The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy
Read to Pre-K, Kinder, and Primer
Skills: Library Manners
This week we had fun reading, The Library Dragon, to our youngest kiddos. In the story Miss Lotta Scales is a dragon who believes her job is to protect the school's library books from the children, but in the end she finally realizes that books are meant to be read, and the dragon turns into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller. While I read I had our very own library dragon sitting on my lap.
The kids loved it!
Then at the end of the story when the Library Dragon, Miss Lotta Scales, hears a child reading a story, she slowly turns into Miss Lotty, the librarian!
The doll is a two sided flip doll so as I read and she changed, I "transformed" her by hiding her behind the book and then revealed her new look! The kids were in awe and wanted to know immediately how I did that?! Of course, after reading, I clued them into the secret.
In the end we discussed important questions like, "Why did the library dragon act the way she did, and what made her change?" The kids really picked up on the fact that at first the dragon was so scared that something was going to happen to her precious books that she she didn't want anybody to read them or check them out. However, in the end, the dragon realized that books were meant to be read and enjoyed and not meant to sit on the shelves of the library. I was so impressed that they caught on to this concept so quickly. Overall, they seemed to enjoy the story so I can't wait to tell them about the sequel, "The Return of the Library Dragon!"
In the other grades this week we continued to review the new library layout since everything is in a new spot. I think the kids are slowly catching on and are able to find things a bit quicker each time they visit.
In 4th grade we also began introducing parts of their exciting data research project that they will be officially beginning this week, so as soon as we get that underway I will be sure to share all of the details!
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