Read-Aloud Roundup

Volume 4, Issue 3

October 2016

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Homework Alabama Ashes — The Grand Finale of

The Seeds of America

Trilogy

Eerie Elementary

I Don’t Want to Be Big!

International Sloth Day

Masters of Disguise

Middle School at the Movies

Some Writer: The Story of

E. B. White

Ultimate Explorer Field

Guides

We Have Found a Hat

When the Sea Turned to Silver

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Review the New

The Secret Subway by Shana Corey and

Red Nose Studio

New York City in the 1860s was

a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled

with garbage. You see, way back in

1860, there were no subways, just

cobblestone streets. That is,

until Eli Beach had the idea for

a fan-powered train that would

travel underground. Fifty-eight

days of drilling and painting and

plastering later, Beach unveiled

his masterpiece on February 26,

1870 — and throngs of visitors took

turns swooshing down the track.

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The League of Beastly Dreadfuls by Holly Grant

“Anastasia’s day began with a funeral,

and it went downhill from there.”

President Squid by Aaron Reynolds

This is the perfect lead-in for the

upcoming election. Take a look at the

activity kit for classroom ideas.

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BONUS ROUND

Looking for a spooky read that also

enforces following the rules?

Rules of

the House

by Mac Barnett,

illustrated by

Matt Myers

More Than Common Core Glow: Animals with Their Own Night-Lights

by W. H. Beck

Why be afraid of the dark when there is so much to see?

Whether it’s used to hunt, hide, find a friend, or escape an

enemy, bioluminescence—the ability to glow—is a unique

adaptation in nature. Join world-renowned photographers and

biologists on their close encounters with the curious creatures

that make their own light. The Mummy Makers of Egypt by Tamara Bower

This is the story of a family of embalmers who served the King

and his family. The father is teaching his son how to mummify

a body — Yuya, the father of the queen. The story of how to

make a mummy is told in all its gory detail. The mummy in the

story was an actual, spectacular discovery, an intact and

gold-filled tomb. And the author/illustrator has served as

the technical illustrator for archaeological excavations in Egypt,

Turkey, Spain, Belize and California.

Once you finish the TombQuest series, you can still experience

Ancient Egyptian adventures with these books. Ancient Egypt: An Interactive History Adventure by Heather Admonson

Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs by Marcia Williams

Blast Back!: Ancient Egypt by Nancy Ohlin

The Cursed Scarab by Suzanne Weyn

An Egyptian Pyramid by Jacqueline Morley

Explore Ancient Egypt! by Carmella Van Vleet

Hieroglyphs by Kremena Spengler

Horus and the Curse of Everlasting Regret by Hannah Voskuil

How the Sphinx Got to the Museum by Jessie Hartland

I Am Cleopatra by Grace Norwich

Junior Genius Guides: Ancient Egypt by Ken Jennings

The Pharaoh’s Secret by Marissa Moss

Pyramid Hunters: The Iron Tomb by Peter Vegas

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (in a series)

The Secret of the Scarab Beetle by William Meyer

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers (in a series)

The Tomb of Tutankhamun: Discover Egypt’s Greatest Wonder

by Stella Caldwell

Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses,

Monsters & Mortals by Donna Jo Napoli

Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life by P. J. Hoover

Where Are the Great Pyramids? by Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler

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