Monro- MyHistro timeline

Hi Mrs. Monro's kids!

Here are directions for using the MyHistro website. 

1. Register for an account and log in

2. Click on Stories > Create new story

3. Give your story a name and short description and add a thumbnail picture of your author

4. Click Add Events/create new event

Aside from dates, you might want to add:

-details about how this event influenced the author's work
-a summary of each book is about
-links: to a book review, an article about the author, etc.
-photos: of your author, book covers
-videos: youtube clips of your author speaking if available

-All of this will be visible when you click "Read More" on an event in the timeline

- NOTES: My Histro asks you to pick a location on the map for each event. If you're not sure where an event takes place, just pick the city that your author was living in at that time or their current city. You DO NOT have to pick specific dates for events: just select Unknown.

-If events in your timeline are appearing out of order, just refresh the page. 

-When you view your timeline, you can click Next instead of waiting for it to auto-play. 

Monro-Author study

Hi  Mrs. Monro's students!

Today you'll start doing your research for your author study. Below are some links to help you get started. Remember, you can also use the author databases in Ebsco and Facts on File as well.


Author/Book Sites

Biblio.com
http://www.biblio.com/

Book Browse Biographies
http://www.bookbrowse.com/authors/allauthors/

Children's and Young Adult authors list
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/on_the_web/auth-illA-I.html

Harper Collins Children's Books
http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/kids/authorsandillustrators/websites.aspx

Harper Collins Teens- Author Interviews
http://www.harperteen.com/author/interviews.aspx

Internet Public Library Author Page
http://www.ipl.org/div/askauthor/

Kids' Reads
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/authors.asp

Lib Guide- scroll down to list of author sites
http://palibraries.libguides.com/content.php?pid=261432&sid=2158278

Random House Authors
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors-and-illustrators/

Random House- Kids
http://www.randomhousekids.com/authors-illustrators/

Scholastic Authors
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/biolist.htm

March Madness

Hey there sports fans,

March Madness has hit the library. Read any sports book, and win prizes. Fiction novels, non-fiction books (ex. books about a sport or team), and athlete biographies all count!

See the list below for some sports fiction titles:

Above 95 Street And Other Basketball Stories by Geof Smith
Babe & me by Dan Gutman
The batboy by Mike Lupica
The big field by Mike Lupica
Dawn patrol by Jeff Ross
Football Champ by Tim Green
Football Hero by Time Green
Football genius by Tim Green
Game by Walter Dean Myers
Go big or go home by Will Hobbs
Heat by Mike Lupica
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
Hot hand by Mike Luipica
Jackie & Me by Dan Gutman
Jim & Me  by Dan Gutman
Kick  by Walter Dean Myers
Long Shot by Mike Lupica
Mickey & Me by Dan Gutman
Million dollar throw by Mike Lupica
Ray & Me  by Dan Gutman
Roberto & Me by Dan Gutman
The rivalry: mystery at the Army-Navy game by John Feinstein
Roberto And Me by Dan Gutman
Rush for the gold by John Feinstein
Safe at home by Mike Lupica
Slam! by Walter Dean Myers
Sports shorts: An Anthology Of Short Stories by various authors
Travel team by Mike Lupica
The Underdogs by Mike Lupica