated by Patsy Smith Roberts

Kabelo:  The Adventures of a Baby Giraffe is by wildlife photographer Patsy Smith Roberts.  Ms. Roberts visits Africa and photographs the animals there.  She uses these photographs in her books.  In Kabelo:  The Adventures of a Baby Giraffe, Grace, the mother giraffe, shows her new baby, Kabelo, how to live safely on the grassland.  Facts about African animals are included at the end of the book.

Patsy Smith Roberts will be visiting Harmony Elementary on September 3, 2009 to kickoff Community of Readers.  She will talk about her books and photography.

The story is Fantasy Genre for Community of Readers.

The ending facts are Non-Fiction Genre for Community of Readers.

SEPTEMBER

Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians

By Jackie Mims Hopkins

Illustrations by John Manders

Goldie Socks loves books.  When she happens upon a cottage in the forest that is made from books, she cannot resist going inside.  There she discovers many shelves of books – hard books, easy books and just right for Goldie Socks books.  Of course, she must find the perfect place to read.  Then the three libearians who live there come home.  What does this story remind you of? 

Fairy Tale Genre for Community of Readers

October

 

Max’s Words

By Kate Banks

Illustrations byBoris Kulikov

 

 

Max wants to start a collection like his older brothers.  He thinks and thinks and finally decides that he would like to collect words.  Yes, words.  Max’s brothers laugh when Max tells them that he is collecting words, but they don’t laugh for long.  Words are wonderful things because they lead to STORIES.  Read this book to see how you can collect words and make stories.

 

Realistic Fiction for Community of Readers

NOVEMBER

Sleeping Cutie

By Andrea Davis Pinkney

Illustrated by Brian Pinkney

 

 

Cutie LaRue  is the perfect little girl, except for one thing.   Cutie keeps her parents awake night after night by calling for warm milk, bubble baths and even foot rubs.  Finally, Cutie’s parents order a Night Owl toy that is guaranteed to keep Cutie in her bed until dawn.  Will this really work?

 

Fantasy Genre for Community of Readers



December

Dewey
There’s a Cat in the Library

By Vicki Myron and Bret Witter

Illustrated by:
Steve James

 

 

Vicki the librarian had a surprise one morning when she checked the book return slot.  She found a tiny, scared kitten.  Vicki decided to let the kitten be the library cat and named him Dewey Readmore Books.  Read this book to discover Dewey’s adventures as a library cat.  This book is based on a true story.

 

Realistic Fiction Genre for Community of Readers

January

Before John Was a Jazz Giant

By Carole Boston Weatherford

Illustrated by Sean Qualls

 

 

Stop a moment and listen to the sounds around you.  You might hear a bell ringing, people talking, water dripping, or birds singing.  These are some of the sounds that John Coltrane heard as a child.  Read this story to find out why sounds were important in the life of John Coltrane, and how he became famous as an adult.

 

Biography Genre for Community of Readers

February

 

I Like Myself

By Karen Beaumont

Illustrated by David Catrow

 

 

The little girl is this book has an excellent attitude.  She really likes herself!  She knows that it is good for everyone to be different.  It does not matter what we look like on the outside.  It only matters if we are a good person on the inside. This story is told in rhyme and has beautiful illustrations.

Poetry Genre for Community of Readers

March

 

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May