February is a great month for… Gold Medal Readers!

1. February is a great month for… Gold Medal Readers! (Some suggested reading from your elementary librarians!) Hour of the Olympics (Level M, Grades 2-3) By Mary Pope Osborne (FIC OSB – available for Kindle and Nook) Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games. Lives of the Athletes (Level R, Grades 4-5) By Kathleen Krull (796 KRU – available for Kindle and Nook) Presents twenty true stories of athletes whose physical accomplishments create a world of thrills and spills. Tacky and the Winter Games (Read aloud, K-1) By Helen Lester (E LES – available for Kindle and Nook) Tacky and his fellow penguins on Team Nice Icy Land train hard for the Winter Games, but Tacky's antics make their chances of winning a medal seem slim. G is for Gold Medal (Level Q, Grades 3-4) By Brad Herzog (796.48 HER – available for Kindle and Nook) The letters of the alphabet introduce facts about the Olympic movement and Olympic sports. Check out these websites for more Olympic fun: http://www.kidsdiscover.com/parentresources/winter-olympics-2014-for-kids/ http://www.timeforkids.com/news/getting-ready-games/137796 Check out our websites at www.wantaghschools.org for library information and additional reading suggestions. Feel free to contact us! Ms. Mottola Mrs. Slutsky Forest Lake – 679-6477 Mandalay – 679-6383 Wantagh El - 679 -6459 Wantagh El – 679-6459 mottolac@wantaghschools.orgslutskyi@wantaghschools.org