DCES Library

Doddridge County Elementary School
Library
Library Media Specialist:
Ms. Rachel Haught

Welcome to the only page Library Media Specialists will need to access!!
Here you will find recommended reading and successful reading activities.

Mission Statement:

To build a community of learners, I will provide an educational and positive learning environment in which each child has the opportunity to reach full potential in a safe and secure haven. To provide the potential for all students to become active leaders, develop their knowledge in all areas, instill a life long love for learning, and become a viable productive citizen.

Recommended Appalachian Readings:
Marc Harshman:
     A Little Excitement. New York: Dutton, 1989. Ages 4-8. A chimney fire during a blizzard in the country causes "a little excitement".
    Rocks in My Pockets. New York: Cobblehill Books, 1990. Ages 4-8. Funny story about a family who live on the highest, rockiest, windiest mountain around. They are poor in things, but rich in love.

Walter Dean Myers:
    Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Versus. New york: HarperCollins, 1993. All ages. Myers collects turn-of-the-century photographs of African American children. In this book, he uses them to illustrate his poems celebrating children of color.
    145th Street: Short Stories. New York: Delacorte Press, 2000. Young Adult. This can be read aloud to fourth graders. One Street, one block, ten stories about the folks who call it home.

Cynthia Rylant:
    Christmas in the Country. New York: Blue Sky Press, 2002. Ages 4-8. A sweet picture book about a little girl who lives in the country with her grandparents.
    In November. New York: Harcourt, 2002. Ages 4-8. This beautifully written and illustrated book invokes the sights, sounds, and smells of November in the country.
    The Henry and Mudge easy reader series is an excellent read for lovers of animals and mysteries.

Important Dates :
February: Black History Month, Library Lovers Month
March: Read Across America is the 2nd.
April: School Library Media Month, National Poetry Month, National Humor Month
May: National Book Month, Get Caught Reading Month

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