Day 17: Robots are taking over the library!

Picture Book Month Day 17 theme: Robots

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Boy and Bot are alike in many ways. 

But when Bot accidently gets switched off, Boy thinks Bot is sick and tucks him in to rest.

When Bot is suddenly switched back on and discovers Boy asleep, he thinks Boy is malfunctioning. A clever inventor comes to everyone's rescue and helps solve the little misunderstanding.

Ame Dyckman is one of the nicest authors and people I have met on Twitter. She is a big supporter of libraries and librarians. We love her. VIsit her website here. 

We love Bot so much that we decided to include him in our Dot Day Celebration this year. 

I set up a Dot Day Celebration library center with paper circles, crayons, markers, and bits of yarn, stickers, and anything else I could find and the kids used the supplies to express their creativity on a dot. I saw some remarkably creative dots. We have many clever kids in our school. 

Let's Give Bot the Chicken Pox!
Step 1: Read Boy + Bot.

Step 2: Let kids decorate and cut out dots to put on Bot.

Step 3: Give Bot the Chicken Pox with dots.

Step 4: Have fun

Texas Bluebonnet Award book activities

Texas Bluebonnet Award book activities, book trailers and lesson plans
quick link to Kids Book Club. People are always asking "What is that website you use to teach about the Bluebonnet books?" I know the url is too long, but we don't mind because it says what it is-a kids book club.

Speaking of new Bluebonnet books-view this beautifully crafted book trailer for The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau authored and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. I will introduce this book to students by showing this book trailer and tie it in with a "book pair" lesson on biographies. The second biography will be Manfish: The Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne.

Both books are perfect for introducing students to the amazingly serene and beautiful world that exists below the oceans of the world. In a time when our oceans are being violated and assaulted by humans, we need to remember how important Jacques Cousteau's message is "People protect what they love."

Another great pairing with The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau is a second Bluebonnet Award nominated book called Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins. This impressive book explores the depths and layers of the ocean to places where exotic and monstrously beautiful creatures exist.