Read Across America :: Support Materials

Enjoy these links that give you more information about the books we are promoting this week. Some are videos and some are links to support materials.

Teachers:

• Hook up an LCD projector to an Internet computer.
• Click on the links under each book title.
• Make sure your volume is turned up.

Monday, March 1 :: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
There is a book trailer available on Amazon

Tuesday, March 2 :: Paradise: Based on a True Story of Survival by Joan Goodman
Do you know how Mrs. Rahn feels about Wikipedia? She doesn't suggest it for research, but for general information it is a great resource. Here are a few articles to give you some information about the real people in this story:
Marguerite de La Rocque       Jean-Francois de La Rocque de Roberval

Wednesday, March 3 :: Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Meet the author - a short biography of Kenneth Oppel
Watch the Airborn book trailer
Explore the adventure of Airborn

Thursday, March 4 :: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Check out the movie trailer (I hear the movie isn't as good as the book) but it opens with the first lines of the book.
Read The Lovely Bones online (or at least part of it) at Google Books!

Friday, March 5 :: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
View the book trailer
When you finish this book, come ask for Catching Fire, the sequel. The 3rd book, Mockingjay, comes out August 24. See the countdown and play Hunger Games at the publishers site.