Illustrator visit-E.B. Lewis
E.B. Lewis will be visiting DFES on Wednesday, Feb. 7. He is the illustrator of a number of excellent books including a current South Carolina Children’s Book Award nominee (Circle Unbroken). Also, 4th grade is studying E.B. Lewis for our school-wide author study.
As his visit gets closer, I will be posting book reviews about his books, along with lesson plan ideas for our teachers and talking points for parents when reading these books at home.
Here are some resources to check out if you want to learn more about the illustrator:
Center for Children’s Books Featured Illustrator (1997)
Artwork of EB Lewis at the R. Michealson Gallery
Please feel free to comment!
Love,
Mrs. Byrd Fort
A New Look!
Every year kids ask me, “what did you move this time, Mrs. Byrd Fort??”
Well, this year, I left the library alone and have moved the blog around! I went to EdTech this week (Octber 4-6, 2006) and I learned SO MUCH! One thing I learned is that the place that has been hosting our blog (Blogger) is blocked in many schools. Therefore, I made a move to WordPress.
I also learned how to improve our podcast.
I can’t wait to get back to school and share all I learned with the DFES family.
Have a relaxing long weekend!
Love,
Mrs. Byrd Fort
Welcome back to school!
Hello DFES Family!
It is almost time for the school year to start. I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer and that you have gotten the chance to read lots of great books!
I certainly spent a lot of my time reading…I just finished a book called Wenny Has Wings by Janet Lee Carey. This book is about a boy whose sister has died. He writes to her in his journal and this book is his letters to her. I know it sounds very sad, but there are some funny parts too. This is a good book for 4th grade and up. I have also read lots of books about buying and selling a home this summer, because my husband and I are doing just that! I don’t normally read so much non-fiction, so it has been a nice change, but I always love to lose myself in a fiction book. I hope to update this blog often about the books I am reading. Please join me by adding what you are reading!
The DFES Library Media Center will be an exciting place this year! There will be an intern from USC, Ms. Paula Jutkiewicz. We will have our annual summer reading celebration with breakdancers! Book fair will be in November, we will have an author visit in February, and so much more! Stay tuned to The Book Blog, The Cub Reporter, and teacher classroom newsletters for more details on all the fun and exciting events this year.
I can’t wait to see everyone~
Happy reading!
Love,
Mrs. Byrd Fort
