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HWP Book Fair
HWP Book Fair
Resources and Databases
Resources and Databases
Additional Links
Additional Links
Other Websites
Other Websites
ABC Mouse ($) (with some limited free access)
Fact Hound (helps you find websites about specific topics)
Word Central (dictionary and thesaurus, plus word games)
Room Recess (math, reading, word and computer keyboard games; has some advertisements)
TVO Kids (a Canadian website; a lot to choose from, coin game features Canadian coins)
ABCya (teacher-created, choose from Kindergarten to Grade 5, some advertisements)
Students
Students
Kidtopia (A Google custom search engine created by school librarians)
Care for our Books
Care for our Books
We have a valuable collection at Horace W. Porter School. Children love clean, new (or at least new-looking) books. If we all do our part by taking care of school library books, they will look just like new for a long time. Library books have a protective plastic covering and can be cleaned at home with a damp cloth or paper towel. If a page is torn please do not repair it at home, I have special acid-free tape at school. Please leave a note for me in the book and I will fix the tear.
Here are some hints on how to care for this valuable collection of great books.
Be gentle with your library books.
Wash your hands before reading your book. Many books are being returned with very sticky covers, please remind your readers to have clean hands when reading a school library book.
Turn the pages carefully, from the bottom right-hand corner.
DO NOT FOLD OVER THE CORNER OF A PAGE – Use a bookmark!
Keep your books away from younger brothers and sisters… and pets.
Keep your book in a closable plastic bag. Many books are returned damaged because water bottles or juice boxes have leaked in backpacks, and unfortunately this happens often.
I can give you the price of every book in our book collection but the value of a book and the impact it has on children is priceless.
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