Friday, June 2, 2023

Tips for Finding the Right Book

Is the book interesting to you? 

See Friday, Feb 10th Blog about "Genres".

Ask a Friend: "What is your favourite book or series?"

Here is some recommendations from Sibbald students in the grade 3 hallway....

• Dog Man Series
• Babysitters Club
• Lego building books
• Weird But True.....
• Wings of Fire Series
• Who Would Win?
• I Survived..
• Owl Diaries
• Animorphs
• Harry Potter
• Sound for a Whale
• Animal and bug nonfiction books

The grades 4- 6 students suggest...

• Chicken Soup for the Soul: Positive Thinking
• 100 Things to Know About: Food
• Bone
• Wild Robot
• Football Triple Threat
• Where in the World? Dinosaurs
• 14th Goldfish
• Crenshaw
• Wish Tree
• Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief
• City of Ember
• Babysitter's Club "Young" and "Old" versions

Is the book a "Good Fit"?

    Regardless of your age if a book is too "easy" or "hard" it runs the risk of losing your interest. Students are encouraged to use the following strategies to quickly to quickly decide if the book is a "Good Fit". 

"Five Finger Rule" 

1. Open the book (picture, chapter or informational etc.) to any page. 
2. Start reading and lift a finger each time you can not read a word.
3. Five fingers or more up? This book is too hard. BUT if interests you, DON'T put it back. Find someone to enjoy it with you.  

  Questions to Ask Yourself

• When I read it aloud, does it sound smooth or choppy and slow?
• Do I understand what I am reading?