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May 22, 2008
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March 3, 2008
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
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January 22, 2008
Our next Red Clover Book takes place in a hair salon.  
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Find out more about hair by visiting the site below:
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Find out more about wooly mammoths by visiting these sites:
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Thelonius Monster has been making appearances in the library, see if you can spot him.

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October 4, 2007
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Th2289_thumb.jpgking an appearance in the library media center.  Be on the lookout for a creature with the head of an ox, the feet of a bear, the back of a dinosaur and the tail of an alligator!
Find out more about the Hodag at this site:
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Ou2290_thumb.jpgok is Max's Words, a book about collecting words and using them to create a story.
Here are some word collections you can use to write a story or poem:

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May 30, 2007
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April 6, 2007
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March 5, 2007

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
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Ma1555_thumb.jpgook Mudball is filled with sepia-colored illustrations.  It is a one hundred year old story about an unlikely hero and the shortest home run ever hit. This book came with trading cards.  We will make our own trading cards using this site:
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January 17, 2007
Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth is next on the Red Clover list.  This is a book of Zen Short Stories.  Like fables, these short stories are intended to make us think.
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We will explore color like Melissa Sweet does by visiting:
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Wedecidemoon.gifst Red Clover Book: If You Decide to Go to the Moon by Faith McNulty.  Steven Kellogg's illustrations will make you feel like you really are visiting the moon.  Space Links:

[ http://www.kids-and-spaet info and see a cool picture of Earth's only natural satellite.

Earth, Sun, and Moon
Blast your way through asteroids in order to begin your exploratory mission, learning all about the earth, the sun, and the moon, and report your findings back to Reeva, a space alien.

Solar System Bodies: Moon
Information about the size and details of the moon.

November 20, 2006
Some Thanksgiving Fun:


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Our third Red Clover Book is a surprise.  Check back later for more information...

September 20, 2006

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Link for Kindergarten:
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Learn more about prarie dogs:

[ http://www.worldalmanacline: Prairie dog  - learn about this animal's physical and behavioral traits. http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/animals/prairiedog.html

[ http://www.nationalgeogr Home  - learn about the secret world beneath the plains of North America where miles of complex underground burrows shelter prairie dogs from birth to death. From National Geographic. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/98/burrow/pdog.html



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