As the temperatures continue to drop and the coziness of the season really settles, Read to Them welcomes four new titles to our library! So many adventures await – from unlikely friendships between a boy and a Sasquatch, to a real dog and a robot dog in the same shelter. Brave the icy elements of a Canadian dog-sled race and travel back in time to the wintry shores of the Delaware River during the American Revolution! Check these new titles out below:
Big Foot and Little Foot by Ellen Potter
Big Foot and Little Foot explores the heart of humanity through the voice of a bigger, hairier, larger-footed creature— a young Sasquatch named Hugo. Hugo can’t help but wonder what the Big Wide World has to offer outside of his cave community. There’s only one problem. Sasquatches must never be seen by Humans.
Enter Boone, a freckly young boy dead-set on meeting Bigfoot…and we have the foundation for the unlikeliest of friendships. Their feet may be different sizes, but their hearts are both curious and sweet. An adventure awaits!
Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko
Chance is a three-legged dog living at Dogtown, a well-staffed dog shelter full of all manner of dogs with backgrounds, personalities, and hope. Including robot dogs.
MetalHead is a robot dog who the other dogs – the real dogs – hate because, well… some people would rather take home a robot dog. (They don’t shed and they don’t poop.)
When Chance and MetalHead both decide to seek out their long-lost ‘forever homes’ – accompanied by a diminutive but essential mouse – an unexpected, understanding, loyal friendship blooms.
Dog Driven by Terry Lynn Johnson
Journey to Lake Superior for the Great Superior Mail Run, a sled dog race in the wilds of Ontario. Meet McKenna, the musher who is facing a deteriorating eyesight condition, which makes the course uniquely challenging. Race with McKenna and marvel as she shows what’s necessary to properly care for each member of her dog team amidst the arduous wintry conditions. Join McKenna as she learns to trust her fellow competitors who trade favors, guidance, and jokes to endure the race. A book about a dog sled race turns out to be a book about bonds of unfaltering loyalty – and a demonstration of how to live a capable, adventurous life.
Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne
How to inspire your students and families to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary – to explore and learn more about the principles and ideals of America’s founding?
Take a trip with Jack and Annie, the Magic Treehouse time travelers, to the shores of the Delaware River in the winter of 1776. Witness General Washington inspiring his troops before they cross the Delaware to attack the British in Trenton, with the famous words of Thomas Paine. Stow away on the boats crossing the icy river, and provide solace to a worried captain by carrying a letter back to his family.
Let Jack and Annie inspire your school to find out more about the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War, and help them understand how “the Revolution is never over” so that they may continue the work of our Founders and try to craft “a more perfect union.”
Revolutionary War on Wednesday is also being offered with a non-fiction companion, Magic Tree House Fact Checker: American Revolution by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce. You can order single copies for each of your classrooms, or additional copies for each of your students, when you “Request a Quote.”
Which of these titles are you most excited about sharing with your school community? Let us know in the comments. Happy reading!
