Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!!!!

Winter doesn't officially begin until December 21, but some of that white stuff has already   fallen!
This month you'll be looking for a story, poem, article, or book with "SNOW" in the title, or in which snow plays an important part. (You cannot use the poem from the back of Reading Log #1.)

The word "Snow" appears in the titles of books of every genre. You can probably remember some picture books from your childhood, like Ezra Jack Keats' Snowy Day or maybe you had a copy of the wordless The Snowman.



A quick look at the library catalogue revealed these examples:
Snow Bound by Harry Mazer (Survival/Adventure)
Snow Walker by Catherine Fisher (Fantasy)
A Perfect Snow by Nora Martin (YA Fiction)
The Snow Pony by Alison Lester (YA Fiction)
Phantoms in the Snow by Kathleen Duble (WWII - Historical Fiction)
and don't forget Wolf Storm (on the Great Stone Face List), which is about a blizzard and avalanche!!

Here's a tune to listen to while you search:
http://htftp.domainbg.com/borkozin/music%20for%20the%20soul/20%20-%20Let%20It%20Snow.mp3

The Moral of the Story: According to Aesop

  

   

      

Aesop is a legendary man from Ancient Greece. It is really not known whether he actually lived or not. The popular story says that he was a slave who was ridiculed for being ugly. He got revenge on those who laughed at him by creating stories in which he taught them a lesson. The characters in these stories were portrayed by animals who have human characteristics. Each of them ends with a moral lesson. Whether he actually lived or not, Aesop is considered the greatest fabulist (one who writes fables) of all time. The large collection of stories called "Aesop's Fables" has been rewritten by many authors and have been reprinted countless times.

      We will be reading several folktales together in class, but will not have time for all of the fables. Your assignment for this month is to read at least three of Aesop's fables and write about one of them. You need to write a summary of the fable, tell the moral, and then give an example of how this moral can be applied in real life. It may be a true example from your life, or just one that you can imagine. You have until the end of November to do this. 

      Moral: Don't put off until tomorrow that which you can do today!

Oh, The Places You'll Go! and How to Find Your Way Once You Get There.

If you're thinking of travelling, it's a good idea to get yourself a map. 

This month, you'll be taking a look at books with maps in them -- not necessarily atlases, but books that include maps so that the text will be easier to understand. Whether it's a book about a real place or an imaginary land, having a map to look at can make the text much more enjoyable. 

Below is a list of a few books that have maps, or in which a map is an important part of the story. Some are fiction (historical or fantasy) and some are non-fiction. These are all at the Barrington Public Library and of course, the BMS Library and the classroom library have many as well. Choose whatever seems the most interesting to you. Spend some time poring over the maps to see what you can learn. Please share the book you read and what you learned with us here. You have the entire month of October to do this. Check back often to see what you're friends have read. 

Oh, the things you'll learn when you read a map!

Fiction:

    Fantasy:

The wind singer : Book #1 by Nicholson, William.     The wind on fire bk. 1; Wind on fire trilogy After Kestrel Hath rebels against the stifling rules of Amaranth society and is forced to flee, she, along with her twin brother and a tagalong classmate, follow an ancient map in quest of the legendary silver voice of the wind singer, in an attempt to heal Amaranth and its people.

    Historical Fiction:

Soft Rain : a story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Cornelissen, Cornelia Soft Rain, a nine-year-old Cherokee girl, is forced to relocate, along with her family, from North Carolina to the West.

Non-fiction:

     History:

Lewis and Clark on the trail of discovery : the journey that shaped America by Gragg, Rod. Describes the expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Includes facsimiles of journal entries, maps, and letters inserted in folders and under flaps.

Guide books: White Mountain Guide. by Applachian Mountain Club - 2006 Austria: Eyewitness Travel    Eyewitness travel.    Memoir: Three cups of tea by Thomson, Sarah L.  An adaptation of the bestselling book about the American Greg Mortenson's building of over 60 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.