Gainfield Elementary School

Check out these Book Commercials by some of our Second Grade students: 

• Summer Ball by Mike Lupica  -  commercial produced by Justin O.
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine - commercial produced by Michelle L.
• Mia by Laurence Yep - commercial produced by Emily P.
• A Dog on His Own by Mary Jane Auch - commercial produced by Ella S.
• The Sloppy Copy Slipup by DyAnne DiSalvo - commercial produced by Maddy M.
• The Cats of Roxville Station by Jean Craighead George- commercial produced by Allison B.
• Bunnicula:  a Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah Howe - commercial produced by Lucas V.
• The Lost Flower Children by Janet Taylor Lisle - commercial produced by Skylar A.
• Down Girl and Sit:  Bad to the Bone by Lucy Nolan - commercial produced by Taylor A.

First Graders voted and the results are in....

Chicken Little by Rebecca and Ed Emberley is the 2010 Cougaricott Medal Winner

(medal designed by Meghan Smith)

Downloadable Audio Books from the Connecticut Digital Library --Over 1300 nonfiction and fiction audio books that you can download to your computer and transfer for limited times to your iPod or MP3 player. Holds and checkout require a valid CT public library card number.

AudioBooksForFree.com - listen to several classics here.

Book Awards:

• Nutmeg Children's Book Award
• ALSC Awards and Grants Page - From the Association for Library Service to Children.  Includes Notable books, Newbery Award, Caldecott Award, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award books...  
• WebJunction Connecticut - Links to every award winning and notable book list you can imagine!
• ILoveLibraries.org - Links to all the ALA book and media awards
• Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature  - Search for award-winning books by keyword, setting, genre, historical period...
• Reading Rockets - Links to award winning books and great books organized by theme.
• ReadKiddoRead - Great booklists selected by James Patterson and Judy Freeman. 
• Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 - by the National Science Teachers' Association
• Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People - by the National Council for the Social Studies
• Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children - by the National Council of Teachers of English
• Coretta Scott King Book Award Curriculum Resource Center - listen to the authors/illustrators explain their work, link to online resources for Award winners.

Try one of these Blogs or Podcasts:

• Just One More Book!  - Check out this podcast by Andrea Ross and Mark Blevis about the children's books they love.
• PlanetEsme - Author/teacher/librarian, Esme Raji Codell, reviews books in this great blog.
• Bookwink - For students in grades 3-8, check out these booktalks and find read-alikes.

Teacher Book Wizard - Search for books by interest, reading level, book type, genre, or "Book Alikes."

Kidsreads.com