Here’s the top ten books checked out in March. What was your favorite for the month of March? Click on the book cover to see our OPAC record for the book. If you sign in with your library username and password, you’ll be able to put a hold on the title. Click here for a [...]
Entries Tagged as '2011-2012'
DOGO News – Kids Reporting on Current Events
March 30th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Elementary Topics
Dogo News is a website that features news reported by kids. It’s updated daily and makes an effort to include news of international interest. A perusal through the most recent headlines include reports on space junk, the Indian festival of Holi, the world’s oldest paragliding grandmother and the impact of global warming on the island [...]
Tags: 2011-2012·current events
IST Library-Parent Book Club Choice for April
March 28th, 2012 · 2 Comments · General Topics
We had a great discussion this morning in our book club meeting and two new members. I had a lot of fun and am excited about going on to our fourth meeting in April. Thanks, ladies, it’s always a pleasure to talk books with you. The book selection for March was Paul French’s Midnight in [...]
Fractured Fairy Tales
March 26th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Elementary Topics
What happens after a fairy tale ends? What do Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Jack, the Giant and the Three Little Pigs do for fun? What if Sleeping Beauty were a dragon? What if the Frog Prince likes being a frog and wants to be changed back? If you’re looking for the answers to [...]
Tags: 2011-2012·genre·Grade 4·languagearts·OPAC
Used Book Sale for Ready, Set, March!
March 26th, 2012 · No Comments · General Topics
Book Club Choice for March
March 7th, 2012 · No Comments · General Topics
The IST Library Book Club has already read two books this year! Our first was a young adult novel, Girl in Translation, by Jean Kwok, and we had a great session today on our February choice, Out of Shadows, by Jason Wallace. We’re raring to go and read our next book, Midnight in Peking, by [...]
Easy and Cool–View Chinese Character Movies and Practice Online!
March 1st, 2012 · No Comments · General Topics
Let’s start with a few question: Is Chinese the most difficult language in the world? Are Chinese characters impossible to learn? Click this link: View Character Movie and hope you will agree with me that there really is an easy and cool way to learn this language. Practice with the magic pen and enjoy the [...]
Movie War Horse is Now On
March 1st, 2012 · No Comments · General Topics
Steven Spielberg’s War Horse is now on the big screen and available at all major Tianjin cinemas. The movie is based on the book by the same title written by Michael Morpungo. Joey the horse recalls his experiences growing up on an English farm, his struggle for survival as a cavalry horse during World War [...]
Top Ten Books for February
March 1st, 2012 · No Comments · General Topics
The top ten books checked out in February include several Panda Books and a few old favorites. 1. Germs! An epic tale on a tiny scale, by Martin Howard. 2. Interrupting Chicken, by David Ezra Stein. 3. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. 4. We are in a Book! by Mo Willems 5. Catching Fire, [...]
